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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2018 —The profound impact of nanoscience and chemistry on the future of healthcare will be explored in the opening session of the American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø’s (ACSâ€�) 256th National Meeting & Exposition, Aug. 19-23 in Boston. ACS President Peter K. Dorhout, Ph.D., is cosponsoring the session, which will set the stage for the meeting’s theme of â€�Nanoscience, Nanotechnology & Beyond.â€�

Opening session: �21st Century Medicine Will Transform Healthcare: Opportunities for Nanoscience and Chemistry� by Leroy Hood, Ph.D., of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle. Paul Weiss, Ph.D., of UCLA will moderate the session, which will take place Sunday, Aug. 19, 4�5 p.m. in the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Ballroom West.

Welcome reception: The reception will take place at the Expo & Career Fair, Sunday, Aug. 19, 5:30�7:30 p.m., in the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Hall A.

Presidential programming and events will emphasize Dorhout’s themes of enhancing chemists� adaptability and promoting safety and diversity, beginning with the two-part symposium “Moving the Safety Values of the ACS Forward,� which highlights safety education, communication and leadership.

Presidential symposia:

• Moving the Safety Values of the ACS Forward, Sunday, Aug. 19, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Room 103
• Ion Transport at the Nanoscale: Research and Capabilities at the DOE’s Nano Centers, Monday, Aug. 20, 8 a.m.-4:35 p.m., Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Room 103
• Growing with Project SEED: 50 Years and 10,000+ Students, Monday, Aug. 20, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Sheraton Boston Hotel, Back Bay D
• Synthetic Biology: The State of the Science, Monday, Aug. 20, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Room 257 B

Presidential events:

• at the Boston Children’s Museum, Saturday, Aug. 18, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Everyone is invited to explore the world of chemistry with hands-on activities at this fun, free ACS Kids Zone event.
• Graduate and Postdoctoral Scholars Lecture and Reception, featuring cartoonist Jorge Cham, Monday, Aug. 20, 7-8:30 p.m., Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Ballroom West

Cosponsored by the ACS president:

• Chemistry as a Second Language: Strategies for Global Scientific Communication
• Importance of LGBTQ+ Role Models and Mentors in Chemical Sciences: A Symposium in Honor of Barbara Belmont
• Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on the Chemical Enterprise
• Advances in Human Space Exploration: Second ACS NASA Symposium
• Celebrating the Success of an Exchange Program for German and American Chemistry Students
• Role of the Chemical Sciences in Brain Research and the BRAIN Initiative
• LGBTQ+ Presidential Reception

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The American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø, the world’s largest scientific society, is a not-for-profit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. ACS is a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related information and research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. ACS does not conduct research, but publishes and publicizes peer-reviewed scientific studies. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.