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Neil becomes Department Chair
Neil becomes Department Chair

Neil will now be serving as the Department Chair for the Chemistry and Biochemistry department.

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Lab UpdatesJulio GonzalezJuly 16, 20192019
Garg Lab launches QRChem.net!
Garg Lab launches QRChem.net!

QRChem.net allows researchers and educators to generate scannable QR codes that link to interactive 3D structures.

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Lab UpdatesJulio GonzalezJuly 16, 20192019
Congrats to Rachel, Francesca, and Jason!
Congrats to Rachel, Francesca, and Jason!

Rachel Knapp, Francesca Ipolitti, and Jason Chari have passed their candidacy exams!

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Lab UpdatesJulio GonzalezJuly 16, 20192019
Newly Minted PhDs
Newly Minted PhDs

Bryan Simmons, Joyann Barber, and Lucas Morrill are now Doctors! Congrats to the 23rd, 24th, and 25th PhDs from the Garg lab.

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Lab UpdatesJulio GonzalezJuly 16, 20192019
Cyclohexyne and 1,2-Cyclohexadiene Precursors
Cyclohexyne and 1,2-Cyclohexadiene Precursors

Our quick approach to synthesizing silyltriflate precursors to cyclohexyne and 1,2-cyclohexadiene has been published in JOC.

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Research NewsNeil GargJuly 15, 20192019
Congrats to Neil!
Congrats to Neil!

Neil has been selected to receive the 2019 ACS James Flack Norris Teaching Award.

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Lab UpdatesJulio GonzalezJuly 12, 20192019
“Chemical” Is Not a Dirty Word
Course HeroNeil GargMarch 6, 20192018
How Blockbuster Helped Neil Garg Become a Better Prof
Top HatNeil GargMarch 6, 20192019
Congrats to Robert, Sarah, and Milauni!
Congrats to Robert, Sarah, and Milauni!

Congratulations to our recent grad student award winners! Robert (2018 I.N. for Safety), Sarah (2019 Senior Foote Fellowship), and Milauni (2019 Stone Graduate Student Fellowship)

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Lab UpdatesNeil GargMarch 6, 20192019
Congrats to Neil!
Congrats to Neil!

Neil has been named a recipient of NYU’s Distinguished Alumni Award! Prior awardees include Alec Baldwin, Spike Lee, and many others.

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Lab UpdatesNeil GargMarch 6, 20192019
Top Hat's interview with Neil
Top Hat's interview with Neil

A personal look into Neil's early life of selling knives, counting dogs, being challenged as a college student, and the transition to academic life and teaching.

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Lab UpdatesNeil GargMarch 6, 20192019
Voyage LA Magazine's interview with Neil
Voyage LA Magazine's interview with Neil

Neil was recently featured in Voyage LA Magazine’s Most Inspiring Stories. Read it here!

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Lab UpdatesNeil GargJanuary 12, 20192018
Happy 40th to Neil!
Happy 40th to Neil!

Neil turns 40…Happy Birthday NellyG!

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Lab UpdatesNeil GargDecember 18, 20182018
Help Study Groups Bond with Music Videos
Course HeroNeil GargDecember 13, 20182018
Our new lab swag!
Our new lab swag!

Just having some fun in our new lab t-shirts with the ACS mole!

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Lab UpdatesNeil GargDecember 12, 20182018
Melinda and Bryan are named MBCF Scholars!
Melinda and Bryan are named MBCF Scholars!

Melinda and Bryan are headed to Steamboat Springs Colorado as MBCF Scholars! Congrats to both of them.

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Lab UpdatesNeil GargDecember 9, 20182018
Congratulations to Bryan, Joyann, and Lucas!
Congratulations to Bryan, Joyann, and Lucas!

Congrats to our 5th years, Bryan, Joyann, Lucas, for scoring jobs! In 2019, they’ll be off to Celgene, Pfizer, and Amgen.

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Lab UpdatesNeil GargDecember 7, 20182018
Collaboration with NIH Available on ACS Central Science
Collaboration with NIH Available on ACS Central Science

Check out our 100th publication! A collaboration involving nearly 100 co-authors, led by the NIH NCATS. It features 2(S)-cathafoline, a natural product our lab has synthesized.

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Research NewsNeil GargDecember 5, 20182018
Congrats to Jason!
Congrats to Jason!

Jason just delivered an awesome talk on machine learning. Well done!

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Lab UpdatesNeil GargDecember 3, 20182018
Farewell to Maude
Farewell to Maude

Good luck to Dr. Maude Giroud, who is off to start her new job at Boehringer Ingelheim!

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Lab UpdatesNeil GargNovember 30, 20182018
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