The College was proud to host the 51st Annual MALTO Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy Meeting-in-Miniature from May 20-22 at our Memphis College of Pharmacy Building!
The event brought together professionals and students from six southern states for award presentations, inspiring podium talks, and fantastic networking opportunities.
This year’s A. Nelson Voldeng Memorial Lecturer was Shaomeng Wang, PhD, from the University of Michigan. Dr. Wang is a globally recognized medicinal chemist and drug discovery leader whose research has advanced 10 compounds into clinical development, including Lisaftoclax, an approved therapy for CLL/SLL in China. With over 400 publications, 75 U.S. patents, and multiple prestigious honors, he continues to drive innovation in cancer therapeutics while mentoring the next generation of biomedical scientists.
Congrats to our award winners:
Robert A. Magarian, Outstanding Student Podium
Lily Ann Waltz from UT Health Science Center, Wei Li, PhD Lab
Thomas L. Lemke Outstanding Student Poster Presentation Award
Sara Sultana, UT Health Science Center, Wei Li, PhD Lab
Ronald F. Borne Outstanding Postdoctoral Poster Presentation Award
Yang Xie, PhD, Wei Li, PhD Lab
About the MALTO Conference
The MALTO research conference is a forum for graduate, undergraduate and professional program (Pharm.D.) students and postdoctoral fellows to present their research and engage in discussions in an atmosphere of fellowship. The MALTO meeting also serves as a platform for faculty from the Schools/Colleges of Pharmacy of six southern States, namely, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma to discuss and exchange ideas of drug discovery-related research in the medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy disciplines.
The MALTO organization was founded in 1973.