[neact] ACS joint meeting

From: Bobbie Lamont <blamont@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "neact@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <neact@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:03:18 +0000
From Mel:
Joint Meeting of the ACS Central MA and Rhode Island Sections

at

Waters Corporation
34 Maple Street, Milford, MA  01757

Wednesday April 30, 2014
5:30 - 6:00 PM Reception
6:00 - 7:00 Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 Lecture

Lecture by

Dr. John A. MacKay
Waters Corp

Advances in the Safety, Efficacy and Profiling of Critical Components of 
Natural Products for Medical Purposes



Waters Corporation is sponsoring the reception and dinner but requests a 
donation of $10 per person to be given to ACS Project Seed.  Payment can be 
made when you check in.  The seating is limited. To register, contact Kim 
Haynes at Waters as soon as possible at Kim_Haynes@xxxxxxxxxx. We must have a 
head count by April 23, 2014.

Abstract of Presentation: Herbal products are one of many food and agricultural 
commodities that are a key factor in many facets of naturally occurring 
substances used in wide variety of claims.  Natural products from plants have 
had many uses throughout history.  There are many researchers throughout the 
world looking for plants that have medicinal attributes. However, the chemical 
profile of a plant species varies from one location to another and from one 
species to next.  Extraction and isolation of the components of the plants is 
critical to the beginning of the process.  Profiling the active ingredients 
provides the basis of studying their effects on the human body.  From there, 
one can undertake studies to understand the effects over the long term.

This short talk will walk through some aspects of the extraction and 
quantification of the components plant extracts.  This has resulted in analysis 
of the extracts obtained through supercritical fluid extraction with pure CO2 
as well as with modifiers like methanol.  The components are profiled with 
HPLC, UPLC, SFC, and UPC2 combined with mass spectrometry.


Brief Biographical Sketch: Dr. John MacKay holds the Ph.D. degree in organic 
chemistry from the University of Vermont where he focused on the synthesis for 
cancer fighting molecules that contained a cyclic phosphazene backbone.  He 
joined Waters Technologies in 1983 after teaching appointments at three 
colleges.  His career has included roles in technical sales, product 
development and management during the 80's, mass spectrometry business 
development during the 90's, and he has served as the Senior Director of 
Business Development for the Americas from 2002 until recently.  Currently he 
heads the Strategic Technology team at Waters.

Directions: GPS address: 34 Maple St., Milford, MA  01757; Google maps will 
give directions by searching 'Waters Corporation'.   Parking: Plenty of parking 
available at 34 Maple Street.  Park and enter the building - security will 
direct you to the Atrium where the meeting will take place.
[neact] ACS joint meeting

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