Welcome!
Research within our group is focused at the frontiers of organic synthesis, both in terms of new reaction design, and in the synthesis of complex biologically active molecules. The rich interplay between these two sub-disciplines has been instrumental in driving forward the limits of our chemical knowledge and in defining new fields of research, such as chemical biology.
Recent years have seen an explosion of scientific discoveries stemming from meaningful interdisciplinary, collaborative research: Organic synthesis has been, and will continue to be, at the heart of many of these endeavors.
Interested in joining our group? Graduate students should apply to the Northwestern University Chemistry Graduate Program, while Post-doctoral Fellows should mail an application letter and CV to Regan (see 'Contact' for address - emails may not be replied to).
NEWS
- 01-19-2010
- Devon and Chris's manuscript on the traceless bond constructions of N-allylhydrazones has been accepted for publication in Nature Chemistry. Not a bad way to kick the year off!
- 11-04-2009
- Congratulations to Leah and Brian for their recent article on oxidative allylation that just appeared in Organic Letters.
- 08-31-2009
- Congratulations to Mike whose work describing the first enantioselective total synthesis of metacycloprodigiosin and prodigiosin R1 was just accepted for publication inThe Journal of the American Chemical Society.
- 08-1-2009
- It's been a good year so far in terms of funding: The group got its first NIH grant, an NSF CAREER award, and an American Cancer Society Institutional Grant.