Università degli Studi di Siena

II EWDSy

Second European Workshop in Drug Synthesis

May, 25th – 30th, 2008 – Certosa di Pontignano, Siena (Italy)

The University of Siena is organizing the "Second European Workshop in Drug Synthesis" (II EWDSy), to be held, from May, 25th to 30th 2008, in Certosa di Pontignano, on the outskirt of the beautiful city of Siena, in Tuscany. The next edition will deal with Synthesis of Drugs, Combinatorial Chemistry, Stem Cells and Bioanalysis. The first and the last 2 days will consist of lessons in the morning and exercises in the afternoon, while the third day will consist of lectures in the morning and discussions in the afternoon.

EWDSy will feature more than 20 well known researchers from the University and from the Pharmaceutical Industry, including directors of research, working with a maximum number of 60 workshop participants.

Faculty Members Karl-Heinz Altmann (ETH, Zürich - Switzerland) Jürgen Borlak (Medical School of Hannover - Germany) David Chu ( University of Georgia - USA) Armando Córdova (University of Stockholm – Sweden) Francesco Gasparrini (Università di Roma ‘La Sapienza’ - Italy) Johann Gasteiger (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg - Germany) Athanassios Giannis (Universität Leipzig - Germany) Stephen Hanessian (Université de Montréal - Canada; University of California, Irvine - USA) Ian R. Hardcastle (Newcastle University - UK) Trevor M. Jones (King’s College London - UK) Oliver Kappe (University of Graz - Austria) Alan P. Kozikowski (University of Illinois at Chicago - USA) Hugo Kubinyi (Germany) Thierry Langer (Prestwick Chemical - France)  Gabriella Massolini (Università di Pavia - Italy)  Carlo Melchiorre (Università di Bologna - Italy) Stephen Neidle (London School of Pharmacy - UK) Pierfausto Seneci(Università di Milano - Italy) Lutz F. Tietze (Georg-August Universität, Göttingen - Germany) Peter Wipf (University of Pittsburgh - USA) Matteo Zanda (CNR Milano - Italy)  Jieping Zhu (Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS - France)

Scientific Committee Maurizio Botta (Università di Siena - Italy) Gerhard F. Ecker (University of Wien - Austria) Chiara Ghiron (Siena Biotech s.p.a. - Italy) Stephen Hanessian (Université de Montréal - Canada; University of California, Irvine - USA) Hugo Kubinyi (Germany) Maurizio Taddei (Università di Siena - Italy)

Local Organizing Committee  Maurizio Botta (Università di Siena - Italy) Federico Corelli (Università di Siena - Italy) Maurizio Taddei (Università di Siena - Italy) Claudia Mugnaini (Università di Siena - Italy) Elena Petricci (Università di Siena - Italy) Daniele Castagnolo (Università di Siena - Italy) Marco Radi (Università di Siena - Italy) Anna Di Donna (Università di Siena - Italy)

With the purpose to stimulate helpful discussions, attendees will be invited to present in poster format their own research problems.

Some posters will be selected at the session for a short presentation during the Workshop week.

Participation in the Second European Workshop in Drug Synthesis is limited to 60 applicants, selected on the basis of individual experience.Fee for participation (Euro 1.500,00) will include all meals and hotel accommodation in two-bed rooms for six nights (some single rooms are also available, supplementary fee Euro 200,00).

To apply, please submit your name, address, affiliation, and primary area of research, along with a curriculum vitae, by fax or mail/E-mail to: