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Principal Investigator

Professor John A. Porco, Jr. - B.A., College of the Holy Cross, 1985;  Ph.D., Harvard University, 1992

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Post-Doctoral Researcher

Stephane Roche - Ph.D., Blaise Pascal University, (France)

Project Area: [3+2] Photoinduced Studies Toward Synthesis of Rocaglate Natural Products and Derivatives

5th Year Graduate Student

Andrew Kleinke - B.S., University of California, Santa Cruz (USA), 2004

Project Area: Synthesis of Epidithiodiketopiperazine Natural Products

5th Year Graduate Student

Ji Qi - B.S., Peking University (PRC), 2004

Project Area: Synthesis of Polyprenylated Phloroglucinol Natural Products

4th Year Graduate Student

Stephen Scully - B.S., University of Mississippi (USA), 2005

Project Area: Synthetic Studies Toward Diazobenzofluorene Natural Products

4th Year Graduate Student

Suwei Dong - B.S., Peking University (PRC), 2005

Project Area: Complex Molecule Synthesis via Copper-Mediated Oxidation

3rd Year Graduate Student

Qiang Zhang - B.S. Sichuan University (PRC) 2002

Project Area: Synthesis of Polyprenylated Phloroglucinol Natural Products

3rd Year Graduate Student

Huan Cong - B.S. Peking University (PRC), 2006

Project Area: Synthesis of
Prenylflavonoid Diels-Alder Natural Products

2nd Year Graduate Student

Yuan Xiong - B.S. Tsinghua University (PRC) 2007

Project Area: Synthesis of Sangennol Natural Products

2nd Year Graduate Student

Andrew Little - B.S. DePaul University (USA), 2007

Project Area: Synthesis of Polycyclic Xanthone Natural Products

1st Year Graduate Student

Anais Gervais - B.S. National Graduate School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering - University of Montpellier (France), 2007

Project Area: Synthesis of Tetramethylcyclohexenedione Natural Products

Merck / BU Graduate Student

Dave Sloman - B.A., Boston University (USA), 2004

Project Area: Synthesis of Polycyclic Xanthone Natural Products

Junior Undergraduate Student

Denise Grunenfelder

Project Area: Complex Molecule Synthesis via Copper-Mediated Oxidation

Sophomore Undergraduate Student

Arthur Su

Project Area: Synthetic Studies Toward Diazobenzofluorene Natural Products

 

 

 

Former Members

 

Post Doctoral Researchers
Current Position
Prof. Nicolas Rabasso
Paris-sud XI
Principal Scientist, Schering Plough Research Institute, Cambridge, MA
Dr. A. Jeevanandam
Pharm-Eco, Lexington, MA
CMLD Assistant Director, Boston University
Dr. Andreas Heutling
Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Manheim, Germany
Research Scientist, Eisai Research Institute, Andover, MA
Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI

 

Graduate Students
Degree (Year)
Current Position
Scott Magee
Suntory Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA
Ph.D.
Schering Plough Research Institute, Cambridge, MA
Dr. Chaomin Li
Ph.D.
Merck, Boston, MA
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Colorado University at Boulder, CO
M.A. (2005)
Danielle Solano
M.A.
Graduate Student in Prof. Kurth's laboratory, Department of Chemistry, UC-Davis
Ph.D. (2006)
Epix Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, MA
Ph.D. (2006)
Assistant Investigator, Head of Chemistry Center
National Institute of Biological Sciences
Beijing, China
Ph.D. (2007)
Post-doc in Prof. Baran's laboratory, Scripps Research Institute, California, CA
Ph.D. (2007)
Post-doc in Prof. Danishefsky's laboratory, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
Ph.D. (2007)
Post-doc, Wyeth Research,
Pearl River, N.Y.
Ph.D. (2007)
Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA
Ph.D. (2008)
Post-doc in Prof. Buchwald's laboratory, Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Ph.D. (2009)
Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA

 

Visiting Scholars
Current Position
Prof. Cynthia McGowan
Merrimack College
Graduate Student at Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Jennifer Treece
Graduate Student in Department of Medicinal Chemistry at University of Kansas

 

Undergraduate Students
Degree (Year)
Current Position
Cheng Ting Lin
B.A. Chemistry (2003)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2004)
Pharmacy Student, College of Pharmacy
The Ohio State University
Jamie Ryan
B.A. Chemistry (2004)
Geekita Gupta
B.A. Chemistry (2005)
Nicholas Grigoriadis
B.A. Chemistry (2005)
Olga Lehkekhman
B.A. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2006)
Dan Schmitt
B.A. Chemistry (2006)
graduate student in Prof. Johnson's laboratory, Department of Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill
Stephanie Chichetti
B.A. Chemistry (2006)
Merck, Boston, MA
Malca Watkins
B.A. Chemistry (2007)
Placement Coordinator,
California Transplant Donor Network
Adam Schell
B.A. Chemistry (2008)
Merck, Boston, MA
B.A. Chemistry (2009)

 

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