Dr. Hedglin chaired a symposium at the 52nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) of the American Chemical Society, which was hosted by the Central Pennsylvania Section of the American Chemistry Society. The symposium was comprised of five sessions (detailed below), each covering a broad area of Nucleic Acids Metabolism and featuring oral presentations from graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and principal investigators from institutions spanning the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States.

Session 1: Protein-DNA Interactions during DNA Repair

Session 2: Enzymes that Synthesize DNA or RNA

Session 3: Modifications of DNA and RNA by Cellular Factors

Session 4: Interplay Between Nucleic Acid Structure and Physiology

Session 5: Nucleic Acid Metabolism Regulation & Implications in Disease