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Two pubs landed in Summer 2024 that describe how Paige led a collaboration to identify backbone-modified analogs of ent-verticilide to study their cell permeability (Chem Sci) and antiarrhythmic activity (J Med Chem) - check them out!
Congratulations Julius on being named Outstanding Senior Organic Chemistry Student by the ACS & VU's Outstanding Chemistry Researcher!
Congratulations to Dan Sprague (Ph.D. 2016) who landed a position at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston as an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Congrats to the group on their top 10% designation in the Merck Synthesis Challenge!
Look for Team Catalysis' latest in the J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 1269
Two pubs landed in Summer 2024 that describe how Paige led a collaboration to identify backbone-modified analogs of ent-verticilide to study their cell permeability (Chem Sci) and antiarrhythmic activity (J Med Chem) - check them out! Congratulations Julius on being named Outstanding Senior Organic Chemistry Student by the ACS & VU's Outstanding Chemistry Researcher! Congratulations to Dan Sprague (Ph.D. 2016) who landed a position at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston as an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Congrats to the group on their top 10% designation in the Merck Synthesis Challenge! Look for Team Catalysis' latest in the J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 1269
Summer 2024 Row 1 left to right: Chloe Vernon, Yi-Ching Lin, Melanie Padalino, M. Paige Thorpe, Cody Funk. Row 2: Scott Benner, Preston Gourville, Destiny Harrison, Julius Jan, Zihang Deng, Kyle Medas. Not pictured: Cait Bradley (REU), Darius Johnson.
Since 1999, we have been uncovering new modes of reactivity and applying these discoveries in chemistry to the development of fundamentally new concepts in enantioselective catalysis and basic reaction development. Complex natural product total synthesis is the beginning and end of the project development cycle, and we have more recently succeeded in applying our discoveries to the de novo synthesis of therapeutics. These pages summarize some accomplishments across the areas of target synthesis, therapeutic development, and enantioselective catalysis. With several colleagues in biochemistry, cancer biology, and drug development, we collaboratively advance the discipline of chemical biology to leverage the power of chemical synthesis, thereby clarifying our basic understanding of the pathology and treatment of disease.
Outstanding Senior Organic Chemistry Student, congratulations Julius!
ACS Division of Organic Chemistry, 2024
(Julius Jan, Zihang Deng (G5), Dr J)
Congratulations Julius on your successful thesis defense - High Honors, way to go!
Great to have alum Brandon Vara (Ph.D.) visit Vanderbilt to recruit for Merck! The reunion pic with your hood is always heartfelt!
Excellent lab representation; Rakel at the VINSE/REU poster session.
Katherine Friedman, center, stands with students who presented research projects at the MARC, START and Beckman Symposium earlier this summer. (Vanderbilt University) 08.02.2023
Congratulations again, Julius!
Vanderbilt University’s Outstanding Chemistry Researcher, 2024
A fun evening celebrating with our current VU Beckman Scholars in California at the Annual Beckman Scholars Symposium.
(Camilla Guel, Sarah Hourihan, Dr J, Tony Peng, Charu Balamurugan)
Courtesy of Corey Sandler of OC Event Photos.
Rakel Ang (REU) worked with Zihang Deng (G4) in the lab this summer. We wish you tremendous success this year at Pepperdine!
Early start for G1 Destiny Harrison, summer experiments in the Johnston Laboratory.