Overview of the Delaware Organic Faculty
Robert 
Bach
Joseph
Fox
John T.
Koh
Joel
Schneider
Douglass F. 
Taber
Neal J.
 Zondlo 
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Organic
Synthesis 
Bioorganic 
Bioorganic
Synthesis
Organic/
Bioorganic
 Theoretical Organic and Bioorganic Reaction Mechanisms
Synthetic Methodology and Organometallic Chemistry
 Design and Synthesis of Transcriptional Regulators
Peptide and Protein Design and Synthesis
Total Synthesis and Synthetic Methodology
Molecular Design and Catalysis
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More Detailed Descriptions Below!

 

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Robert D. Bach, Research Professor:

Theoretical chemistry and mechanistic organic chemistry.
Robert D. Bach

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Joseph P. Fox, Assistant Professor:

The development of new methods in organic synthesis.  An emphasis will be
the enantioselective synthesis of strained molecules, which will
subsequently be transformed into larger, unstrained molecules using
reactions that increase functionality with absolute control of
stereochemistry.
Joseph Fox

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John T. Koh, Assistant Professor:

Bioorganic: Design and synthesis of small molecules and biomolecular systems for the regulation of gene transcription; glycomimics, receptor ligand design, protein engineering. We work to apply organic chemistry in new ways to interact with biological systems through the rational design and manipulation of small molecules through organic synthesis and biomolecules such as nucleic acids and proteins.
John T. Koh

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Joel Schneider, Assistant Professor:

Bioorganic Chemistry: Our research employs a combination of peptide and
protein design as well as chemical synthesis to construct biologically relevant
molecules whose properties are probed by a variety of biophysical techniques. Specifically, we are currently interested in the design and synthesis of water soluble receptors that will inhibit bacterial cell wall biosynthesis. These conformationally restricted receptors are designed to bind the nascent cell wall dipeptide D-Ala-D-Ala, ultimately leading to the development of novel antibiotics. We are also developing methodology aimed at conformationally constraining peptide sequences via lanthanide metal chelation. This research involves the synthesis of novel C- and N-terminal metal binding auxiliaries, their incorporation into peptide sequences, and investigating the metal binding properties of the resulting peptidic constructs. Joel Schneider

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Douglass F. Taber, Professor:

We are interested in the enantioselective synthesis of complex, physiologically
active natural products. To this end, we are interested in developing new
organic reactions, and in using computational methods to understand
stoichiometric and catalytic organometallic chemistry.
Douglass F. Taber

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Neal J. Zondlo, Assistant Professor

Our research focuses on the design, synthesis and development of small molecules and minimalist polymers with biological activity, the elucidation of fundamental principles of and discovery of effectors of biological interactions, the development of novel, functional proteins, and the development of novel and useful methods of enantioselective catalysis.
Neal J. Zondlo

Many of the organic faculty participate in the NIH funded Chemistry and Biology Interface Program (CBI) which offers a unique opportunity to learn within a multidisciplinary, inter-departmental program.
Zondlo, Taber, Schneider, Koh, Fox, Bach

Much of our Department is New, Improved and still getting Better!

During the course of the past decade, our department has undergone dramatic changes.

It started in the early nineties when we started improve our facilities.  The construction of Lammot DuPont laboratory and renovations to parts of Brown and Drake Labs have made much of our facilities rival the best anywhere!  See the amazing PICTURE TOUR OF OUR DEPARTMENT put together by the Taber Group.

Our commitment to excellence does not stop at just bricks!  The department and the university has made a substantial investment in new faculty to enhance and expand the high quality research in our department.  Indeed nearly one third of the faculty in our department have been hired in the past six years!  This a remarkable time of growth and discovery.  We welcome you to stop by for a visit!

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News

Two UD Chem/Bioc Students Reap Awards at 72nd Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention Details

Undergraduate Awarded 2008 Pfizer Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Details

Professor Cecil Dybowski Named Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy Details

UD Undergraduate Affiliate Receives First Annual Outstanding Chapter Awards for the Northeast Region and the Nation from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Details

Trofimenko Memorial Prize Details

6th Annual Dyer Award Winners, Luke Ceo and Heather Schmidt Details

University Graduate Fellows Award Given to Juan Carlos Rodrigez-Reyes Details

Announcements

Chemistry Award Challenge
Thank you to all who participated in the Chemistry Award Challenge.  Due to the generosity of our alumni, faculty, staff and friends we raised $13,153.54.  Both the Trofimenko Memorial Award and the Carl von Frankenberg Award have reached endowment status!

Easter Egg Hunt in the Chemistry StockroomFisher Scientific hosted another Easter Egg Hunt in the Chemistry Stockroom on Thursday March 20, 2008.  Connie Smith, Senior On Site Specialist for Thermo Fisher prepared 70 plastic eggs containing numbers inside for corresponding prizes. Details

Friday, May  16th, 2008
American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneers 2008 Awardee Speeches Details

 


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