Jha A A green methodology involving multi-component cascade reactions. 3rd IUPAC Conference on Green Chemistry, August 15-18, 2010, Ottawa.

Jha A Development of novel selective estrogen receptor modulators. 93rd CSC Conference, May 29 - June 2, 2010, Toronto.

Jha A Development of Novel Catalytic Inhibitors of Human Topisomerase 2. 12^th International Conference on “The Interface of Chemistry-Biology in Biomedical Research” February 22-24, 2008, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India. [Invited Lecture]

Jha A Novel Inhibitors of Topoisomerase 2. 2nd IUPAC International Conference on Green/Sustainable Chemistry, Jan 10-13, 2006, New Delhi, India. [Invited Lecture].

Jha A Novel Synthesis of 1-Alkyl-2-naphthols. 2nd International Congress of Chemistry and Environment, Dec 24-26, 2005, Indore, India.

Jha A 2-Tetralone Analogs as Versatile Building Blocks. 88th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 28-June 1, 2005, Saskatoon, Canada.

Jha A*, Duffield K and Mukherjee CM Design, Synthesis and Bioevaluation of Novel Anti-neoplastic Agents. 87th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 29-June 1, 2004, London, Canada.

Jha A Design, Synthesis and Bioevaluation of Potent Inhibitors of N-myristoyltransferase. An    emerging molecular target for cancer. IUPAC International Conference on Biodiversity and Natural Products, 26-31 January, 2004, New Delhi, India. [Invited Lecture].

Vaughan D, Jha A* Novel molecular frameworks from 2-naphthol analogs. 35th APICS-CIC Conference, Dalhousie University, May 2010.

Potter E, Jha A* Design, Synthesis and Bioevaluation of 3,5-Bisarylmethylene-4-piperidone Derivatives for Site Specific Delivery. 33^rd APICS-CIC Conference, St Mary's University, May 2008.

Huang P-J J, Mukherjee C, Paul NK, Jha A* Novel Naphthopyrans from 2-Tetralones/2-Naphthols. 32^th APICS-CIC Conference, Acadia University, May 2007. [1^st Prize, Organic Chemistry Graduate Category, Atlantic].

McLean E, Mukherjee C, Jha A* Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Novel Optically Active 2-Naphthol Mannich bases. 32^th APICS-CIC Conference, Acadia University, May 2007. [1^st Prize, Bioorganic Chemistry, Atlantic].

Nichols C, Youssef D and Jha A* Synthesis and Anti-neoplastic Activity of Annulated 1,7-Diarylhepta-1,6-diene-3,5-diones. 31^th APICS-CIC Conference, May 11-13, 2006, Mt. Allison University, Sackville (NB), Canada. [2^nd Prize, Bioorganic Chemistry, Atlantic].

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Nichols C, Youssef D and Jha A* Synthesis of Novel Analogs of Curcumin as Potential Anti-neoplastic Agents. 30^th APICS-CIC Conference, May 12-14, 2005, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's (NF), Canada.

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Beal J and Jha A* Simple and Facile Synthesis of 12H-Benzo[a]xanthenes from 2-Tetralone. 30^th APICS-CIC Conference, May 12-14, 2005, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Canada.

J Melanson, D Youssef, P JJ Hunag, C Mukherjee, M Deveau, J Richards, A Jha.* Environmentally-benign asymmetrization of racemic substituted 1,3-propanediols. Atlantic Regional Organic Symposium, Halifax, August 2010.

J Melanson, D Youssef, P JJ Hunag, C Mukherjee, M Deveau, J Richards, A Jha.* Environmentally-benign asymmetrization of racemic substituted 1,3-propanediols. 3rd IUPAC Conference on Green Chemistry, Ottawa, August 2010.

J Melanson, D Youssef, P JJ Hunag, C Mukherjee, M Deveau, J Richards, A Jha.* Enzyme-assisted asymmetrization of racemic substituted 1,3-propanediols. 93rd CSC Conference, Toronto, May 2010.

J Melanson, D Youssef, P JJ Hunag, C Mukherjee, M Deveau, J Richards, A Jha.* Enzyme-assisted asymmetrization of racemic substituted 1,3-propanediols. 35th APICS-CIC Conference, Dalhousie University, May 2010.

A Jha.* Synthetic adventures on 2-tetralones/2-naphthols. 92^th CSC Conference, Hamilton, May 2009.

J Richard, M Deveau, D Youssef, C Mukherjee, P-JJ Huang, A Jha.* Enzyme-catalyzed Chemo- and Enantio-selective Acylation of 2,2-Dimethyl-3-aryl-1,3-propanediols. 34^rd APICS-CIC Conference, St Francis Xavier University, May 2009.

