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CHALLENGES FOR THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES IN THE 21ST CENTURY HEALTH AND MEDICINE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE WORKSHOP ON HEALTH AND MEDICINE COMMITTEE ON CHALLENGES FOR THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES IN THE 21 ST CENTURY BOARD ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ON EARTH AND LIFE STUDIES NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS Washington, D.C. www.nap.edu
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE WORKSHOP ON HEALTH AND MEDICINE DOUGLAS A. LAUFFENBURGER, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Co-chair CHRISTOPHER T. WALSH, Harvard Medical School, Co-chair PAUL S. ANDERSON, Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company (retired) MICHAEL A. MARIETTA, University of California, Berkeley C. DALE POULTER, University of Utah ELLEN LEAHY, Celera DAGMAR RINGE, Brandeis University L· ~ lalsons MICHAEL L. SHUEER, Cornell University PAUL J. REIDER, Amgen, Inc. SANGTAE KIM, Eli Lilly and Company CHI_HUEY WONG, SCriPPS Research Institute Staff ANDRIA L. HOBBS, Christine Mirzayan Intern CHRISTOPHER K. MORPH{, Program Officer DOUGLAS J. RABER, Senior Scholar DAVID C. RASMUSSEN, Program Assistant ERIC L. SHIPP, Postdoctoral Associate DOROTHY ZOEANDZ, Director v
COMMITTEE ON CHALLENGES FOR THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES IN THE 21ST CENTURY RONALD Brow, Columbia University, Co-Chair MATTHEW V. TIRRELL, University of California, Santa Barbara, Co-Chair MARK A. BARTEAU, University of Delaware JAcQuEE~NE K. BARTON, California Institute of Technology CAROLYN R. BERTOZZI, University of California, Berkeley ROBERT A. BROWN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ALICE P. GAST,! Stanford University IGNACIO E. GROSSMANN, Carnegie Mellon University JAMES M. MEYER,2 E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. ROYCE W. MURRAY, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill PAUL J. REIDER, Amgen, Inc. WIGWAM R. ROUSH, University of Michigan MICHAEL L. SHULER, Cornell University JEFFREY J. SITROLA, Eastman Chemical Company GEORGE M. WHITESIDES, Harvard University PETER G. WOLYNES, University of California, San Diego RICHARD N. ZARE, Stanford University Staff JENNIFER J. JACK1W, Program Officer CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY, Program Officer SYBIE A. PAIGE, Administrative Associate DOUGLAS J. RABER, Senior Scholar DAVID C. RASMUSSEN, Program Assistant ERIC L. SHIPS, Postdoctoral Associate DOROTHY ZOEANDZ, Director Committee member until July 2001. 2Committee member until March 2002. Vl
BOARD ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY WILLIAM KEEMPERER, Harvard University, Co-Chair AR~o~D F. STANcE~, Georgia Institute of Technology, Co-Chair DENISE M. BARNES, Amalan Networks A. WELFORD CASTLEMAN, JR., The Pennsylvania State University ANDREA W. CHOW, Caliper Technologies Corp. THOMAS M. CoNNE~Y, JR., E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company MARK E. DAVIS, California Institute of Technology JEAN DE GRAEVE, Institut de Pathologic, Liege, Belgium JOSEPH M. DESIMONE, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University CATHERINE FENSELAU, University of Maryland MAURICTO FurRAN, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company MARY L. GOOD, University of Arkansas, Little Rock Lou ANN HEIMBROOK, Merck & Co. NANCY B. JACKSON, Sandia National Laboratories MARTHA A. KREBS, Science Strategies WIGWAM A. LESTER, JR., University of California, Berkeley GREGORY O. NE~soN, Eastman Chemical Company ROBERT M. SUSSMAN, Latham & Watkins Staff TINA MASCIANGIOEI, Program Officer CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY, Program Officer SYBIE A. PAIGE, Administrative Associate DAVID C. RASMUSSEN, Program Assistant DOROTHY ZOLANDZ, Director . . V11
Preface The Workshop on Health and Medicine, held in Irvine, California, on De- cember 2-4, 2002, was the last of six workshops that will make up the study Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century. The task for each workshop was defined as follows: Each workshop and its subsequent report will address a series of com- mon themes: · Discovery: Identify major discoveries or advances in the chemical sci- ences during the last several decades. · Interfaces: Identify the major discoveries and challenges at the interfaces between chemistry/chemical engineering and such areas as biology, environmen- tal science, materials science, medicine, and physics. · Challenges: Identify the grand challenges that exist in the chemical sci- ences. · Infrastructure: Identify the issues and opportunities that exist in the chemi- cal sciences to improve the infrastructure for research and education, and demon- strate the value of these activities to society. The Workshop on Health and Medicine brought together a diverse group of participants (see Appendix D) including speakers on a variety of issues and chal- lenges for the chemical sciences as they relate to health and medicine. The pre- sentations served as a starting point for discussions and comments by the partici- pants. The workshop participants were then divided into small groups that met ix
x PREFACE periodically during the workshop to further discuss and analyze the issues. Each group provided its discussions to the workshop as a whole. This report is intended to reflect the concepts and opinions discussed at the Workshop on Health and Medicine; it is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all the potential challenges for the chemical sciences in health and medical technology. Additionally, the report is a meeting summary and not a consensus report. This study was conducted under the auspices of the National Research Council's Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, with assistance provided by its staff. The committee acknowledges this support. Douglas A. Lauffenburger Christopher T. Walsh Co-chairs, Organizing Committee for the Workshop on Health and Medicine
Acknowledgment of Reviewers This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures ap- proved by the National Research Council's Report Review Committee. The pur- pose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manu- script remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report: Paul Bartlett, University of California, Berkeley Cynthia Burrows, University of Utah Joel Huff, Merck & Co., Inc. Laura Kiessling, University of Wisconsin Dorothy Margolskee, Prospect Ventures Anna Maria Pyle, Yale University Ian Tomlinson, Dow Chemical Company Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive com- ments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recom- mendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Gregory Petsko, Brandeis University. Ap- pointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain Xl
. . X11 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REVIEWERS that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.
Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 NEW TOOLS AND APPROACHES FOR DISCOVERY, DIAGNOSTICS, AND PREVENTION 2 NEW METHODS IN SYNTHESIS AND DEVELOPMENT FOR PHARMACEUTICALS 1 7 13 3 NEW DIRECTIONS IN MANUFACTURING AND DELIVERY 21 4 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE FOR CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING APPENDIXES A STATEMENT OF TASK B BIOGRAPHIES OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS C WORKSHOP AGENDA D PARTICIPANTS E REPORTS FROM THE BREAKOUT SESSION GROUPS . . . X111 27 37 38 41 44 46