Previous Symposia

April 4, 2025	The Mechanobiology of the Genome Dr. Andrew Stephens Dr. Dennis Discher Dr. John Marko 2025 Naff Brochure 2025 Naff Photo Gallery First Prize: Hannah Richards Second Prize: Alyson Ackerman Honorable Mention: Josiel Barrios Cossio Honorable Mention: Isabel Aristizabal-Ramirez
March 28, 2024	Energetic Foundations & Futures of Life Dr. Wolfgang Nitschke Dr. Gary Brudvig Dr. Shelley Minteer 2024 Naff Brochure 2024 Naff Photo Gallery First Place: Jenna Rector Second place: Sahar Bayat Honorable Mention: Alyson Ackerman Honorable Mention: David Lu
April 21, 2023	Oxidative Stress in Neurodegeneration: Focus on Alzheimer Disease Dr. Barry Halliwell Dr. Marzia Perluigi Dr. Mark Mattson 2023 Naff Brochure 2023 Naff Photo Gallery 2023 Additional Roundtable Presentations Photo Gallery 2023 Naff Poster Competition Photo Gallery First Place: Rohan Desai Second Place: Josiel Barrios Cossio Third Place: Laiken Griffith
April 1, 2022	Innovation in Molecular Neuroscience Dr. Erin Calipari Dr. Tim Harris Dr. Elizabeth Hillman Dr. Baljit Khakh 2022 Naff Brochure 2022 Naff Photo Gallery 2022 Naff Poster Competition Photo Gallery First Place: Rebekah Duke Second Place: Rose Pham Honorable Mention: Khaga Neupane
March 27, 2020	Cancelled due COVID-19. Cannabinoids: Policy, Use and Safety Dr. Christopher Hudalla Dr. John B Ingram Mr. Andrew Freedman
April 5, 2019	Small Molecules and Biological Function Dr. Chris Chang Dr. Peter Schultz Dr. Stephen Frye 2019 Naff Brochure
March 23, 2018	Bioelectrochemistry and Biocatalyis Dr. Richard Crooks Dr. Shelley Minteer Dr. James Rusling Dr. David Cliffel 2018 Naff Brochure 2018 Naff Photo Gallery
March 31, 2017	Biolectronics: Where Chemistry, Medicine, and Materials Meet Dr. Zhenan Bao Dr. Alon Gorodetsky Dr. George Malliaras Dr. John Rogers 2017 Naff Brochure 2017 Naff Photo Gallery
April 29, 2016	Protein Signaling and Design Dr. Rommie Amaro Dr. Jens Meiler Dr. David Baker 2016 Naff Brochure
March 6, 2015	Single Molecule Approaches to Deciphering Molecular Interactions in Biology Dr. Philip Tinnefeld Dr. Taekjip Ha Dr. Carlos Bustamante 2015 Naff Brochure
April 25, 2014	Complexity and Self-Assembly Dr. Hao Yan Dr. Donald Ingber Dr. Todd Yeates 2014 Naff Brochure
April 12, 2013	The Origin of Life Dr. Ada Yonath Dr. Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy Dr. Robert Hazen 2013 Naff Brochure 2013 Photo Gallery
May 4, 2012	Metals and Proteins Dr. Harry Gray Dr. Yi Lu Dr. Brian Crane 2012 Naff Brochure
April 8, 2011	Biochemistry at Interfaces Dr. Georges Belfort Professor Ralph Nuzzo Professor Paul Weiss 2011 Naff Brochure
April 23, 2010	Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials Professor Daniel Morse Professor Joanna Aizenberg Professor Chad Mirkin
April 24, 2009	Protein Design and Engineering Professor Michael H. Hecht Professor Alanna Schepartz Professor Peter G. Schultz
April 4, 2008	Inorganic Materials for Biomedical Imaging and Therapeutics Professor Thomas J. Meade Professor Harry C. Dorn Professor Wenbin Lin
April 13, 2007	Enzyme Catalysis and Mechanisms Professor John A. Gerit Professor Vern L. Schramm Professor JoAnne Stubbe
March 31, 2006	Mass Spectrometry of Biological Systems Professor Richard Caprioli Professor John Yates Professor Graham Cooks
April 15, 2005	Oxidative Stress in Aging and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders Professor Irwin Fridovich Professor Earl Stadtman Professor William Markesbery Professor Tim Greenamyre Professor Don Cleveland Professor Barry Halliwell
April 2, 2004	Adult Stem/Progenitor Cells Professor Pasko Rakic Professor Catherine Verfaillie Professor Steven Goldman
April 18, 2003	Neuroscience Professor Susumu Tonegawa Professor Richard Mains Professor Ashley I. Bush
April 26, 2002	Nucleic Acids Professor Ronald R. Breaker Professor Stephen J. Lippard Professor Alan M. Lambowitz
April 20, 2001	Proteomics Professor Edward Marcotte Professor Kenneth Walsh Professor George D. Rose Dr. Thomas Terwilliger
April 7, 2000	NMR Spectroscopy in Biological Chemistry Dr. Ad Bax Professor Stanley Opella Professor Michael Summers Professor David Wemmer
April 16, 1999	Carbohydrates and Cell Recognition Professor Chi-Huey Wong Professor Laura L. Kiessling Professor Ole Hindsgaul Professor C. Fred Brewer
April 13, 1998	Toxicology of Environmental Chemicals that Act as Hormones Dr. Louis J. Guillette, Jr. Dr. Kenneth S. Korach Dr. Stephen H. Safe
April 8, 1997	The Role of Combinatorial Chemistry in Drug Design Professor Jonathan A. Ellman Dr. Hendrik Mario Geysen Professor Kim D. Janda Professor Arno F. Spatola
April 15, 1996	Biochemistry of RNA Professor Phillip A. Sharp Professor Olke C. Uhlenbeck Professor James R. Williamson
April 12, 1995	Biofunctional Membranes and Biomaterials Professor Dennis Chapman Professor Janos H. Fendler Professor Buddy D. Ratner
April 11, 1994	Nitrogenase:The Chemistry of Biological Nitrogen Fixation Professor Dimitri N. Coucouvanis Professor Robert R. Eady Professor William E. Newton Professor Douglas A. Rees
April 5, 1993	Enzyme Catalysis - Mechanism, Structure and Design Professor Stephen J. Benkovic Professor Perry A. Frey Professor William P. Jencks Professor Gregory A. Petsko
April 13, 1992	Protein Folding Professor Robert L. Baldwin Professor Barry Honig Professor Kenneth Dill Dr. Saskia van der Vies
April 18, 1991	Initiation of Protein Synthesis in Eukaryotes Professor Michael B. Mathews Professor Hans Trachsel Professor Richard J. Jackson Professor Robert E. Thach
April 16, 1990	Molecular Recognition Professor Ronald Breslow Professor William F. DeGrado Professor Andrew D. Hamilton Professor Steven C. Zimmerman
April 24, 1989	Biosensors Dr. Robert K. Kobos Professor Jerome S. Schultz Professor R. Mark Wightman Professor Lemuel B. Wingard
March 28, 1988	Structure and Function of Small RNA Viral Pathogens Professor Michael G. Rossmann Professor Mark A. McKinlay Professor Roland R. Rueckert Professor Eckard Wimmer
April 24, 1987	Electron Transfer in Metalloproteins Professor Harry B. Gray Professor Brian M. Hoffman Professor George McLendon Professor William H. Orme-Johnson
April 7, 1986	Radionuclides in Chemistry and Medicine Dr. Rosalyn S. Yalow Professor Henry N. Wagner, Jr. Dr. Alfred P. Wolf
May 3, 1985	New Biochemical Insights Via NMR Professor Brian R. Reid Professor David E. Wemmer Professor Stanley J. Opella Professor Robert G. Shulman
March 30, 1984	The New Embryology:Molecules and Mechanisms Determining Animal Form Professor Gerald M. Edelman Professor Bruce A. Cunningham
April 22, 1983	Structure and Function of Cytochrome P-450 Professor I. C. Gunsalus Professor D. Dolphin Professor J. Groves Professor M. Coon
April 30, 1982	Artificial Photosynthesis Professor Melvin Calvin Dr. Joseph J. Katz
April 24, 1981	Transmembrane Signalling:Receptors, Hormones and Neurotransmitters Dr. Julius Axelrod Dr. Pedro Cuatrecasas
April 25, 1980	Structure and Functions of Cell Membranes Dr. Charles Tanford Dr. Efraim Racker
April 23, 1979	Interrupted Genes and RNA Splicing Dr. Benjamin Lewin Dr. Phillip A. Sharp
March 31, 1978	Regulation of Enzyme Activity Professor William N. Lipscomb Professor Thomas A. Steitz
April 1, 1977	Studies on the Conformation of Peptides and Proteins in Solution Dr. Christian B. Anfinsen Dr. Alan Schechter
March 26, 1976	Structures, Synthesis and Biological Functions of Nucleic Acids Professor H. Gobind Khorana Professor Dieter Soll
March 28, 1975	Chemistry and Molecular Biology of Immunoglobulins Professor Gerald M. Edelman Professor Bruce A. Cunningham

