Education:
- 1990-1991 Postdoctoral Research, Yale University (Samuel J. Danishefsky, Mentor)
- 1990 Ph.D., Harvard University (Steven A. Benner, Thesis Advisor)
- 1986-1990 Traveling Scholar, Eidgenoessische Technische. Hochschule (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland
- 1982 B.S., University of Chicago
Academic Positions:
- 2005- Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska
- 1997-2004 Associate Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry,
University of Nebraska
- 1991-1996 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry,
University of Nebraska
Academic Center Memberships:
2004 Nebraska Center for Materials Research & Analysis (CMRA)
1997 Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, University of Nebraska Med Center
1997 University of Nebraska Center for Environmental Toxicology
1992 University of Nebraska Center for Biotechnology
Editorial Board Memberships
2005-present Editorial Advisory Board, Current Medicinal Chemistry
2003-present Editorial Advisory Board, Letters in Drug Design and Discovery
2002-present Consulting Board of Editors, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry
Awards, Honors:
2006 Visiting Professor, Max Planck Institut f¨¹r molekulare Physiologie, Dortmund, Germany.
2005 Visiting Professorship, Universite de Rouen, Rouen, France.
2005 College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award,
University of Nebraska
2004 & 2005 Who's Who Among America's Teachers
2000, 01, 02 Excellence in Education Award - Beta Theta Pi Fraternity (thrice)
1997-2001 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
1999 Invited Participant ¨C National Academy of Sciences/Humboldt Foundation
5th Annual German-American ¡°Frontiers of Science¡± Symposium
(June 10-13, 1999; Berlin, Germany)
1996 Nominated for the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award- ASUN
(Association of Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
1996 Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Students -
UNL Teaching Council & UNL Parents Association
1992 Oliver T. Bird Summer Research Fellowship, University of Nebraska
1990-91 Merck Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University
1985-86 Eastman Kodak Graduate Fellowship, Harvard University
1981-82 Phi Beta Kappa, University of Chicago
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