IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists, Honorable Mention, 2013
Norma Stoddart Prize, 2013
Reaxys Ph.D. Prize Finalist, 2012
John Stauffer Fellowship for Research Excellence at UCLA, 2011
ACS DOC Graduate Research Symposium (Attendee and speaker, 2011)
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship
University Fellowship
B.S. Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, 2007
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
NIH Post-Doctoral Fellow - Professor Robert H. Grubbs, Caltech
Discovery Scientist, Genentech, South San Francisco, California
Currently:
Medicinal Chemistry Associate Director, Maze Therapeutics
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship
ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship
Bristol-Myers Squibb Graduate Fellowship in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Majeti–Alapati Graduate Fellowship for Excellence in Research, 2010
Chemical Science Poster Prize at the 2011 Organic Reactions & Processes GRC
Saul and Sylvia Winstein Dissertation Award, 2012
B.S. Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2007
Ph.D Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
Post-Doc - Professor Larry E. Overman, University of California, Irvine
Currently:
Process Chemist, Amgen
Thousand Oaks, California
Dr. Alex Schammel
B.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006
Ph.D Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
Post-Doc - Professor Dale L. Boger, Scripps Research Institute
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist (Scientist II), Maze Therapeutics
NOBCChE/GlaxoSmithKline Fellowship
Bristol-Myers Squibb Minority Chemist Fellowship
UCLA Graduate Research Mentorship Award
UCLA NSF AGEP Competitive Edge Award
B.S. Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006
Ph.D Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
Post-Doc - Professor Jonathan A. Ellman, Yale University
Senior Chemist I, Norac Pharma, Azusa, California
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Norac Pharma
B.A. Chemistry, University of Oregon, 2007
Ph.D Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
Postdoc, Caltech (Professor Mark Davis)
Currently:
Research Scientist, Thermo Fisher
Eugene, Oregon
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship
ACS DOC Graduate Research Symposium (Attendee and speaker, 2012)
Roche Excellence in Chemistry Symposium (Attendee and speaker, 2012)
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship. 2012-2013
Bristol-Myers Squibb Graduate Fellowship in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Hanson-Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching
John Stauffer Fellowship (UCLA), 2012
B.A. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
University of California, Berkeley, 2006
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2013
Research Chemist, AbbVie, Chicago, Illinois
Currently:
Process Chemist, Abbvie
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 2010–2013
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Maryland, 2008
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2014
Chemist - FDA/CDER
Currently:
FDA Chemist (CMC Reviewer)
Pfizer-UCLA Dissertation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Organic Synthesis
John Stauffer Fellowship for Research Excellence at UCLA, 2013
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2013–2014
Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Award
ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship, 2012–2013
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2012–2014
Hanson-Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching
B.A. Chemistry, Carleton College, 2008
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2014
Senior Scientist, Pfizer, Groton, Connecticut
Currently:
Senior Manager Global External Supply, Pfizer
Aldrich-UCLA Dissertation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Organic Synthesis
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2013–2014
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2012–2014
Hanson-Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching
B.S. Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 2009
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2014
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Neurocrine Biosciences
San Diego, California
Pfizer-UCLA Dissertation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Organic Synthesis
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2012–2014
Chemistry–Biology Interface Trainee, 2010-2013
B.S. Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 2007
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2014
Post-Doc - Professor Peter B. Dervan - Caltech
Currently:
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Westmont College
Aldrich-UCLA Dissertation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Organic Synthesis
Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship, 2011–2014
Excellence in Second Year Academics and Research Award
B.A. Chemistry, Cornell University, 2009
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2015
Researcher, IBM, San Fransisco, California
Currently:
Kura Oncology, San Diego CA
Pfizer-UCLA Dissertation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Organic Synthesis
Ernest F. Hare, Jr., Memorial Scholarship for Research, 2014
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2014–2015
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 2011–2014
B.S. Chemistry, B.A. Music, Furman University, 2010
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2015
Post-Doc - Professor Phil S. Baran, Scripps Research Institute
Currently:
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Florida State University
Pfizer-UCLA Dissertation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Organic Synthesis
John Stauffer Fellowship for Outstanding Research, 2014
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship. 2014–2015
