About MIKIW

The first medicinal chemistry meeting-in-miniature was held in 1963 at the University of Iowa. These meetings have often been referred to as 'MIKI' meetings as the founders originated from the Departments of Medicinal Chemistry at the Universities of Minnesota, Illinois at Chicago, Kansas, and Iowa. Since then, these four universities have alternately hosted the MIKI meetings each year. In 2018, the School of Pharmacy at University of Wisconsin-Madison joined the original MIKI lineup, thus creating 'MIKIW'.

MIKIW is the longest-running and largest regional medicinal chemistry conference in the United States. The MIKIW meetings have historically been organized and led entirely by graduate students on an annual basis. The meeting integrates over 200 graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty members for a two-day, multidisciplinary conference that exposes students and faculty alike to a wide array of medicinal chemistry aspects. The conference provides an excellent environment in which research is presented as symposium talks and poster presentations.

The MIKIW meeting aims to promote scientific discussion and exchange of ideas that encompasses medicinal chemistry, drug discovery, chemical synthesis, bioanalytical chemistry, chemical biology, and drug metabolism between scientists across universities. Additionally, graduate students are given the valuable opportunity to present their research as a short oral presentation and/or in a poster presentation in order to develop and hone their scientific communication skills. Since 1966, the host university has invited an eminent scientist to deliver a keynote address. This year, the University of Iowa is pleased to have Dr. Kate Carroll (Scripps Research) as our keynote speaker. The keynote talks allow MIKIW participants the unique opportunity to interact both professionally and socially with one of the top scientists in the field.

In 2020, the MIKIW meeting was postponed due to COVID-19 and in 2021, the University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted the first ever fully virtual MIKIW meeting. This 2022 MIKIW meeting will mark the first in-person meeting since 2019 due to circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. We look forward to continuing the tradition of a weekend of science, networking, and fun.

MIKIW Founders

Minnesota

O. Gisvold
P. S. Portoghese
T. O. Soine

Iowa

J. G. Cannon
D. T. Witiak

Kansas

M.P. Mertes
E.E. Smissman
R.A. Wiley

Illinois

L. Bauer
C. Coviello
R. Daniels
J. E. Gearien

Past MIKIW Keynote Speakers

The previous keynote speakers are among the most accomplished scientists. Scientists from this esteemed group include Nobel laureates, members of the National Academy of Sciences, leaders in the pharmaceutical industry, and many members of the ACS Medicinal Chemistry Division Hall of Fame. In 2022, we are pleased to have Dr. Kate Carroll deliver the keynote address.

Year

Host

Speaker

Association

2021

The University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Emma R. Parmee

Janssen Research & Development

2020

2019

The University of Kansas

Dr. Nicholas A. Meanwell

Bristol-Myers Squibb

2018

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Michelle Arkin

University of California, San Francisco

2017

University of Minnesota

Dr. Uttam K. Tambar

UT Southwestern Medical Center

2016

The University of Iowa

Dr. Amy Hauck Newman

NIH-NIDA

2015

The University of Kansas

Dr. Bruce Roth

Genentech

2014

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Paul Wender

Stanford University

2013

University of Minnesota

Dr. Marvin J. Miller

University of Notre Dame

2012

The University of Iowa

Dr. Heidi E. Hamm

Vanderbilt University

2011

The University of Kansas

Dr. Dennis C. Liotta

Emory University

2010

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Tomáš Hudlický

Brock University

2009

University of Minnesota

Dr. Dale Boger

Scripps Research Institute

2008

The University of Iowa

Dr. Daniel Kahne

Harvard University

2007

The University of Kansas

Dr. Albert Padwa

Emory University

2006

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. William Fenical

University of California, San Diego

2005

University of Minnesota

Dr. Christopher Lipinski

Pfizer, Inc.

2004

The University of Iowa

Dr. Kenner Rice

NIH

2003

The University of Kansas

Dr. C. Dale Poulter

University of Utah

2002

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Richard B. Silverman

Northwestern University

2001

University of Minnesota

Dr. Andrew Hamilton

Yale University

2000

The University of Iowa

Dr. Michael Marletta

University of Michigan

1999

The University of Kansas

Dr. Roger M. Friedinger

Merck Research Laboratories

1998

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Richard A. Lerner

Scripps Research Institute

1997

University of Minnesota

Dr. John Montgomery

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

1996

The University of Iowa

Dr. David Nichols

Purdue University

1995

The University of Kansas

Dr. Paul Anderson

Dupont Merck Pharmaceuticals

1994

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Arthur Patchett

Merck Research Laboratories

1993

University of Minnesota

Dr. Daniel Rich

University of Wisconsin, Madison

1992

The University of Iowa

Dr. Laurence Hurley

University of Texas, Austin

1991

The University of Kansas

Dr. Julius Rebek

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1990

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Koji Nakanishi

Columbia University

1989

University of Minnesota

Dr. John Katzenellenbogen

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

1988

The University of Iowa

Dr. Carl Djerrasi

Stanford University

1987

The University of Kansas

Dr. William Roush

Indiana University

1986

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Joseph Fried

University of Chicago

1985

University of Minnesota

Dr. David Triggle

SUNY Buffalo

1984

The University of Iowa

Dr. Alan Katritzky

University of Florida

1983

University of Wisconsin

Dr. Paul Bartlett

University of California, Berkeley

1982

The University of Kansas

Dr. Henry Rapoport

University of California, Berkeley

1981

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Harry Wasserman

Yale University

1980

University of Minnesota

Dr. Eugene Jorgensen

University of California, San Francisco

1979

The University of Iowa

Dr. Alan Sartorelli

Yale University

1978

The University of Kansas

Dr. Albert Meyers

Colorado State University

1977

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Heinz Floss

Purdue University

1976

University of Minnesota

Dr. Donald Jerina

NIH

1975

The University of Iowa

Dr. Everett May

NIH

1974

The University of Kansas

Dr. Marjorie Horning

Baylor University

1973

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Arnold Brossi

Hoffman-LaRoche

1972

University of Minnesota

Dr. Gertrude Elion

Burroughs-Wellcome

1971

The University of Iowa

Dr. Bernard Belleau

University of Ottawa

1970

The University of Kansas

Dr. Corwin Hansch

Pomona College

1969

University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Everett Maynert

University of Illinois

1968

University of Minnesota

Dr. Bernard Baker

University of California, Santa Barbara

1967

The University of Iowa

Dr. Julius Axelrod

NIH

1966

The University of Kansas

Dr. Richard Schowen

The University of Kansas