Over the course of his career, David Askin has given dozens of invited presentations on process chemistry and drug development at elite universities and scientific meetings.
- “Process Chemistry as an Enabling Technology at Genentech”, Caltech Initiative on Organic Synthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA May 26, 2011.
- “Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry”, ACS ProSpectives Conference, Boston, MA, Sept 30, 2008.
- “From Crixivan® to Isentress®: Process Research Innovation on Merck’s HIV Franchise”, Thirteenth Symposium on the Latest Trends in Organic Synthesis, Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, August 15, 2008.
- “From Crixivan® to MK-518: Process Research Innovation on Merck’s HIV Franchise”, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland, September 22, 2006.
- “From Crixivan® to MK-518: Process Research Innovation on Merck’s HIV Franchise”, Siegfried Symposium Lecture, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, September 21, 2006.
- “MK-518 and Beyond, First-in-Class”, Harvard University, September 18, 2006.
- “Merck’s HIV-1 Integrase Program”, Merck Frosst, Montreal, Canada July 12, 2006.
- “Synthesis and Development of an HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitor of Clinical Interest”, 20th International Congress on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Palermo, Italy, August 2, 2005.
- “Merck’s HIV-1 Integrase Program”, Isitituto di Ricerca di Biologia Molecolare “P. Angeletti” Pomezia, Rome, Italy, July 28, 2005.
- “Synthetically Challenging Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest in the Treatment of AIDS and other Clinically Urgent Therapeutic Areas”, Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, April 8, 2005.
- “Sultam Synthesis via sulfonamide Dianion Alkylation: Application in the Synthesis of Chiral Sultams”, Gordon Conference on Natural Products, Tilton, NH, July 29, 2003.
- “Synthesis of a beta-Amino acid Pharmacophore via a ß-Lactam Intermediate”, Gordon Conference on Natural Products, Tilton, NH, July 29, 2004.
- “A New Method for the Synthesis of Diversely Functionalized Imidazoles from N-Acylated α–Aminonitriles”, Gordon Conference on Natural Products, Tilton, NH, July 29, 2003.
- “Synthetically Challenging Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest in the Treatment of AIDS, Cancer and Depression”, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, April 25, 2003.
- “Synthetically Challenging Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest in the Treatment of AIDS, Cancer and Depression”, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, May 9, 2002.
- “Synthetically Challenging Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest in the Treatment of AIDS, Cancer and Depression”, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, September 26, 2001.
- “Synthetically Challenging Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest in the Treatment of AIDS and Cancer”, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, December 1, 2000.
- “Synthesis of Imidazole Containing Ras-farnesyltransferase Inhibitors of Clinical Interest”, Gordon Research Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Newport, RI, July, 12, 2000.
- “Synthetically Challenging Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest”, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, October 8, 1999.
- “Synthetically Challenging Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest”, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon, Lyon, France, April 29, 1999.
- “Synthetically Challenging Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest”, Swarthmore University, Swarthmore, PA, April 16, 1998.
- “Synthetically Challenging Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest”, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Feb 24, 1998.
- “Synthetically Challenging Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest”, Gordon Research Conference on Environmentally Benign Synthesis, Oxford, UK, August 17, 1997.
- “Asymmetric Synthesis of Indinavir Sulfate”, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, November 14, 1995.
- “Asymmetric Synthesis of Indinavir Sulfate”, Penn State University, University Park, PA, November 13, 1995.
- “Diastereoselective Routes to Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isosteres: Synthesis of Clinically Interesting HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors”, Duke University, Durham NC, November 4th, 1994.
- “Diastereoselective Routes to Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isosteres: Synthesis of Clinically Interesting HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors”, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, November 3rd, 1994.
- “Diastereoselective Routes to Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isosteres: Synthesis of Clinically Interesting HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors”, Sagami Chemical Research Center, Sagamihara, Japan, September 22nd, 1994.
- “Diastereoselective Routes to Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isosteres: Synthesis of Clinically Interesting HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors”, Banyu Tsukuba Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, September 21st, 1994.
- “Diastereoselective Routes to Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isosteres: Synthesis of Clinically Interesting HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors”, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, September 20th, 1994.
- “Diastereoselective Routes to Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isosteres: Synthesis of Clinically Interesting HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors”, Banyu Tokyo Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, September 19, 1994.
- “Highly Diastereoselective Reaction of a Chiral, Non-Racemic Amide Enolate with (S)-Glycidyl Tosylate. Synthesis of the Orally Active HIV-1 Protease Inhibitor L-735,524”, University of California Los Angeles, April 28, 1994.
- “Highly Diastereoselective Reaction of a Chiral, Non-Racemic Amide Enolate with (S)-Glycidyl Tosylate. Synthesis of the Orally Active HIV-1 Protease Inhibitor L-735,524”, California Institute of Technology, April 27, 1994.
- “Highly Diastereoselective Reaction of a Chiral, Non-Racemic Amide Enolate with (S)-Glycidyl Tosylate. Synthesis of the Orally Active HIV-1 Protease Inhibitor L-735,524”, Case Western Reserve University, October 7, 1993.
- “HIV Protease Inhibitors: New Synthetic Routes to Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isosteres”, University of Kansas, April 30, 1992.
- “HIV Protease Inhibitors: New Synthetic Routes to Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isosteres”, Boston University, November 25, 1991.
- “HIV Protease Inhibitors: New Synthetic Routes to Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isosteres”, Merck Centennial Lecture, Yale University, November 14, 1991.
- “HIV Protease Inhibitors: New Synthetic Routes to Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isosteres”, Gordon Research Conferences on Natural Products, July 24, 1991.
- “Total Synthesis and Chemistry of the Immunosuppressant (-)-FK-506″, Yale University, October 12, 1989.
- “Total Synthesis and Chemistry of the Immunosuppressant (-)-FK-506″, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May 3, 1989.
- “Total Synthesis of the Immunosuppressant (-)-FK-506″, Rice University, Houston, TX, February 21, 1989.
- “Total Synthesis of the Immunosuppressant (-)-FK-506″, University of Houston, Houston, TX, February 20, 1989.
- “Alkylation of Chiral Prolinol Propionamide Enolates with Epoxides: Application to FK-506 Synthesis”, 1988 Gordon Research Conference on Natural Products, New Hampton, NH, July 1988.
- “A Total Synthesis of N-Acetylactinobolamine”, 1985 Gordon Research Conference on Natural Products, New Hampton, NH, July 1985.