M Jha, NK Paul, A Jha. Antineoplastic 3,5-bis(4-pyridylmethylene)-4- piperidone derivatives: Novel human topoisomerase 2-alpha inhibitors. 91^th CSC Conference, Edmonton, May 2008.

E Potter, D Youssef, E DeClercq, A Jha. Design, synthesis and bioevaluation of 3,5-bisarylmethylene-4-piperidone derivatives for site specific delivery. 91^th CSC Conference, Edmonton, May 2008.

P-J J Huang, A Jha. Novel synthesis of 2,2-dialkyl-3-dialkylamino-2,3-dihydro- 1H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyrans. 33^rd APICS-CIC Conference, St Mary's University, May 2008.

H Gates, E Potter, A Jha. Microwave-assisted synthesis of Novel 1,4-bis(arylmethyl)benzene derivatives. 33^rd APICS-CIC Conference, St Mary's University, May 2008.

C Mukherjee, E DeClercq, JP Stables and A Jha*. Synthesis and topographical studies of 3,5-bis-arylidene-4-piperidone–A class of potent anticancer agents. 2006 Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences Symposium, May 28-June 1, 2007; Montreal (QC).

P-J J Huang, C Mukherjee, NK Paul, A Jha*. Novel and convenient synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[f]chromenes. 90^th CSC Conference, Winnipeg, May 2007.

E McLean, C Mukherjee, A Jha*. Enzyme-assisted kinetic resolution of novel 2-naphthol Mannich bases. 90^th CSC Conference, Winnipeg, May 2007.

M Deveau, D Youssef, C Mukherjee, and A Jha*. Enzyme-assisted enantioselective acetylation of 2,2-dimethyl-3-aryl-1,3-propanediols. 90^th CSC Conference, Winnipeg, May 2007.

AJ Rolle, C Mukherjee, E DeClercq, JP Stables and A Jha*. Cytostatic 4’-aminochalcone-based maleimides. 32^th APICS-CIC Conference, Acadia University, May 2007. [1^st Prize, Bioorganic Chemistry, Provincial].

M Deveau, D Youssef, C Mukherjee, and A Jha* “Regio- and enantio-selective acetylation of 2,2-dimethyl-3-aryl-1,3-propanediols” 32^th APICS-CIC Conference, Acadia University, May 2007. [2^nd Prize, Bioorganic Chemistry, Atlantic].

C Mukherjee, E DeClercq, JP Stables and A Jha*. Synthesis and bioevaluation of 3,5-bis-arylidene-4-piperidone derivatives as anticancer agents. 2006 Cancer Research Symposium, November 10, 2006; Halifax (NS), Canada.

AJ Rolle, C Mukherjee, E DeClercq, JP Stables and A Jha*. Cytostatic activity of chalcone-based imides. 2006 Cancer Research Symposium, November 10, 2006, Halifax (NS), Canada. [Award Winning Poster, Provincial]

C Nichols, D Youssef, TS Cameron, E DeClercq and A Jha*. Cytostatic activity of conformationally restrained curcumin analogs. 2006 Cancer Research Symposium, November 10, 2006; Halifax (NS), Canada.

D Youssef, E DeClercq and A Jha*. In-vitro anticancer properties of amino acid conjugates of 3,5-bisarylmethylene-4-piperidone maleamic acids. 2006 Cancer Research Symposium, November 10, 2006; Halifax (NS), Canada.

NK Paul, E DeClercq and A Jha*. Water-soluble analogs of antineoplastic 3,5-diarylidene-4-piperidone derivatives. 2006 Cancer Research Symposium, November 10, 2006; Halifax (NS), Canada.

NK Paul, E DeClercq and A Jha*. Design, Synthesis and Bioevaluation of Water-soluble Analogues of Antineoplastic 3,5-Diarylidene-4-piperidone Derivatives. 89th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 27-May 31, 2006; Halifax (NS), Canada.

D Youssef, E DeClercq and A Jha*. Design, Synthesis and In-vitro Anticancer Properties of Amino Acid Conjugates of 3,5-Bisarylidene-4-piperidone Maleamic Acids. 89th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 27-May 31, 2006; Halifax (NS), Canada.

C Nichols, D Youssef, TS Cameron, E DeClercq, and A Jha*. Synthesis and In-vitro Cytostatic Activity Screening of Cyclic Curcumin Analogues. 89th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 27-May 31, 2006; Halifax (NS), Canada.

R Harris, C Nichols, D Youssef, E DeClercq and A Jha*. Synthetic Endeavour towards Heterocyclic Analogs of Curcumin. 31^th APICS-CIC Conference, May 11-13, 2006; Mt. Allison University, Sackville (NB), Canada. [1^nd Prize, Bioorganic Chemistry, Atlantic].

