Center for Drug Discovery
10-Year Anniversary Symposium
A Decade of Partnership and Impact
Turning Scientific Insight into New Medicines
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
8:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Eric P. Newman Education Center
WashU Medicine Campus
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Center for Drug Discovery (CDD), and we invite all faculty, staff, and trainees to join us in celebrating this milestone. Our scientific symposium will highlight discoveries and innovations made possible through CDD collaboration and support across WashU.
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Program
Time |
Session |
EPNEC Location |
8:15-8:45 a.m. |
Continental breakfast |
Lobby |
8:45–9:05 a.m. |
Ron E. Dolle, PhDWelcome CDD 10YAS |
Auditorium |
9:05-9:30 a.m. |
Doug E. Frantz, PhDCatalyzing a New Era in Drug Discovery at WashU |
Auditorium |
9:30–10:15 a.m. |
Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhDDrugging the SARM1 Axon Degeneration Pathway: A Second Bite at the Apple |
Auditorium |
10:15-10:30 a.m. |
Break |
Lobby |
10:30–11:15 a.m. |
Mark Rutherford, PhDSubtype-Selective AMPA Receptor Antagonists for Hyperexcitability Disorders |
Auditorium |
11:15–12:00 p.m. |
Priyanka Verma, PhDTargeting ALC1 ATPase activity as a new synthetic lethal strategy in BRCA-mutant cancers |
Auditorium |
12:00–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch buffet |
Great Room B |
12:20-12:40 p.m. |
Maxene Ilagan, PhDLunch and Learn: Overview of HTS capabilities |
Great Room A |
1:00–1:45 p.m. |
Maggie Chen, MD, PhDDeveloping molecular therapeutics for genetic kidney disease |
Auditorium |
1:45–2:30 p.m. |
Jeffrey Millman, PhDDiabetes Cell Replacement Therapy using Stem Cell-Derived Islets |
Auditorium |
2:30–2:45 p.m. |
Break |
Lobby |
2:45–3:30 p.m. |
Jim Janetka, PhDHarnessing inhibitors of kinases for parasitic diseases |
Auditorium |
3:30 PM |
Adjourn |