Gary H. Posner

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Gary H. Posner (June 2, 1943

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Career

Posner was born in

University of California Berkeley
. He was at Johns Hopkins University from 1969 to 2016, where he held the Scowe Professorship in Chemistry from 1989 onwards.

Research

Posner was first known for his pioneering research in organocopper chemistry in which he developed novel methods for organic synthesis involving organocopper reagents.[4][5] He is the author of the textbook An Introduction to Synthesis Using Organocopper Reagents. Posner has also contributed numerous other developments in synthetic organic chemistry including asymmetric synthesis and multicomponent organic reactions.[6] Posner's recent research has been focused on applying organic synthesis to the preparation of novel medicinal agents including isothiocyanates with anticancer properties,[7] new vitamin D analogs for the treatment of psoriasis,[8][9] and new antimalarial peroxides.[10][11][12]

Awards

In 1987, Posner was named Maryland Chemist of the Year and in 1994 he received the Distinguished Teaching Award at Johns Hopkins.[3] He was also a 2004 recipient of a Cope Senior Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "GARY H. POSNER". The Robert A. Welch Foundation Research Bulletin (46): 18. 1983.
  2. ^ Renowned chemist, longtime Hopkins faculty member Gary Posner dies at 74
  3. ^ a b Jean and Norman Scowe Professorship in Chemistry
  4. ISBN 978-0471264187
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  5. ISBN 978-0471264187
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  6. S2CID 91965184
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  7. PMID 8289191
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  8. ISBN 978-0-12-252687-9. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help
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  9. ISBN 978-1-61737-342-8
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  10. PMID 15163175
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  11. PMID 9925735
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  12. PMID 17439113
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  13. ^ Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, American Chemical Society

External links

  • Seeman, Jeffrey I. (2016). "Gary H. Posner: Professor, Scientist, Colleague, Role Model, and Friend". Tetrahedron. 72 (40): 5950–5955.
    doi:10.1016/j.tet.2016.06.053
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