LM Dietrich, NK Paul and A Jha*. Synthetic Studies on 2-Naphthol. 31^th APICS-CIC Conference, May 11-13, 2006; Mt. Allison University, Sackville (NB), Canada. [2006 APICS Communicator Award, Atlantic]

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R Harris, C Nichols, D Youssef and A Jha*. Novel Analogs of Curcumin as Potential Anti-tumor Agents. 2005 Cancer Research Symposium, November 09, 2005; Halifax (NS), Canada. [Norah Stephan Oncology Scholarship Award Poster, Provincial]

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A Jha. Design, Synthesis and Bioevaluation of Potent Inhibitors of Topoisomerase-II. 88th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 28-June 1, 2005; Saskatoon (SK), Canada.

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S Trikha, NK Paul and A Jha* “Unprecedented Conversion of 2-Tetralones to 2-Naphthol Mannich Bases” 88th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 28-June 1, 2005; Saskatoon (SK), Canada.

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D Youssef and A Jha*. Amino Acid Conjugates of (3,5-Diarylidene-4-oxo- piperidin-1-yl)-4-oxo-but-2-enoic Acids as Potential Antineoplastic Agents. 88th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 28-June 1, 2005; Saskatoon (SK), Canada.

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D Youssef, C Nichols and A Jha*. Novel Curcumin Analogs as Candidate Anticancer Agents. 88th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 28-June 1, 2005; Saskatoon (SK), Canada.

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MR Ness and A Jha*. Synthesis E,E,3,5-Bis(4-carboethoxybenzylidene)-4- oxo-piperidine Derivatives as Novel Topoisomerase-II Inhibitors. 88th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 28-June 1, 2005; Saskatoon (SK), Canada.

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A Jha. Design, Synthesis and Bioevaluation of Potent Inhibitors of Topoisomerase-II. CIHR-NSHRF Meeting, May 03, 2005; Halifax (NS), Canada.

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MR Ness and A Jha*. 3,5-Bisarylmethylene-4-oxo-piperidine Derivatives as Novel Topoisomerase-II Inhibitors. 2004 Cancer Research Symposium, November 04, 2004; Halifax (NS), Canada.

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MR Ness and A Jha*. Fine tuning the anti-neoplastic activity of 3,5-bisarylmethylene-4-oxo-piperidine derivatives. Pfizer Global R & D Laboratories, October 08, 2004; Groton (CT), USA. [Pfizer SURF Award Poster, International]

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KM Duffield and A Jha*. Fine Tuning the Anticancer Potential of 3,5-Diarylidene-4-oxo-piperidine Derivatives. 87th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 29-June 1, 2004; London (ON), Canada.

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J Zhao, A Jha*, E DeClercq and TS Cameron. Cytotoxic all trans 1-Arylmethylene-3-(3-phenylallylidene)-2-tetralones” 87th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, May 29-June 1, 2004; London (ON), Canada. [1^st Prize, Organic Chemistry, National]

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J Zhao, A Jha*, E DeClercq and TS Cameron. Cytotoxic all trans 1-Arylmethylene-3-(3-phenylallylidene)-2-tetralones. 2004 APICS/CIC Student Chemistry Conference, St. Mary's University, 13-15 May, 2004; Halifax (NS), Canada. [2^nd Prize, Organic Chemistry, Atlantic]

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A Jha,* C Mukherjee, VS Parmar and AK Prasad. Synthesis and bioevaluation of 4-(3,5bisarylidene-4-oxo-piperidin-1-yl)-4-oxo-N-aryl-but-2E-enamides as novel anticancer agents. IUPAC International Conference on Biodiversity and Natural Products, January 26-31, 2004; New Delhi, India.

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J Zhao and A Jha*. Design and Synthesis of 1-arylidene-3,4-dihydro-3-(3- arylallylidene)-naphthalen-2(1H)-ones as novel anti-neoplastic agents. 2003 Cancer Research Symposium, November 05, 2003; Halifax (NS), Canada. [Award Winning Poster, Provincial].

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KM Duffield and A Jha*. Fine tuning the anticancer potential of 3,5-diarylidene-4-oxo-piperidine derivatives. Pfizer Global R & D Laboratories, October 10, 2003, Groton (CT), USA. [Pfizer SURF Award 2003 Poster, International]

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A Jha* and C Mukherjee. Synthesis of 4-(3,5-bisarylidene-4-oxo-piperidin-1-yl)- 4-oxo-but-2-enoic acid arylamides as novel anticancer agents. 39th IUPAC Congress and 86th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, August 14, 2003; Ottawa (ON), Canada.

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