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2026 Houk Research Conference Registration is OPEN!

The 2026 Houk Research Conference is convened to honor the career of Professor Kendall N. Houk, Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA. Please join us for three days scientific discussion at the frontiers of computational and experimental organic chemistry.

June 24-26, 2026 | Pittsburgh, PA

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