{"id":24,"date":"2008-12-04T16:54:34","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T16:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esboc.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:50:07","slug":"titles-and-chairmen-of-past-symposia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esboc.org.uk\/?page_id=24","title":{"rendered":"Titles and Chairs of Past Symposia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSpeaker<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1967<\/td>\nChemistry and Biosynthesis of Antibiotics<\/td>\nCH Hassall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\nBiologically Active Nitrogen Heterocycles<\/td>\nCH Hassall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\nChemistry and Biosynthesis of Terpenes and Steroids<\/td>\nT Walker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/td>\nPeptides and Related Compounds<\/td>\nGW Kenner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971<\/td>\nMetal Complexes in Biological Systems<\/td>\nK Heusler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nChemistry of Enzyme-mediated Processes<\/td>\nAR Battersby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nMicrobiological Chemistry<\/td>\nWB Whalley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nBiological Systems and their Models<\/td>\nD Arigoni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\nBiosynthesis and Biotransformation<\/td>\nSir John Cornforth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\nTenth Annual Meeting<\/td>\nAH Jackson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nChemistry of Communication and Defence Mechanisms<\/td>\nA Brossi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nMicrobial Cell Walls and Membranes<\/td>\nSir James Baddiley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nStereospecificity in Chemistry and Biochemistry<\/td>\nI Crombie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\nConformational Studies of Bioactive Compounds<\/td>\nJ Mathieu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nPigments of Life<\/td>\nAW Johnson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nBi-organic Chemistry of Plants<\/td>\nP Doyle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nKey enzymes: Targets for Drug Action<\/td>\nHCS Wood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nMolecular Recognition<\/td>\nP Potier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nNucleosides and Nucleotides in Nature<\/td>\nRF Newton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nDioxygen in Chemistry and Biology<\/td>\nJE Baldwin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nChemistry and Biochemistry of Amino Acids<\/td>\nDHG Crout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nChemistry and Biochemistry of Carbohydrates<\/td>\nA Vasella<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nNon-Covalent Interactions in Biology<\/td>\nDH Williams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nBiosynthetic Enzymes and their Inhibition<\/td>\nDA Evans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nMolecular Interactions for Biological Regulation<\/td>\nCH Hassall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nMolecular Studies Related to Cell Proliferation<\/td>\nBT Golding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nChemistry and Mechanisms of Cellular Signalling<\/td>\nR Baker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\nRadical Chemistry in Biological Processes<\/td>\nA Marquet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nMolecular Aspects of Infection and Immunity<\/td>\nBW Bycroft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nChemistry and the Origin of Life<\/td>\nD Arigoni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nTransition State in Biological Chemistry<\/td>\nGM Blackburn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nPlant Biochemistry and Biotechnology<\/td>\nA Bacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nBiological Approaches to Synthesis<\/td>\nJ Staunton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nChemistry and Chemical Biology of Oligonucleotides<\/td>\nB Kr\u00e4utler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nStructure and Function of Membrane Embedded Proteins<\/td>\nJ L Castro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nChemical Biology of Cell Signalling and Localization<\/td>\nH Waldmann<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nThe Evolution of Catalysis<\/td>\nA Pl\u00fcckthun & D Hilvert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nProtein-Protein and Protein-peptide Interactions<\/td>\nJA Robinson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nRole and Control of Metals, Ions and Water in Biology<\/td>\nK M\u00fcller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nNatural Products and their Cellular Targets<\/td>\nP Leadlay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nChemical Biology meets Drug Discovery<\/td>\nD Rees & J Kihlberg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nMotor Proteins \u2013 New Therapeutic Targets<\/td>\nP Shoolingin-Jordan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nVitamins and Cofactors<\/td>\nT McDonald<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nHighlights in Biological and Organic Chemistry<\/td>\nR Allemann & H Hailes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nThe Chemistry and Function of Nucleic Acids<\/td>\nS Balasubramanian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nChemistry and Biology of Antibiotics<\/td>\nT Bugg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nChemical Probes for Cellular Processes<\/td>\nK Johnsson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nBiological Applications of Supramolecular Chemistry<\/td>\nJL Mascare\u00f1as<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nDesign and Engineering of Novel Biocatalysts<\/td>\nN Turner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nA Celebration of Biological and Organic Chemistry<\/td>\nC Abell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nChemical Synthetic Biology: Self-assembly, Encapsulation & Delivery<\/td>\nD Woolfson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nLife and Death of Nucleic Acids<\/td>\nT Carell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nChemistry and Biology of Glycoconjugates<\/td>\nS Flitsch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nNew Frontiers in Chemistry & Biology<\/td>\nS O’Connor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\nThe Chemical Biology of Molecules & Materials<\/td>\nR Field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>\nChemical Biology in Europe<\/td>\nB Vauzeilles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nChemical Biology in Europe<\/td>\nH Hailes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025<\/td>\nChemical Biology in Europe<\/td>\nO V\u00e1zquez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Year Title Speaker 1967 Chemistry and Biosynthesis of Antibiotics CH Hassall 1968 Biologically Active Nitrogen Heterocycles CH Hassall 1969 Chemistry and Biosynthesis of Terpenes and Steroids T Walker 1970 Peptides and Related Compounds GW Kenner 1971 Metal Complexes in Biological Systems K Heusler 1972 Chemistry of Enzyme-mediated Processes AR Battersby 1973 Microbiological Chemistry WB Whalley […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esboc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esboc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esboc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esboc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esboc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.esboc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1321,"href":"https:\/\/www.esboc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/1321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esboc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}