GENENTECH GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM IN CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Genentech is pleased to share an exciting opportunity for outstanding 4th year Ph.D. graduate students from U.S. universities in the fields of organic synthesis, chemical biology, and computational chemistry.

Our annual Graduate Student Symposium in Chemical Research recognizes promising young scientists while highlighting career opportunities in pharmaceutical research and development.

The two-day program, scheduled for May 2024 will be hosted jointly by the departments of Discovery and Process Chemistry.

Dr. Dan Sutherlin, Senior Vice President, Small Molecule Drug Discovery; Dr. Tim Heffron, Vice President, Small Molecule Discovery Chemistry; Dr. Francis Gosselin, Executive Director, Small Molecule Process Chemistry.

Dr. Dan Sutherlin, Senior Vice President, Small Molecule Drug Discovery; Dr. Tim Heffron, Vice President, Small Molecule Discovery Chemistry; Dr. Francis Gosselin, Executive Director, Small Molecule Process Chemistry.

The two-day event will include:

  • Research award symposium, including talks from award recipients and Genentech scientists
  • Keynote seminar from a leading early-career chemistry professor
  • Distinguished Career Lecture from an eminent professor
  • Tour of the Genentech South San Francisco research laboratories
  • Social/networking activities
  • Honorarium for award recipients

Apply Today:

Interested 4th year graduate students from U.S. universities are encouraged to submit a CV and short (1-3 pages) research summary here.

Applications should be submitted as a single PDF document with identifying name and institution in the file description (example: “Surname-Firstname-Institution”).

Applications for 2024 must be received by December 31, 2023 for consideration.

Finalists will be contacted in January 2024 and awardees will be notified in March for the spring symposium (May 13-14, 2024). For more information, please email [email protected].

Congratulations to our 2023 Graduate Student Awardees!

  • Isaac Yu, University of California, Berkeley
  • Carter N. Stout, The Scripps Research Institute
  • Taylor Bednar, The Ohio State University
  • Shivaani Gandhi, University of California, LA
  • Eli Ortiz, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Mikaela DiBello, Yale University
  • Claire Page, Princeton University
  • Patrick Kelly, University of Chicago

2023 Distinguished Career Lecturer

Eric Jacobson, Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry, Harvard University

2023 Keynote Lecturer

Alison Wendlandt, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology