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| Graduate Students | ||
| Christopher Anderson PhD UCI (2005) |
Post-doc with Ken Houk at UCLA | Diverse Chemistries of Six-Membered Heterocycles: Investigations Concerning SCH 351448, Imprinted Polymers, and Optical Rotation |
| Enrique Azevedo MS UCI (2006) |
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| Brian Bax PhD UCI (2001) |
Post-doc with Daniel Rich at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Abbott | Synthesis of 1,2-Cyano Epoxides and their Alkylations and Synthesis of Optically Active Alpha-Acetoxy Ethers from Prochiral Esters and Progress Towards a Mycosamine Donor For Polyene Macrolide Antibiotics |
| Thomas Beauchamp PhD UCI (1998) |
NIH post-doc with Amos Smith at the University of Pennsylvania, Pfizer, Inc., Eli Lilly | Synthesis of Chiral Nitroxides for the Enantioselective Oxidation of Alcohols and Cyclic Sulfates as Epoxide Equivalents for Cascade Reactions |
| Jiten Belani PhD UCI (2007) |
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| Alex Buckmelter PhD UCI (2000) |
Array BioPharma | Conformational Memory in Enantioselective Radical Reductions and a Novel Synthesis of Contrathermodynamic Spiroketals |
| Ron Chang MS UCI (1999) |
Merck West Point | Stereoselective Studies Involving the Reductive Decyanation of 1,3-Amino Alcohols and Cyclic Amino Nitriles |
| Carolyn Choo PhD Minn (1995) |
Baxter Health Care | Molecular Interactions of Small Biological Molecules in the Solid State |
| Jennifer Cossrow PhD UCI (2004) |
Sunesis | Diastereoselective Oxocarbenium Ion-Mediated Reactions Directed by the α-(Trimethylsilyl)benzyl Auxiliary |
| Jackie Dalgard PhD UCI (2004) |
Ligand | Enantioselective Synthesis of the C18-C25 Segment of Lasonolide A, and Oxonia-Cope Prins Cyclizations: Synthesis of Tetrahydropyranones Bearing Quaternary Centers and Memory of Chirality in the Transannular Cyclization of Cyclodecenyl Radicals |
| Nga Do MS UCI (1998) |
Pfizer, Inc. (Groton) | Synthetic Studies Toward Phorboxazole: Oxazole and Stereoselective Tetrahydropyran Synthesis |
| Olga Fryszman PhD UCI (2001) |
Mira Costa College | Oxocarbenium Ion Chemistry in Natural Product Synthesis |
| Ben Graetz PhD UCI (2003) |
Gilead | Synthesis of Chiral Nitroxides for Enantioselective Oxidatoin of Alcohols and A Formal Synthesis of (-)-Apicularen A |
| George Griesgraber PhD Minn (1994) |
Post-doc at the University of Minnesota, 3M Pharmaceuticals | Roflamycoin: Synthetic Studies and Stereochemical Assignment |
| Dinesh Gunatilaka MS UCI (1996) |
Smith-Emory Company | Synthetic Efforts Towards the Deveolpment of a New Method for the Formation of Eight-Membered Cyclic Ethers |
| Takeshi Hata Visiting Graduate student from Professor Hiyama's group, Kyoto, Japan (1998) |
Assistant Professor Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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| Marcy Newquist Huang PhD U Minn (1994) |
Biosynthesis of Cocaine and Related Alkaloids | |
| John R. Huckins PhD UCI(2007) |
Amgen, Inc. ( Thousand Oaks) | |
| Marcy Newquist Huang PhD U Minn (1994) |
Biosynthesis of Cocaine and Related Alkaloids | |
| Kooksang Hwang PhD U Minn (1995) |
Post-doc with George Kraus at Iowa St. University | (+)-Combretastatin D-1 and Combretastatin D-2: Synthesis and Revised Configuration of Natural Combretastatin D-1 |
| (Sharry) Yeuqing Hu PhD UCI (1998) |
Schering Plough Research Institute | Conformation in Tetrahydropyran Synthesis and a Unified Approach for the Synthesis of Antifungal Polyene Macrolides |
| James Jaber PhD UCI (2002) |
Albany Medical College | Method Development of the Segment-Coupling Prins Cyclization and Mechanistic Investigation of Prins Cyclizations and Applying the Segment-Coupling Prins Cyclization towards Natural Product Synthesis: Total Synthesis of Calyxin F |
| Ramesh Jasti PhD UCI (2006) |
Post-doc
with Carolyn Bertozzi at the Biological Nanostructures Facility, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
A mechanistic study of the Prins Cyclization |
| Minoru Kameda Visiting Graduate student from Professor Maruoka's group, Kyoto, Japan (2001) |
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| Angie Kim PhD UCI (2002) |
Exelixis | The First Total Synthesis of Elisapterosin B and an Efficient Approach to Colombiasin A and Conformational Memory in Enantioselective Radical Decarboxylation Reactions |
| Jinsoo Kim PhD U Minn (1994) |
Korea Research Institute | The Development of Methods for the Convergent Synthesis of the Polyene Macrolide Antibiotics |
| David Kopecky PhD UCI (2001) |
Tularik then Amgen | Reductive Acetylation of Acyclic Esters and A formal Total Synthesis of Leucascandrolide A |
| Jennifer (Bilunas) Lee PhD U Minn (1997) |
3M Company | A Mild, Regioselective Ketal Claisen Rearrangement Promoted by Triisobutylaluminum and Synthesis of ortho-Disubstituted Benzimides: Potential New Chiral Auxiliaries and Studies Toward the Synthesis of Swinholide A: Alkylation of Cyanohydrin Acetonides by Secondary Alkyl Iodides |
| Juliet McComas PhD UCI (2003) |
Glaxo Smith-Kline (King of Prussia) | Toward the Synthesis of Phorboxazole B: Completion of the C28-C46 Fragment |
| Sonja (Swenson) Mackey PhD UCI (1997) |
3M Pharmaceuticals | Reactions of 4-Cyano-2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-Dioxanes |
| Terri McLernon PhD U Minn (1995) |
Post-doc with Mark Distefano at the University of Minnesota, Beckman Coulter | Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols Using a Chiral Oxoammonium Salt |
| Chris Matthews PhD UCI (2000) |
Pfizer, Inc. (La Jolla) | The Total Synthesis of Dolabelide A and Synthesis of Catalysts for the Silylation of Alcohols and Invention of a Bis-Nucleophile for Convergent Synthesis of 1,3 diol Natural Products |
| Daniel Mickus PhD U Minn (1992) |
3M Company | The Total Synthesis of the Unnatural Enantiomer of Cholesterol and its Interaction with Amphotericin B |
| Garrick Packard PhD UCI (2001) |
Celgene, Inc. | Synthesis of the C8 to C13 Fragment of Candidin and Construction of a Rimocidin Aglycon and Beta-Selective Glycosylation with Mycosamine: Efforts Towards the Total Synthesis of Rimocidin |
| Brian Patterson MS UCI (2004) |
Pfizer, Inc. (La Jolla) | Ti(IV) Promoted Mukaiyama aldol-Prins Cyclization and the Ti(IV) promoted Michael Cascade Cyclization and Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of Leucascandrolide A |
| Kevin Plzak MS U Minn (1994) |
Walgreen's (Appleton, WI) | Methodological Studies into the Synthesis of Polyene Macrolide Antibiotics |
| Noel Powell PhD UCI (1998) |
NIH Post-doc with William Roush at the University of Michigan, Pfizer, Inc. (Ann Arbor) | Studies Towards Tandem "One Way" Bergman Radical Cyclizations of Aromatic Enediynes and Synthesis of Anti-1,3-diols by the cationic Coupling of Nucleophiles with 4-Acetoxy-1,3 Dioxanes |
| Jay Powers PhD U Minn (1995) |
Post-doc with Gilbert Stork at Columbia University, Abbot, Tularik then Amgen | Conformation and Reactivity of Anomeric Radicals and Studies Toward the Synthesis of Swinholide A |
| Timothy Richardson PhD U Minn (1997) |
Post-doc with David Evans at Harvard University, Eli Lilly and Co | Stereochemical Assignment and Synthesis of Polyene Macrolide Antibiotics: Filipin III and Dermostatin A |
| Bruce Rogers PhD UCI |
NIH Post-doc wih Larry Overman at UCI, Pfizer, Inc. (Groton) | Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Non-Polyene Backbone Analogs of Amphotericin B and Stereochemical Assignment of Polyene Macrolides: The Absolute Configuration of Dermostatin A and B |
| Scott Savage
MS UCI (2002) |
Genentech | Completed a classwork master's degree |
| Chris Sinz PhD UCI (2001) |
Post-doc with Dave MacMillan at Cal Tech, Merck | The Total Synthesis of Dermostatin A and Cationic Couplings of 4-Acetoxy-1,3-dioxanes with Crotyl Metal Reagents |