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2013–2015
Hanson-Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching
B.S. Chemistry, Oregon State University, 2010
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2015
Post-Doc - Professor Timothy F. Jamison, MIT
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Incyte
Saul and Sylvia Winstein Award, 2016
Majeti-Alapati Fellowship, 2015
Bristol-Myers Squibb Graduate Fellowship in Synthetic Organic
Chemistry, 2015–2016
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2015–2016
ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship, 2014–2015
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2014–2016
Hanson-Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2014
Edwin W. Pauley Fellowship
Excellence in Second Year Academics and Research Award
B.S. Chemistry, 2011
University of California, Davis
Post-Doc - Professor Scott J. Miller, Yale
Currently:
Senior Global R&D Scientist, FMC Corporation
UCLA-TCI Disseration Award for Excellence in Organic Synthesis, 2016
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2014–2016
Hanson-Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015
B.A. Chemistry and Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, 2011
Rutgers University
Currently:
Chemistry Automation & HTE Leader, Corteva Agriscience
Indianapolis, IN
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 2013–2016
Hanson-Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2013
Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award
B.S. Biochemistry, 2012
Rowan University
Currently:
K2 Biolabs, LLC Chemist
Majeti-Alapati Fellowship 2016
Dissertation Year Fellowship 2016–2017
Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship
B.S. Chemistry, 2012
California State University, Channel Islands
Post-Doc - Professor Keary Engle, Scripps Research Institute
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Amgen
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2015–2017
Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship, 2015–2017
Hanson-Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2013
B.S. Biochemistry, 2012
University of California, San Diego
Currently:
Senior Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb
Boston, Massachusetts
Dissertation Year Fellowship 2016–2017
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2015–2017
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 2013–2016
Hanson-Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2013
Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award
B.S. Chemistry, 2012
University of Idaho
Post-Doc - Professor Larry Overman, UC Irvine
Currently:
Process Chemist, Amgen
Majeti-Alapati Fellowship, UCLA, 2018
Pfizer-UCLA Dissertation Award, UCLA, 2018
Genentech Graduate Student Symposium in Chemical Research, May 2017
Dissertation Year Fellowship, UCLA, 2017–2018
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2016–2018
WCC Merck Research Award, 2016
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 2014–2017
Excellence in Second Year Academics and Research Award
Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award
B.A. Chemistry, 2013
Grinnell College
Currently:
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, San Diego CA
TCI-UCLA Dissertation Award, UCLA, 2018
Dissertation Year Fellowship, UCLA, 2017–2018
B.S. Chemistry, 2013
Seoul National University
Currently:
Discovery Chemist, Moderna
Majeti-Alapati Fellowship, UCLA, 2018
Pfizer-UCLA Dissertation Award, UCLA, 2018
Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship, 2016–2018
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2016–2018
Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship
B.S. Chemistry, Minor in Mathematics, 2013
University of California, Santa Barbara
Currently:
Assistant Professor of Chemistry - University of Southern California
Pfizer-UCLA Dissertation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Organic Synthesis, Pfizer, 2019
Bristol–Myers Squibb Graduate Fellowship in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 2018–2019
Dissertation Year Fellowship, UCLA, 2018–2019
Chemistry–Biology Interface Trainee, 2015–2018
UCLA Alumni Association Fellowship
B.S. Chemistry, 2014 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Currently:
Medicinal Scientist, Pfizer
TCI-UCLA Dissertation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Organic Synthesis, TCI, 2019
Hanson-Dow Excellence in Teaching Award
Excellence in Second Year Academics and Research Award
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2017–2019
Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship, 2016–2019
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2014–2016
Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award
B.A. Chemistry, 2014 Carleton College
Currently:
Medicinal Scientist, AstraZeneca
Boehringer-Ingelheim-UCLA Dissertation Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry, Boehringer Ingelheim, 2019
Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry Foundation Scholar, 2019
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 2016–2019
Hanson-Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015
Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award
B.S. Chemistry, 2014 California Lutheran University
Currently:
Principal Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Horizon Prize in Education, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021
Boehringer Ingelheim-UCLA Dissertation Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry, 2020
Excellence in Second Year Academics and Research Award
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 2017–2020
NIH Biotechnology Trainee, 2016–2017
Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship
B.S. Chemistry, 2015, Illinois College
Currently:
Technical Advisor – Life Sciences at Haley Guiliano, LLP
Pfizer-UCLA Dissertation Award for Excellence in Organic Synthesis, 2020
Saul Winstein Fellowship, 2019
Initiative Nominee for Safety Award, UCLA EH&S, 2018
Hanson-Dow Excellence in Teaching Award
B.S. Chemistry, 2013, North Carolina State University
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Incyte
Donald J. Cram Dissertation Award, 2020
Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2019–2020
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2017–2019
National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 2016–2019
B.S. Chemistry, 2014, University of California, Irvine
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Amgen
Majeti–Alapati Dissertation Award, 2020
Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2019–2020
B.S. Biochemistry, 2015, Western Washington University
Currently:
Process Chemist, Genentech
Pfizer-UCLA Dissertation Award, 2021
Horizon Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021
Ralph & Charlene Bauer Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching & Service, 2020
WCC/Eli Lilly Travel Award, 2020
TRDRP Predoctoral Research Fellowship, California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, 2019–2021
Hanson-Dow Excellence in Teaching Award, UCLA, 2019
Senior Christopher S. Foote Fellowship in Organic Chemistry, UCLA, 2019–2020
Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation, 2018
B.S. Chemistry, 2016, University of California, Los Angeles
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Eli Lilly
Donald J. Cram Dissertation Award, 2021
Education Innovation Award, UCLA, 2020
Michael E. Jung Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020
Ralph & Charlene Bauer Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching & Service, 2020
Excellence in Second Year Academics and Research Award, UCLA, 2019
TRDRP Predoctoral Research Fellowship 2018–2021
Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award
B.A. Chemistry and Physics, 2016, Bowdoin College
Currently:
Postdoctoral Scholar with Professor Theodore Betley - Harvard University
Horizon Prize in Education, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021
Majeti-Alapati Dissertation Award, 2021
Ralph and Charlene Bauer Award, 2021
WCC/Eli Lily Travel Award, 2020
Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship, NIH, 2019–2021
Eugene V. Cota–Robles Fellowship
Gates Millennium Scholar
B.A. Chemistry, 2016, University of Pennsylvania
Currently:
Postdoctoral Scholar with Professor Brian Stoltz - California Institute of Technology
Donald J. Cram Dissertation Award, 2022
Alfred R. Bader Award For Student Innovation 2021 in Chemistry, Sigma-Aldrich, 2021
Ralph and Charlene Bauer Award, 2021
Education Innovation Award, UCLA, 2020
Michael E. Jung Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020
Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship, NIH, 2019–2022
B.S. Biochemistry, 2017, Loyola University Chicago
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Eli Lilly
Pfizer-UCLA Dissertation Award, 2022
Horizon Prize in Education, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021
SMRF Fellowship, 2021
Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2021–2022
Horizon Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021
Ralph and Charlene Bauer Award, 2021
Education Innovation Award, UCLA, 2020
Jim and Barbara Tsay Excellence in Second Year Research and Academics Award, 2020
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2020
Saul Winstein Fellowship, 2019
Hanson-Dow Excellence in Teaching Award, UCLA, 2019
Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation, 2019
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2017
B.S. Biometry and Statistics, 2017, Cornell University
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Pfizer
Saul and Sylvia Winstein Dissertation Award, 2022
Horizon Prize in Education, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021
Ralph and Charlene Bauer Award, 2021
Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2019–2022
Hanson-Dow Excellence in Teaching Award, UCLA, 2019
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship
Graduate Dean’s Scholar Award
B.S. Chemistry, 2017, University of St. Thomas
Currently:
Postdoctoral Scholar with Professor Tehshik Yoon - University of Wisconsin
Donald J. Cram Dissertation Award, 2023
Theodore A. Geissman Excellence in Research Award, 2022
Horizon Prize in Education, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021
Jim and Barbara Tsay Excellence in Second Year Research and Academics Award, 2021
Christopher S. Foote Fellowship, 2021
Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2020–2023
NIH Biotechnology Trainee, 2019–2021
B.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2018, University of California, Berkeley
Majeti–Alapati Dissertation Award, 2023
Ralph and Charlene Bauer Award, 2022
Horizon Prize in Education, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021
Michael E. Jung Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020
Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2020–2023
B.A. Chemistry, 2018, The Ohio State University
ElectraTect Dissertation Award, 2023
Ralph and Charlene Bauer Award, 2023
Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2022–2023
UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Fellowship, 2022
Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry Foundation Scholar, 2022
Charles J. Pedersen Excellence in Research Award, 2021
Michael E. Jung Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020
B.A. Chemistry and Psychology, 2018, Williams College
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2007 University of California, Irvine
Professor Scott D. Rychnovsky
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Pfizer
Groton, CT
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2007, University of California, Irvine Professor
Research Chemist, X-Chem Inc., Cambridge, MA
Currently:
Director Medicinal Chemistry, Recludiz Pharma
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2007, University of California, Los Angeles, Professor Michael Jung
Research Chemist, HotSpot Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA
