It was an honor and a pleasure to get to give a talk on advances in carbene chemistry and later share a meal at #ACSFall2023 with these amazing scientists/professors I've long look up to!
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Right now in Role of Synthetic Innovation in Advancing Medicinal Chemistry in Moscone South rm 21 we have @Sidhill_Phd sharing amazing work on cyclopropanes
#ACSFall2023
Fortunate to have had an amazing opportunity to work with a team of scientists at @sanofi and our work culminating to this article in @ACSCatalysis
Site-Selective C–H Functionalization of N-Aryl and N-Heteroaryl Piperidines, Morpholines, and Piperazines https://t.co/EMxsYZS67P
Another great work as a result of a fruitful collaboration with great mentors/advisors.
Catalyst Controlled Site- and Stereoselective Rhodium(II) Carbene C(sp3)–H Functionalization of Allyl Boronates https://t.co/NpluyYCh3t
Happy to share this great in-house team work. Very honored to work alongside each one of these amazing scientists.
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Extended C4–Symmetric Dirhodium Tetracarboxylate Catalysts https://t.co/t5sFCG0wvv
Thrilled to share this team work with accomplishments, and very honored to have worked alongside such great scientists and mentors. #teamwork#ACS#JACS#chemtwitter#blackinchem
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Nobody will remember:
- Your salary
- Your fancy title
- How busy you were
- How many hours you worked
People will remember:
- carbenes do C-H insertion
- they also do cyclopropanation
- and ylide formation
- Wolff rearrangement, too
We are seeking highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellows to join our group. Project(s) focus on design and synthesis, followed by in vitro and in vivo profiling, of novel therapeutic agents. Apply now: https://t.co/CYMjBgkP40
@Spongistatin It is perfectly ok if it does not make sense to you at all. That's why we are all different and unique in our own ways. Also, the post says that I'll be starting med school in the fall. If you must know, I'm simply waiting on scholarship packages before committing to any school
10 years ago, I came to the US with a dream of becoming a physician. After a BS double majoring in Chemistry and Physics with a minor in Mathematics (AAMU-2017), a PhD in Organic Chemistry (Emory-2022), the dream is still well alive and the journey has been completely necessary.
@Spongistatin Totally understandable. Fortunately I've been lucky/blessed to not have incurred any student debt up to this point. I greatly appreciate your comments as they're logical and insightful
@Spongistatin You're absolutely correct, it doesn't make sense economically or time wise but in my humble opinion it's about finding ways to do something you care about while attempting to make a positive impact in the lives of others that really matters. Please see my other comment below
@VS_PhD I absolutely love both science (Chemistry) and Medicine, and would have pursued an MD/PhD in these areas if the opportunity presented itself earlier. Thanks for that question, I certainly encounter it during my med school interviews.
Yesterday was a big day as I successfully defended my PhD work on Asymmetric dirhodium Carbene C-H Functionalization as a Complementary Tool to Synthetic Disconnection Strategies. All thanks to my mentors, friends and family for being by my side all the way to this point.