NIH Chemical-Biology Interface Training Grant Symposium 2026

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Registeration closes October 2nd, 2026: Register now!

Register by October 2nd to submit a poster abstract and for lunch, provided by Holy Land. Please register even if you do not plan to present, so that we can accomodate all attendees for lunch. We look forward to hosting you on Friday, October 9th! 

Schedule

Friday, October 9th 2026

Times below are in CST.  

8:30 - 9:00 am

Coffee and light refreshments

9:00 - 9:10 am

Opening Remarks and Welcome: Will Pomerantz, PhD

Co-director of CBITG, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Professor of Chemistry
University of Minnesota

9:10 - 9:40 am

Courtney Roberts, PhD

3M Alumni Professor, McKnight Land-Grant Professor, Associate Professor of Chemistry
University of Minnesota

9:40 - 10:10 am

Jarrod French, PhD

Professor and Section Leader, Nucleotide Metabolism and Drug Discovery
The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota

10:10 - 10:40 am

Tina Wang, PhD

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin - Madison

10:40 - 11:20 am

CBITG Trainee Flashtalks

Each talk will be 3 minutes with one slide

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Poster session

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:45 - 2:15 pm

Brian Searle, PhD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Mayo Clinic

2:15 - 2:45 pm

Katie Peterson, PhD

CBITG alumna, Professor of Chemistry
Bemidji State University

2:45 - 3:15 pm

R. Kip Guy, PhD

Dean of Pharmacy, McKnight Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Minnesota

3:15 - 3:45 pm

Ryan Potts, PhD

Vice President and Head, Induced Proximity Platform
Amgen

3:45 - 3:55 pm 

Closing remarks and poster awards: Erin Carlson, PhD

Co-director of CBITG, Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Chemistry
University of Minnesota

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Career panel

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