Jonathan Sessler
Jonathan L. Sessler | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | American |
Education | MSc at University of California, Berkeley PhD at Stanford University Postdoc at Louis Pasteur University |
Alma mater | University of California Stanford University |
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Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
Thesis | (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | James P. Collman[1] |
Jonathan Sessler (born 20 May 1956 in
History and career
Sessler received his
He is a three-time Hodgkin's Lymphoma cancer survivor. He was treated for
Sessler has written extensively, authoring or co-authoring over 600 publications. In addition, he has co-authored two books and edited another two.[5] He holds more than 70 U.S. patents. Dr. Sessler has received many awards and much recognition, as a Sloan Fellow (1999), Fellow of the AAAS (1999), Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar (1999), ACS Cope Scholar (1999), recipient of the JSPS and Alexander von Humboldt Senior Fellowships (1999), and winner of the Izatt-Christensen Award (1999).
Sessler has participated in hosting chemistry circuses on the UT campus.University Events | What Starts Here Changes the World, UT DISCOVERY MAGAZINE v15n4 Science Fun Day photo These circuses are held for different grade levels from elementary to college, and aim to expose students to "fun" aspects of chemistry. Sessler has also lectured on how the disease Porphyria, caused by a deficiency in porphyrins, may be related to the origin of myths about vampires and werewolves.
In 2021, he was elected member of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences.[6]
References
- ^ "Jonathan L Sessler". utexas.edu. UT Experts.
- ^ "AbbVie Completes Acquisition of Pharmacyclics | AbbVie Newsroom". news.abbvie.com. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ "AbbVie buys cancer drugmaker Pharmacyclics in $21B deal". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- PMID 23557113.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "News from the National Academy of Sciences". April 26, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
Newly elected members and their affiliations at the time of election are: … Sessler, Jonathan L.; R.P. Doherty Jr.-Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry and professor, department of chemistry, University of Texas, Austin
, entry in member directory:"Member Directory". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
External links
- Jonathan L. Sessler — Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin. Accessed 14 March 2006.
- Company History & Overview — Phaymacyclics.com. Accessed 14 March 2006.
- Jonathan Sessler Distinguished Lecture Series Acknowledgement — Stanford University. Accessed 14 March 2006. (password-protected)
- "Interview: Discovering the Texas molecule" - - Jonathan Sessler talks to The Royal Society of Chemistry about what motivated him to discover texaphyrin and about the aims of the companies he co-founded [dead link]