Currently:
Director Medicinal Chemistry, Casma Therapeutics
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2008
University of New Mexico
Professor Wei Wang
Currently:
Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Tsinghua University, China
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2013
Colorado State University
Professor John L. Wood
Research Chemist, Dupont, Wilmington, Delaware
Currently:
Associate Director of Process Chemistry, FMC Corporation
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2015
University of Strasbourg, France
Professor Patrick Pale
Research Chemist, Glycemicon, Brugg, Switzerland
Currently:
Manager Business Development CDMO, Arxada LLC
Ph.D. Chemistry 2016, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Currently:
Principal Scientist HTE, Novartis
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Fellowship 2017-2018
Ph.D. Chemistry 2016, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
M.S. Chemistry 2012, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
B.S. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 2009, EPF Lausanne, Switzerland
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Roche LLC
Horizon Prize in Education, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021
B.S. Biochemistry, Arizona State University, 2008
M.S. Chemistry, Arizona State University, 2011
M.A. Chemistry Boston University, 2014
Ph.D. Chemistry University of Oregon, 2016
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017-2020
Boston University Ignition Award, 2013-2014
PMSE Future Faculty Fellow 2018, ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 2018
Postdoctoral Research Award, UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2019
Currently:
Chief Executive Officer, ElectraTect
Max Kade Fellowship, 2020
Ph. D. Chemistry with honors, 2019, University of Vienna (Austria)
M. S. Chemistry cum laude, 2014, University of Camerino (Italy)
B. S. Chemistry cum laude, 2012, University of Camerino (Italy)
Currently:
Johnson & Johnson, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Currently: Research Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry, Gilead Sciences, Seattle, WA
Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH, 2020–2021
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2019, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S. Chemistry, 2014, The University of Texas at Austin
Currently:
Medicinal Chemist, Gilead
UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Postdoctoral Research Award, 2023
Ruth L. Kirschstein F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2020, Duke University
B.S. Biochemistry, 2015, College of Charleston
Donald J. Cram Teacher Scholar, 2020–2023
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, 2020, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B.S. Chemistry conc. Research, 2014, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Georg und Christine Sosnovsky Preis, 2023
Hypo Tirol Bank Dissertationspreis, 2023
Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship of the Austrian Science Fund, 2023–2024
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2022, University of Innsbruck
M.S. Chemistry, 2018, LMU Munich
B.S. Chemistry, 2015, University of Regensburg
Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, 2022, The University of Kansas
B.S. Biology, 2016, Nevada State College
Hungarian Eötvös 2010 Scholarship Program
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Currently:
Senior Clinical Research Associate, Argint International
2008 Amgen Scholars Program
University of California, Santa Cruz
Ph.D. Chemistry, UNC, Chapel Hill
Professor David Nicewicz
Currently:
Senior Chemist, Dow Chemical
Marlborough, Massachusetts
2013 Amgen Scholars Program
University of Seattle
Currently:
Graduate Student, Caltech
Professor Brian Stoltz
B.S. Chemistry, 2011
University of California, Los Angeles
Currently:
Tufts University, School of Dentistry
B.S. Chemistry, 2012
University of California, Los Angeles
Currently:
UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine
B.S. Biochemistry, 2012
University of California, Los Angeles
Currently:
Technion–Israel School of Medicine
B.S. Anatomy & Physiology, 2012
University of California, Los Angeles
Currently:
Tufts University, School of Medicine
Physician Assistant Program
Boston, Massachusetts
B.S. Physiological Science, 2013
University of California, Los Angeles
Currently:
UC, Davis, School of Medicine
Post-Bachelor Program
Davis, California
B.S. Chemistry, 2013
University of California, Los Angeles
Currently:
Chemist, Takeda Pharma
San Diego, California
2009 CSST Program
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Ph.D. Chemistry, 2015, Caltech, Professor Sarah Reisman
Currently:
Postdoc, MIT
Professor Stephen Buchwald
2010 CSST Program, Peking University, Beijing, China
Ph.D. Chemistry, MIT (Professor Stephen Buchwald)
Currently:
Assistant Professor, UC Santa Barbara
2011 CSST Student, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Currently:
Graduate Student, U. of Penn.
Professor Amos Smith
2012 CSST Student, Peking University, Beijing, China
Currently:
Graduate Student, MIT
Professor Stephen Buchwald
2013 CSST Student, Peking University, Beijing, China
Currently:
Graduate Student, UC, Berkeley
Professor John Hartwig
Oskar Jegar Scholarship, S. & N., 2015, B.S. Chemistry, 2014
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich
Currently: Research Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
B.S. Chemistry, 2013, Kyoto University, Kyoto
Ph.D. Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto
Scientist, Sumitomo Chemicals
B.S. Engineering, 2013, Nagoya university, Nagoya, Japan
2016 Amgen scholar, B.S. Chemistry, 2017, Westmont college
B.A. Chemistry, 2019, University of Science and Technology of China
Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry Foundation Scholar, 2019
B.S. Biochemistry, 2019
University of California, Los Angeles
