News
December 2024
– After a successful defense, Bonnie is now Dr. Park! Congratulations to Bonnie as she heads up north to start at Gilead as a process chemist! Gilead is lucky to have you!
November 2024
– Phil’s work in collaboration with the Mamoun Lab (Yale) has recently made an appearance in JBC!
October 2024
– Griffin, Nick, Daniele, Fabian, and Sebastian have recently published their syntheses of pyrroloiminoquinone alkaloids, identifying promising antiprotozoal agents in collaboration with the Le Roch Lab (UCR) and the Mamoun Lab (Yale). Check out our publications page to read more about the work!
September 2024
– We are excited to announce that Griffin, Jono, and Mary Beth’s work on the mechanism of action of isocyanoterpenes is in press at Science! Check out our publications page to read more about the work!
August 2024
– Congratulations to Dr. Nantamon (Jane) Supantanapong on a successful defense! Our lab sends our best wishes to Jane as she starts her new position as a Research Chemist at BIOTEC in Thailand.
July 2024
– Congratulations to Dr. Griffin Barnes! Griffin will be heading to the Scripps Research Institute to join the Baran Lab as a postdoctoral associate. Scripps is lucky to have you!
June 2024
– After a successful defense, Lucas is now Dr. Johnson! Congratulations Lucas! Lucas will be heading down to San Diego to start at Treeline Biosciences as a medicinal chemist!
April 2024
– Brandon Sarrels was awarded an Honorable Mention for the 2024 NSF GRFP – outstanding work Brandon!
January 2024
– Excited to announce our group has grown by two: Seamus Higgins and Theo Elvebak have joined the ranks of the Vanderwal Lab!
September 2023
– After a successful defense, Joe is now Dr. Capani! Congratulations Joe!
July 2023
– Congratulations on your successful defense, Dr. Bonnie Pak! Takeda is lucky to have you!
May 2023
– Scott’s synthesis of a complex analogue to brasilicardin A has been published in the nick of time. Scott, we look forward to your imminent defense!
April 2023
– Ryan, Hanh, and Michael have published their method detailing a stereoselective Birch reduction/alkylation protocol using esters of salicylic acid. Congratulations!
March 2023
– Our report describing a method for radical-based annulation using cobalt-catalyzed MHAT has been accepted for publication – congratulations to Lucas, Griffin, and Sebastian!
– Jono, Joe, Matthias, and Philipp published their syntheses of wickerols A and B – congratulations!
January 2023
– Natalie’s enantiospecific synthesis of isoneoamphilectane is out! Nice work Natalie!
– A big welcome to the newest members of the Vanderwal Lab: Matt Furry, Jonathan Iaconelli, Mira Milic, and Brandon Sarrels