Neal Devaraj
Neal Devaraj | |
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 Devaraj in 2018 | |
| Born | September 7, 1980 |
| Alma mater | MIT Stanford |
| Known for | Tetrazine bioorthogonal reactions; synthesis of artificial cells and membranes |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (2019) Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (2019) ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (2017) NSF CAREER Award (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical biology Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Harvard University of California, San Diego |
| Doctoral advisor | James P. Collman Christopher Chidsey |
| Other academic advisors | Moungi Bawendi Ralph Weissleder |
Neal K. Devaraj (born September 7, 1980) is an American chemist and professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).[1] His research interests include artificial cells, lipid membranes, and bioconjugation.
Education[edit]
Devaraj attended college at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he performed research in the lab of Professor Moungi Bawendi.[2] In 2007, Devaraj earned his PhD in chemistry from Stanford University, where he worked in the labs of Professors James P. Collman and Christopher Chidsey.[3]
Career and research[edit]
From 2007-2011, Deveraj completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard Medical School in the lab of Professor Ralph Weissleder.[4] In 2011, Devaraj became a faculty member in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCSD, where he is currently the Murray Goodman Endowed Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry.[5]
Selected publications[edit]
- Devaraj, NK (2018). "The Future of Bioorthogonal Chemistry". ACS Central Science. 4 (8): 952–9. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.8b00251. PMC 6107859. PMID 30159392.
- Wu, H; Alexander, SC; Jin, S; Devaraj, NK (2016). "A Bioorthogonal Near-Infrared Fluorogenic Probe for mRNA Detection". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138 (36): 11429–32. doi:10.1021/jacs.6b01625. PMID 27510580.
- Wu, H; Yang, J; Šečkutė, J; Devaraj, NK (2014). "In situ synthesis of alkenyl tetrazines for highly fluorogenic bioorthogonal live-cell imaging probes". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 53 (23): 5805–9. doi:10.1002/anie.201400135. PMC 4104127. PMID 24764312.
- Yang, J; Devaraj, NK (2012). "Live-Cell Imaging of Cyclopropene Tags with Fluorogenic Tetrazine Cycloadditions". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 51 (30): 7476–9. doi:10.1002/ange.201202122. PMC 3431913. PMID 22696426.
- Yang, J; Karver, MR; Li, W; Sahu, S; Devaraj, NK (2012). "Metal-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of tetrazines directly from aliphatic nitriles and hydrazine". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 51 (21): 5222–5. doi:10.1002/anie.201201117. PMC 3434974. PMID 22511586.
Awards and honors[1][edit]
- 2022 - Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
- 2022 - Bioconjugate Chemistry Lectureship Award
- 2021 - Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award
- 2019 - Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award
- 2019 - Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2019 - Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry
- 2018 - Blavatnik National Laureate in Chemistry
- 2018 - Magomedov-Shcherbinina Memorial Prize
- 2017 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
- 2016 - National Fresenius Award
- 2016 - Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
- 2016 - NIH T1D Pathfinder Award
- 2013 - NSF CAREER Award
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Devaraj, Neal". www-chem.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Professor Neal Deveraj Receives the North Jersey Section's 2019 Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award" (PDF). www.njacs.org. The Indicator. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Guggenheim Fellows: Neal K. Devaraj". www.gf.org. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Neal K. Devaraj". jacobsschool.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Professor of Chemistry Neal Devaraj Named Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow". today.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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