| Donald Skalitsky PhD U Minn (1992) |
Post-doc with Paul Wender at Stanford University, Pfizer, Inc. (Ann Arbor) | The Development of 1,3-Diol Synthons and the Elucidation of the Stereochemistry of the Macrolactins |
| Leo Takaoka PhD UCI (2004) |
Post-doc with Dale Boger at the Scripps Research Institute | Spiroannulation by Reductive Cyclization: Synthetic Studies Toward the CD subunit of Spongistatin 1 (Altohyrtin A) and Studies Toward the Kinetic Resolution of Lactols Using a Ru(II)-Promoted Transfer Hydrogenation Catalyst |
| Xian Tian PhD UCI (2007) |
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| Tuan Tran MS UCI (2004) |
Anadys Pharmaceuticals | Synthetic studies and progress
towards the total synthesis of dolabelide A |
| Rajappa Vaidyanthan PhD UCI (1998) |
Post-doc at Eli Lilly and Co., Pfizer, Inc. | Chiral Nitroxides and Their Potential as Enantioselective Oxidants |
| Lori Jean Van Orden PhD UCI (2007) |
Theravance, Inc. | |
| Justin Vitale PhD UCI (2002) |
Roche (Palo Alto) | Segment-Coupling Prins Reactions: Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Phorboxazole B |
| Scott Wolckenhauer PhD UCI (2005) |
Post-doc with Justin DuBois at Stanford | Synthetic Applications of Tertiary alpha-Aminoorganolithium Reagents Generated by Reductive Lithiation |
| Guang Yang PhD UCI (1997) |
Post-doc with K. C. Nicolaou at Scripps Research Institute, Theravance, Inc., Pfizer, Inc. | Synthesis of the Polyene Macrolide Antibiotic Roflamycoin and 17-Deoxyroflamycoin and Synthetic Studies Toward Dodecahedrane |
| Post Doctoral Researchers | ||
| Dr. Bodo Betzemeier UCI (2000-2001) |
Boehringer Ingelheim, Vienna | Studies Towards the Synthesis of Amhidinol III |
| Dr. Vilas Dahankar U Minn/UCI (1994-1996) |
Dr. Reddy's (India) |
Development of a general synthesis of a-acetoxy ethers from esters and the
synthesis, equilibration, and coupling of 4-lithio-1,3-dioxanes
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| Dr. Javier De Vicente-Fidalgo UCI (2003-2005) |
Roche (Palo Alto) | Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of Amphidinol 3 |
| Dr. Bruce Ellsworth UCI (1996-1998) |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | |
| Dr. Nahla El-Said UCI (2002-2003) |
Saddleback College then Santiago Canyon College | Progress towards the synthesis of (-)-lasonolide A |
| Dr.
Marcus Frye UCI (2006-2007) |
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| Dr. Gabrielle Gralla UCI (2003-2005) |
BASF, Germany | Progress towards the synthesis of (-)-lasonolide A |
| Dr. Rebecca Hoye U Minn (1991-1993) |
Macalester College | |
| Dr. Isao Kadota UCI (1999-2000) |
Full Professor of Chemistry at Okayama University | Synthetic Study of Candidin |
| Dr. Uday Khire U Minn/UCI (1993-1997) |
Bayer Corp. | |
| Dr. Shinji Marumoto UCI (2000-2002) |
Sankyo Co., Ltd. | Synthetic study towards SCH-351448 |
| Dr. Tsuyoshi Maekawa UCI (2004-2005) |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Limited | Synthetic study towards Phorboxazole B |
| Dr. Cesar Rodriguez U Minn (1989-1990) |
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| Dr. David Rydberg U Minn (1992-1993) |
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| Dr. Patrick Stoy UCI (2005-2006) |
GlaxoSmithKline | Progress towards the synthesis of the Phorboxazole B side chain |
| Dr. Christian Thomas UCI (1999-2000) |
Bayer Pharma | Stereoselective Synthesis of the C20-C27 Fragment of Phorboxaxole B |
| Dr. Andrea Vescovi UCI (2002-2004) |
BASF, Germany | Glycosylation and Synthetic Studies towards Candidin and (+)-Rimocidin |
| Dr. Katharina (Voigt) Jansen UCI (1996-1997) |
Bayer AG | |
| Dr. Samuel Zeller U Minn (1990) |
Kelco Division of Monsanto | |
| Dr. Maik Zimmerman
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| Dr. Yan Zhu UCI (1995-1997) |
Theravance then Metabolex (San Francisco) | |
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