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Scott E. Schaus

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry

Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Bioinformatics Program

Associate Professor, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry Program

Organic Chemistry

  • Development of catalytic reactions for use in organic synthesis
  • Synthesis of natural products that affect cell proliferation
  • Utilization of small molecules to investigate cellular pathways

Office: LSEB 1007
Phone: 617-353-2489
Fax: 617-353-6466
E-mail: seschaus@bu.edu

Office hours: By appointment

Degrees
  • B.A. in Chemistry (summa cum laude, with Distinction), Boston University, 1995
  • Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Harvard University, 1999
Honors
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2004-2009
  • Research Innovation Award, Research Corporation, 2002-2004
  • National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow, 1999-2001
  • Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, 1995-1999
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 1994
Funding
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation
  • Research Corporation
Teaching
  • CH 212 - Organic Chemistry II
  • CH 644 - Medicinal Chemistry
  • CH 645 - Transition Metal Chemistry
Research/Activities

The research conducted in the laboratory includes the development of asymmetric catalytic reactions for synthesis, new methodologies for library synthesis, and drug target identification and validation.

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