Keith Fagnou
Keith Fagnou | |
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Born | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | 27 June 1971
Died | 11 November 2009 | (aged 38)
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Institutions | University of Ottawa |
Keith Fagnou (June 27, 1971 – November 11, 2009) was a
Biography
Dr. Keith Fagnou was born on June 27, 1971, in
While at the University of Ottawa, he established a research program primarily devoted to the development of novel "direct arylation" reactions which allow for the rapid synthesis of important building blocks in medicinal chemistry.[4] Of note, the development of direct arylation of benzene[5] and pyridine N-oxide.[6] Members of his research group are sometimes referred to as "The Fagnou Factory".[7] His contributions in the field were rewarded with numerous awards and have been included in reviews published on the subject.[8]
Dr. Keith Fagnou died of complications resulting from a
The University of Ottawa established the "Keith Fagnou Scholarship in Science" in his memory.[10] The members of his research group also organized a symposium (KFOS) in his honour which was held May 5–7, 2010.[11] The Pacifichem chemistry conference also held a memorial symposium titled "C-H Functionalization, Memorial Symposium for Professor Keith Fagnou".[12] In 2011, Keith was recognized as the #77 chemist in the world over the period 2000-2010 on the basis of citations per paper, according to Thomson-Reuters' Sciencewatch.com.[13]
Awards
- Rutherford Memorial Medal (2009)
- OMCOS Award (2009)
- Sloan Research Fellowship (2008)
- Merck Process Award (2008)
- Eli Lilly Grantee (2007–2009)
- NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement Award (2007–2009)
- Amgen Young Investigator's Award (2007)
- Astra Zeneca Award for Chemistry (2007)
- University of Ottawa Research Chair in Novel Catalytic Transformations (2007–2012)
- Merck Process Research Award (2007)
- University of Ottawa Young Researcher of the Year (2006)
- Ichikizaki Travel Grant Award (2006)
- Boehringer Ingelheim Young Investigator Award in Organic Chemistry (2005)
- Cottrell Scholar Award (2005)
- Ichikizaki Travel Grant Award (2005)
- Premier's Research Excellence Award (2003)
- John C. PolanyiAward in Chemistry (2003)
References
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- ^ "Ottawa 'star' researcher mourned after H1N1 death", CBC News, Ottawa, 13 November 2009. Retrieved on 2009-3-8.
- ^ "Fagnou Research Group - About Keith", Retrieved on 2010-3-8.
- ^ "Fagnou Research Group - Research", Retrieved on 2010-3-8.
- PMID 17177387.
- PMID 16366550.
- The Ottawa Sun, Ottawa. Retrieved on 2009-3-8.
- PMID 19998294.
- The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa. 13 Novembre 2009. Retrieved on 2009-2-27.
- ^ "Keith Fagnou Scholarship in Science", Retrieved on 2010-3-8.
- ^ "Keith Fagnou Organic Chemistry Symposium", Retrieved on 2010-2-27.
- ^ "PACIFICHEM 2010", Retrieved on 2010-3-9.
- ^ "Top 100 Chemists, 2000-2010