Kevin Weeks
Company: UNC at Chapel Hill
Job title: Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Founder
Bio:
Chemist, teacher and mentor at the University of North Carolina, biotech enthusiast and company founder, and trail runner. I have taught thousands of students first-year chemistry, am a founder at ForagR Medicines, Ribometrix and A-Form Solutions, and have the super power of noticing the potential for excellence in others.
Seminars:
An In-Cell Framework for Small Molecule Targeting of Human mRNAs 2:15 pm
Built from the ground up, recognizing that RNA is a fundamentally different kind of drug target Has identified high-quality chemical matter against hundreds of high-value targets Solves challenges of selectivity and progressibility that have bedeviled RNA targeting Leads to rapid de-risking of targets, asset identification, and function modulationRead more
day: Conference Day Two