The group spent a night out on the town at Sala One Nine in NoHo and the Buddha Lounge in the East Village to celebrate the holidays on December 16, 2005.
![Group Holiday Dinner 2005, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263944.jpg)
The group enjoys great food and company at Sala in NoHo!
![Derek and Katherine, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263945.jpg)
Derek Tan and Katherine Hudson
![Danielle, Beth, and Justin, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263946.jpg)
Danielle Norman, Beth George, and Justin Cisar
![Justin and Melissa, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263947.jpg)
Justin and Melissa Potuzak
![Sachiyo and Hayato Iwadare, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263948.jpg)
Sachiyo and Hayato Iwadare
![Sirkka, Isaac, and Chris, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263949.jpg)
Sirkka Moilanen, Isaac Krauss, and Christine DiBlasi
![Xuequan, Shiying, and Zhongping, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263951.jpg)
Xuequan Lu, Shiying Shang, and Zhongping Tan
![Group Buddha Lounge, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263952.jpg)
The group hangs out at the Buddha Lounge in the East Village
![Group Buddha Lounge, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263953.jpg)
The DJ seemed to be having a little too much fun that night
![Zhongping and Shiying, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263954.jpg)
Zhongping and Shiying
![Justin and Melissa, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263955.jpg)
Justin and Melissa
![Isaac, Derek, Katherine, and Xuequan, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263956.jpg)
Isaac, Derek, Katherine, and Xuequan
![Derek and Katherine, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263957.jpg)
Derek seems to have something in his eye…
![Justin and Beth, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263958.jpg)
Justin and Beth, the fastest chemists in NYC!
![Chris and Isaac, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research](/sites/default/files/node/2845/images/263959.jpg)
Chris and Isaac