28th Molecules Webinar

Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry—in Memory of Professor Enrique Pedroso for His Outstanding Contributions to Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Nucleic Acid Chemistry started soon after the Watson–Crick model of DNA with the synthesis of the first dinucleotide, published in 1955. However, in the last decade, this field has blossomed, with the demonstration that Nucleic Acid Chemistry can provide innovative solutions to new and old health problems such as vaccination, pathogen detection, and the treatment of metabolic or genetic diseases as well as providing important tools for the interrogation of cellular mechanisms. In this webinar, we would like to offer a few examples of the novel developments in Nucleic Acid Chemistry and, at the same time, honour the memory of Prof. Enrique Pedroso, one of the pioneering researchers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry in Spain. His contributions to the synthesis of modified oligonucleotides, and especially oligonucleotide conjugates and cyclic oligonucleotides, opened new avenues in the search for novel applications of oligonucleotides. In addition, Enrique was deeply involved in the research and promotion of nucleic acid chemistry, as an active member of the IRT Society as well as organizing the Spanish Nucleosides Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids meetings (RANN). The webinar will be a tribute to his memory and a showcase of this highly interdisciplinary discipline that combines organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, materials chemistry and biophysics.

Date: 13 January 2022

Time: 4:00pm CET | 10:00am EST | 11:00pm CST Asia

Webinar ID: 841 1006 6845

Webinar Secretariat: molecules.webinar@mdpi.com