William R. Roush

William R. Roush
The Scripps Research Institute The University of Michigan Indiana University Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor	Robert Burns Woodward

William R. Roush (born February 20, 1952, in

(TSRI) where he is currently an emeritus professor.

Roush was active in the field of

and his work in the area of asymmetric and acyclic diastereoselective synthesis, specifically the use of tartrate ester modified allylboronates and other allylmetal compounds for the aldol-like construction of propionate-derived systems. He has also made important contributions the synthesis of deoxyglycosides and polyhydroxylated natural products, and to the design and synthesis of inhibitors of cysteine proteases targeting important human pathogens (e.g., Trypanosoma, Plasmodium and Entamoeba species).

Awards

William Roush has received numerous awards and honors including:

• Phi Beta Kappa, 1974
• Merck Faculty Development Award, 1981
• Eli Lilly Grantee, 1981–83
• Roger and Georges Firmenich Career Development Chair in Natural Products Chemistry (MIT), 1981–84
• Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1982–86
• Alan R. Day Award of the Philadelphia Organic Chemist's Club, 1992
• Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, American Chemical Society, 1994
• ACS Akron Section Award, 1996
• Merit Award, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 1998
• Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, University of Michigan, 1998
• Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award - ACS Division of Organic Chemistry, 2002
• ACS Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products, 2004
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2006
• Fellow, American Chemical Society, 2009

References

1. http://www.scripps.edu/research/faculty/roush
2. http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/i_20041004/roush.html

External links

• Roush group - scripps.edu