June 13, 2000

Contact: Ranjit Arab, University Relations, (785) 864-8855.

Media Advisory: KC conference attracts medical experts

Editors note: For a complete listing of the scheduled presentations, visit the web site: www.pharm.ku.edu/nmcs.

Some of the nation's leading researchers in medicinal chemistry will meet in Kansas City this week for a symposium sponsored by the University of Kansas.

The 27th National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium kicks off this morning at Crown Center and continues until Saturday, June 17.

Highlights include a look at recent developments in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, approaches to solving multiple antibiotic resistance problems and a lecture titled "Natural Products and Nature's Lesson."

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