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74th Annual American Chemical Society Meeting and Barbecue

Saturday, April 19, 2025
09:30 a.m. - 03:00 p.m.

Add to Calendar 2025-04-19 09:30:00 2025-04-19 15:00:00 74th Annual American Chemical Society Meeting and Barbecue Lecture topic: Understanding and Translating the Specialized Chemistry of the Ocean’s Living WondersPresenter: Bradley Moore, PhDDistinguished Professor, University of California, San DiegoScripps Institution of Oceanography9:30 a.m.Registration, Coffee, and ConversationInside the Mendocino Avenue Entrance to the Pacific Sciences Classroom Building10:30 a.m.American Chemical Society MeetingAnnouncements and Lecture CR 170, Lecture Hall, Classroom Building12:00 p.m.Annual Steak BarbecueLawn & Patio Area of Classroom BuildingAbstract: The genomic blueprint of life is connected to the diverse chemicals that nature uses in communication, defense, and environmental adaptation. By reading and editing the genomes of marine life, Dr. Moore and his team have discovered new molecules and genes; leading to FDA-approved medicine, commercialized kits to detect freshwater toxins, and technology in living coloration. Extinction risks from climate change, however, threaten many (marine) species. With new advances in genomic and metabolomic technology, this is a defining moment to accelerate our understanding of nature’s solutions to create a bio-based future. Dr. Moore will share his lifelong passion to understand and apply the specialized chemistry of oceanic life to solve challenges in human health and usher in a biosustainable future.About the Speaker: Dr. Bradley Moore is a Distinguished Professor at UC San Diego with joint appointments in the Scripps Institution of Oceanography where he is the Director of the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine. Dr. Moore is a pioneer in the field of natural product genome mining. He specializes in reading and writing the genetic code of marine life from bacteria and plankton to marine plants and animals to understand and develop new ocean-based materials, medicines, and molecular tools. Dr. Moore has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, including the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award and the Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products from the ACS. He is a former Associate Editor of Organic Letters and the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Natural Products.You may send in the reservation form, call the Chemistry Department at 209-946-2271, or email chemistry@pacific.edu. We would appreciate your reservations before April 17th; however, if you find at the last minute that you are able to come, you will be most welcome. See our website at http://www.pacific.edu/Academics/Schools-and-Colleges/College-of-the-Pacific/Academics/Departments-and-Programs/Chemistry.htmlPlease make checks payable to University of the Pacific and send in with the form below to:University of the Pacific ATTN: Chemistry Department3601 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95211 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211, USA America/Los_Angeles public

Lecture topic: Understanding and Translating the Specialized Chemistry of the Ocean’s Living Wonders

Presenter: Bradley Moore, PhD
Distinguished Professor, University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography

9:30 a.m.
Registration, Coffee, and Conversation
Inside the Mendocino Avenue Entrance to
the Pacific Sciences Classroom Building

10:30 a.m.
American Chemical Society Meeting
Announcements and Lecture CR 170,
Lecture Hall, Classroom Building

12:00 p.m.
Annual Steak Barbecue
Lawn & Patio Area of Classroom Building

Abstract: The genomic blueprint of life is connected to the diverse chemicals that nature uses in communication, defense, and environmental adaptation. By reading and editing the genomes of marine life, Dr. Moore and his team have discovered new molecules and genes; leading to FDA-approved medicine, commercialized kits to detect freshwater toxins, and technology in living coloration. Extinction risks from climate change, however, threaten many (marine) species. With new advances in genomic and metabolomic technology, this is a defining moment to accelerate our understanding of nature’s solutions to create a bio-based future. Dr. Moore will share his lifelong passion to understand and apply the specialized chemistry of oceanic life to solve challenges in human health and usher in a biosustainable future.

About the Speaker: Dr. Bradley Moore is a Distinguished Professor at UC San Diego with joint appointments in the Scripps Institution of Oceanography where he is the Director of the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine. Dr. Moore is a pioneer in the field of natural product genome mining. He specializes in reading and writing the genetic code of marine life from bacteria and plankton to marine plants and animals to understand and develop new ocean-based materials, medicines, and molecular tools. Dr. Moore has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, including the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award and the Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products from the ACS. He is a former Associate Editor of Organic Letters and the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Natural Products.

You may send in the reservation form, call the Chemistry Department at 209-946-2271, or email chemistry@pacific.edu. We would appreciate your reservations before April 17th; however, if you find at the last minute that you are able to come, you will be most welcome. See our website at http://www.pacific.edu/Academics/Schools-and-Colleges/College-of-the-Pacific/Academics/Departments-and-Programs/Chemistry.html

Please make checks payable to University of the Pacific and send in with the form below to:

University of the Pacific
ATTN: Chemistry Department
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95211