Glenn C. Micalizio, assistant professor of chemistry, has been named a 2005 Beckman Young Investigator.
The awards are given annually by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences by supporting "the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life sciences."
Micalizio received the award for his research titled "Stereochemically-Gated Polycyclization Reactions for Fused Polyether Synthesis" -- work that involves the development of new reactions for organic synthesis.
The aim of his research is to devise strategies and methods for rapid synthesis of complex molecules that have structures similar to biologically important natural molecules (natural products). These strategies will streamline preparative processes by avoiding or minimizing common protecting group manipulations and multiple oxidation state changes in the preparation of complex molecules. Achieving this will enable discovery processes aimed at identifying future therapeutics.
Beyond his research, Micalizio also teaches a course on methods of organic synthesis.
"With his infectious enthusiasm and energy, Glenn has recruited a top-notch group of students into his research group and his research program is off to a fast start," says Gary Brudvig, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry. "We are delighted that the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has recognized his outstanding promise in the field of synthetic organic chemistry with this prestigious award."
Micalizio joined the Yale chemistry faculty in 2003 after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2001 and postdoctoral training as a Merck Fellow of the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation at Harvard from 2001-2003. As a graduate student, he was an American Chemical Society Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellow, sponsored by Eli Lilly from 1999-2000 and a Rackham Predoctoral Fellow 2000-2001; he received the Roche Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry in 1999. In 2002, he was a Pfizer Fellow of the Natural Products Gordon Conference and in 2003 he received the prestigious Lilly New Faculty Award.
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