Title：Necessity is the Mother of Invention: Natural Products and the Chemistry They Inspire
Lecturer：Prof.Sarah E. Reisman(California Institute of Technology)
Time：9:00 - 10:30 a.m. ,March 19th,2019(Tuesday)
Place：Chuanglong Hall , College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
Abstract：
The chemical synthesis of natural products provides an exciting platform from which to conduct fundamental research in chemistry and biology. Our group is currently pursuing the synthesis of a number of structurally complex natural products, including the diterpenoids perseanol and talatisamine. The densely-packed arrays of heteroatoms and stereogenic centers that constitute these polycyclic targets challenge the limits of current technology and inspire the development of new synthetic strategies and tactics. This seminar will describe the latest progress in our methodological and target-directed synthesis endeavors.
About the Lecturer：
Academic Career:
2006-2008 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA NIH Postdoctoral Fellow,
2001–2006 Yale University, New Haven, CT ,Ph.D.
1997–2001 Connecticut College, New London, CT,BA
Professional Career:
2014- Now California Institute of Technology, Professor
Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
Executive Officer for Chemistry
2008-2014 California Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor
Awards:
OMCOS Award (2019)
Dr. Margaret Faul Award for Women in Chemistry (2019)
Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award (2014)
Bright Young Minds, recognized by Science News (2015)
Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (2013)
Eli Lilly Grantee (2012-13)
Novartis Early Career Award (2012-14)
DuPont Young Professor Grant (2012-14)
Amgen Young Investigator Award (2012)
NSF CAREER Award (2011-2015)
