A Brief History of the MIKI Meeting
Each year, the Departments of Medicinal Chemistry of the Universities of Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Illinois at Chicago participate in the Medicinal Chemistry Meeting-in-Miniature, better known as the "MIKI" meeting. This meeting is organized by graduate students at the host university and has traditionally been one of the most successful regional meetings in Medicinal Chemistry.
The first MIKI meeting was held in 1963 at the University of Iowa, and its founders are listed below. It was established to provide graduate students experience in presenting their research at a scientific meeting. It also provides a catalyst for the sharing and exchanging of ideas between students and faculty of the different universities.
Since 1966, a distinguished scientist has been invited to deliver a keynote address. This provides the graduate students an opportunity to interact both professionally and socially with one of the top scientists in the field.
MIKI FOUNDERS
Past MIKI Keynote Speakers
Year |
Host |
Speaker |
Association |
1966 |
Kansas |
Dr.Richard Schowen |
U. Kansas |
1967 |
Iowa |
Dr. Julius Axelrod |
NIH |
1968 |
Minnesota |
Dr. Bernard Baker |
U. California, Santa Barbara |
1969 |
Illinois |
Dr. Everett Maynert |
U. Illinois |
1970 |
Kansas |
Dr. Corwin Hansch |
Pomona College |
1971 |
Iowa |
Dr. Bernard Belleau |
U. Ottawa |
1972 |
Minnesota |
Dr. Gertrude Ellion |
Burroughs-Wellcome |
1973 |
Illinois |
Dr. Arnold Brossi |
Hoffman-LaRoche |
1974 |
Kansas |
Dr. Maryorie Horning |
Baylor University |
1975 |
Iowa |
Dr. Everette May |
NIH |
1976 |
Minnesota |
Dr. Donald Jerina |
NIH |
1977 |
Illinois |
Dr. Heinz Floss |
Purdue University |
1978 |
Kansas |
Dr. Albert Meyers |
Colorado State University |
1979 |
Iowa |
Dr. Alan Sartorelli |
Yale University |
1980 |
Minnesota |
Dr. Eugene Jorgensen |
U. California, San Francisco |
1981 |
Illinois |
Dr. Harry Wasserman |
Yale University |
1982 |
Kansas |
Dr. Henry Rapoport |
U. California, Berkley |
1983 |
Wisconsin |
Dr. Paul Bartlett |
U. California, Berkley |
1984 |
Iowa |
Dr. Alan Katritzky |
U. Florida |
1985 |
Minnesota |
Dr. David Triggle |
SUNY, Buffalo |
1986 |
Illinois |
Dr. Joseph Fried |
U. Chicago |
1987 |
Kansas |
Dr. William Roush |
Indiana University |
1988 |
Iowa |
Dr. Carl Djerassi |
Stanford University |
1989 |
Minnesota |
Dr. John Katzenellenbogen |
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
1990 |
Illinois |
Dr. Koji Nakanishi |
Columbia University |
1991 |
Kansas |
Dr. Julius Rebek |
MIT |
1992 |
Iowa |
Dr. Laurence Hurley |
U. Texas, Austin |
1993 |
Minnesota |
Dr. Daniel Rich |
U. Wisconsin, Madison |
1994 |
Illinois |
Dr. Arthus Patchett |
Merck Research Laboratories |
1995 |
Kansas |
Dr. Paul Anderson |
Dupont Merck Pharmaceuticals |
1996 |
Iowa |
Dr. David Nichols |
Purdue University |
1997 |
Minnesota |
Dr. John Montgomery |
Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
1998 |
Illinois |
Dr. Richard A. Lerner |
Scripps Research Institute |
1999 |
Kansas |
Dr. Roger M. Friedinger |
Merck Research Laboratories |
2000 |
Iowa |
Dr. Michael Marletta |
U. Michigan |
2001 |
Minnesota |
Dr. Andrew Hamilton |
Yale University |
2002 |
Illinois |
Dr. Richard B. Silverman |
Northwestern University |
2003 |
Kansas |
Dr. C. Dale Poulter |
University of Utah |
2004 |
Iowa |
Dr. Kenner Rice |
NIH |
2005 |
Minnesota |
Dr. Christopher Lipinski |
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals |
2006 |
Illinois |
Dr. William Fenical |
U. California, San Diego |
2007 |
Kansas |
Dr. Albert Padwa |
Emory Uni., Atlanta |
