Christopher D. Vanderwal

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Professor and Vice Chair, Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute, 2003, Chemistry
Phone: (949)-824-6702
Fax: (949)-824-2210
Email: cdv@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
1102 Natural Sciences II
Department of Chemistry
Mail Code: 2025
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
natural products, strategies for complex molecule synthesis, biosynthesis
Academic Distinctions
Craig Visiting Professorship, Australia National University, 2015
Journal of Organic Chemistry Outstanding Author of the Year, 2014
Novartis Chemistry Lectureship, 2013–2014
Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry of Japan Lectureship Award, 2012UCI Chancellor's Fellow, 2011-2013
Eli Lilly Grantee, 2010
AstraZeneca Award for Excellence in Chemistry, 2010
Fellow of the A. P. Sloan Foundation, 2010
Amgen Young Investigator Award, 2009
NSF CAREER Award, 2008
Research Abstract
Our research program focuses on the development of strategies and methods for the rapid synthesis of architecturally complex natural products. Both target-inspired and methodology-driven approaches to synthesis are considered.

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06/06/2015