Overview of Organic Faculty |
More Detailed Descriptions
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Robert Bach, Research Professor: |
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Theoretical chemistry and mechanistic organic chemistry.
Robert D. Bach
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Joseph Fox, Associate Professor: |
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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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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, Associate Professor: |
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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 Taber, Professor: |
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We are interested in the enantioselective synthesis
of complex, physiologicallyactive 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, Associate Professor: |
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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
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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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this page made by JTK: Maintained by Jen Durkin |
Last updated 05/20/2008
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14th CHEM/BIOC Graduation Convocation: Pearson Hall, May 30, 2009 Details
36th annual Silver Symposium Details
CHEM/BIOC Awards - Honors Day, 2009 Details
6 Receive 2009 Plastino Award Details
2009 Intercollegiate Student Chemist Convention Details
Svilen Bobev named 2009 ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship awardee Details |

11:30AM, Saturday, May 30, 2009 14th CHEM/BIOC Graduation Convocation | Pearson Hall Auditorium Details
11:30 AM, Friday, June 12, 2009 Spring, 2009 ACS Process Spectroscopy/Society for Applied Spectroscopy Meeting Details
Postdoctoral Positions in Organic and Organometallic Chemistry Available. For more information, see D. Watson's website and M. Watson's website.
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