Mark Cushman Lecture Series

Initiated in 2023, the Cushman Lecture Series in Medicinal Chemistry supports an annual lecture of outstanding merit and achievement, while honoring and preserving the influence and tradition of Professor Mark Cushman.

Dr. Cushman's biography is available.

The inaugural Mark Cushman lecture is set for August 28, 2023, at 4:00 PM in the Heine Pharmacy Building, room 164.  Dr. Richard B. Silverman, of Northwestern University, will speak on "Inhibition of Protein Aggregation and the Development of NU-9 for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases".  Dr. Silverman's CV and Dr. Silverman's lecture abstract are available.