Metals and Proteins

Biochemistry at Interfaces

Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials

Protein Design and Engineering

Inorganic Materials for Biomedical Imaging and Therapeutics

Enzyme Catalysis and Mechanisms

Mass Spectrometry of Biological Systems

Oxidative Stress in Aging and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders

Adult Stem/Progenitor Cells

Neuroscience

Nucleic Acids

Proteomics

NMR Spectroscopy in Biological Chemistry

Carbohydrates and Cell Recognition

Toxicology of Environmental Chemicals that Act as Hormones

The Role of Combinatorial Chemistry in Drug Design

Biochemistry of RNA

Biofunctional Membranes and Biomaterials

Nitrogenase:The Chemistry of Biological Nitrogen Fixation

Enzyme Catalysis - Mechanism, Structure and Design

Protein Folding

Initiation of Protein Synthesis in Eukaryotes

Molecular Recognition

Biosensors

Structure and Function of Small RNA Viral Pathogens

Electron Transfer in Metalloproteins

Radionuclides in Chemistry and Medicine

New Biochemical Insights Via NMR

The New Embryology:Molecules and Mechanisms Determining Animal Form

Structure and Function of Cytochrome P-450

Artificial Photosynthesis

Transmembrane Signalling:Receptors, Hormones and Neurotransmitters

Structure and Functions of Cell Membranes

Interrupted Genes and RNA Splicing

Regulation of Enzyme Activity

Studies on the Conformation of Peptides and Proteins in Solution

Structures, Synthesis and Biological Functions of Nucleic Acids

Chemistry and Molecular Biology of Immunoglobulins