Herbert Charles Brown | |
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Born | May 22, 1912 |
Nationality | USA |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Known for | Organoboranes |
Awards | National Medal of Science 1969 Elliott Cresson Medal 1978 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Chicago, Purdue University |
Doctoral advisor | Hermann Irving Schlesinger |
Arun K. Ghosh
editArun K. Ghosh is an organic chemist specializing in . Discovered Darunavir based on backbone binding design concept.
Biography
edit- 1988-1994 Research Fellow, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA
- 1994-1997 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 1997-1999 Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 1999-2005 Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- 2005-Present Ian P. Rothwell Distinguished Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Education
editHe received the following degrees:
- BSc (Honors), Calcutta University, 1978
- MSc, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1981
- PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 1985
Following these studies, he went on to become a Post doctoral Fellow under Professor E. J. Corey at Harvard University from 1985-1988.
Major Contributions
editPublications
editArun K. Ghosh has more than 200 scientific publications [1]
Design of Aspartic Acid Protease Inhibitors
editHIV-1 Protease Inhibitors
editBeta Secretase-1 Inhibitors
editTotal Synthesis
editMethodology
editAsymmetric Aldol Reactions
editMulticomponent Reactions
editAwards
edit- Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, 2010 [2]
- IUPAC-Richter Prize, 2010 [3]
- Robert Scarborough Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry Award, 2008 [4]
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005 [5]
- University Scholar, University of Illinois , 1998-2000
- Research Fellow, Merck Research Laboratories, 1988-94
- National Scholar, Government of India, 1976-1981
See Also
edit- Medicinal chemistry
- Aspartate protease
- HIV/AIDS
- HIV-1 protease
- Darunavir
- Alzheimer's disease
- Beta-secretase 1
- Multicomponent Reaction
- Aldol Reaction
References
editFurther Reading
edit- Aspartic Acid Proteases as Therapeutic Targets
- The FDA Approved HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors for Treatment of HIV/AIDS
- Modern Aldol Reactions