synthesis of biologically active natural products, development of new synthetic methods, heterocyclic chemistry, DNA-agent interactions, antitumor antibiotics

The Scripps Research Institute
Joined March 2012
Hey @Support @Safety @X, Our lab account @BaranLabReads was suddenly suspended, but we have exciting science to share! Appeal was submitted can you please help? Calling on our science collaborators & friends to please RT for visibility. @ScrippsResearch
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Prof. Jin-Quan Yu (@YulabJin) will receive the 5th Akira Suzuki Award for his research on C–H bond activation, which makes it easier to build complex molecules. His work accelerates advances in pharmaceuticals, molecular tools and materials science. More: ow.ly/z0BL50WhOQf
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The Smissman Memorial Lecture series continues tomorrow featuring Scripps Research Institute's Benjamin Cravatt. A scientific lecture is at 9 am in PHAR 1020 and the main lecture is at 4 pm in the Big 12 Rm. of the Kansas Union. The public is invited.
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It was truly an honor for @theserbianator and me to host our mentor @BogerLab during the Closs Lecture at @UChiChemistry. Having our old mentor visit is akin to welcoming a cherished family member, leaving everyone in awe. Such moments in Grad school are rare and unforgettable.😊
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A great opportunity to do a poster presentation the APS @ampepsoc @UEAPharmacy @bigctweets
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Elated to share that the Board of Trustees @WakeForest has officially approved my tenure and promotion to Associate Professor! So thankful for my students, colleagues, and mentors who made this all possible! More exciting science to come!
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Today we report in @ChemRxiv a scalable solution to the total synthesis (and structural reassignment) of the Portimines (bit.ly/3iJ61DT). In collaboration with @_chrisgparker_ and Luke Lairson the remarkable biological activity of this natural product family was revealed
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KU School of Pharmacy is pleased to announce a major gift from Professor Emeritus Gary Grunewald. His $1.6 million endowment establishes two full-tuition scholarships each year for KU Pharmacy students. Read more 👉 rockcha.lk/DrG #RockChalk #KURx
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BogerLab retweeted
40 Years of Duocarmycins: A Graphical Structure/Function Review of Their Chemical Evolution, from SAR to Prodrugs and ADCs Jan G. Felber and Oliver Thorn-Seshold go.acs.org/3hB @ThornSesholdLab #cancertherapy #openaccess
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It was an honor to give this year's Smissman Memorial Lecture and I owe a big thank you to the KU Medicinal Chemistry Department for hosting me!
Inspiring talks given by Dr. Craig Crews as the KU 2022 Edward E. Smissman Memorial Lecturer on inhibiting and hijacking proteosomes. Watch out for more TACs! Thank you, Craig! @CraigMCrews @ChemKu
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The Tetrahedron Board of Executive Editors are pleased to announce that the 2022 Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in #OrganicSynthesis is awarded to Prof. Chi-Huey Wong @scrippsresearch🥳🏅 For more: bit.ly/TET-Prize-22 @ELSchemistry #ChemTwitter #TetrahedronPrize #scripps
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Dear friends, one of my best friend’s mother has been diagnosed with a breast cancer a month ago. Chemotherapies are expensive, so we need your help. Please, donate if you can, it will be very appreciated. ❤️Doña Marina medical expenses gofund.me/0a94d533
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1/4 We’re delighted to announce Keary Engle @englelab @scrippsresearch & Thomas Bennett @thomasdbennett @Cambridge_Uni @cu_mat as the joint recipients of the 2021 @ChemCommun Emerging Investigator Lectureship!🏆
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Synthesis as an Expanding Resource in Human Milk Science by Lianyan L. Xu and @StevenDTownsend @Townsend_Lab @VanderbiltChem in @J_A_C_S pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Delighted to report that Changlei's paper was recently published in @ELSchemistry. It was such an honor to dedicate this study to @BogerLab on the occasion of Prof. Boger's receipt of the 2020 Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Annual reminder that March Madness wouldn't exist if not for the man who invented the sport, James Naismith, and the man who created the NCAA Tournament, Phog Allen. Both were Jayhawks. #KUbball #RockChalk
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Check out our most recent publication: Convergent Total Synthesis of Yaku'amide A. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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