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K. C. Nicolaou

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Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou (Κυριάκος Κ. Νικολάου) is a Cypriot-American chemist known for his research in the area of natural products total synthesis. [1]

53 relations: Agency for Science, Technology and Research, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amphotericin B, Arthur C. Cope Award, Bedford College, London, Brevetoxin, Calicheamicin, Chemist, Chemistry, Columbia University, Cyprus, Doctor of Philosophy, Elias James Corey, Endiandric acid C, Ernst Schering Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society, Franklin Institute, Franklin Institute Awards, Harvard University, Holton Taxol total synthesis, Houston, Karavas, Linus Pauling Award, National Academy of Sciences, Natural product, News media, Nicolaou Taxol total synthesis, Organic chemistry, Paclitaxel, Paclitaxel total synthesis, Paul Karrer Gold Medal, Phil S. Baran, Rice University, Robert A. Holton, Royal Society, San Diego, Scripps Research Institute, Shishijimicin A, Sirolimus, Sloan Research Fellowship, Tetrahedron Prize, Total synthesis, Tushar Kanti Chakraborty, United States, University College London, University of California, University of California, San Diego, University of London, University of Pennsylvania, Vancomycin, ..., Viridicatumtoxin B, Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Zaragozic acid. Expand index (3 more) »

Agency for Science, Technology and Research

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Abbreviation: A*STAR; Chinese: 新加坡科技研究局) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore.

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States of America.

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Amphotericin B

Amphotericin B is an antifungal medication used for serious fungal infections and leishmaniasis.

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Arthur C. Cope Award

The Arthur C. Cope Award is a prize awarded for achievement in the field of organic chemistry research.

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Bedford College, London

Bedford College was founded in London in 1849 as the first higher education college for women in the United Kingdom.

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Brevetoxin

Brevetoxin (PbTx), or brevetoxins, are a suite of cyclic polyether compounds produced naturally by a species of dinoflagellate known as Karenia brevis.

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Calicheamicin

The calicheamicins are a class of enediyne antitumor antibiotics derived from the bacterium Micromonospora echinospora, with calicheamicin γ1 being the most notable.

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Chemist

A chemist (from Greek chēm (ía) alchemy; replacing chymist from Medieval Latin alchimista) is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry.

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Chemistry

Chemistry is the scientific discipline involved with compounds composed of atoms, i.e. elements, and molecules, i.e. combinations of atoms: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during a reaction with other compounds.

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Columbia University

Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the City of New York), established in 1754, is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City.

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Cyprus

Cyprus (Κύπρος; Kıbrıs), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία; Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Elias James Corey

Elias James "E.J." Corey (born July 12, 1928) is an American organic chemist.

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Endiandric acid C

Endiandric acid C, isolated from the tree Endiandra introrsa, is a well characterized chemical compound.

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Ernst Schering Prize

The Ernst Schering Prize is awarded annually by the Ernst Schering Foundation for especially outstanding basic research in the fields of medicine, biology or chemistry anywhere in the world.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

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Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Franklin Institute Awards

The Franklin Institute Awards (or Benjamin Franklin Medal) is a science and engineering award presented since 1824 by the Franklin Institute, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Holton Taxol total synthesis

The Holton Taxol total synthesis, published by Robert A. Holton and his group at Florida State University in 1994 was the first total synthesis of Taxol (generic name: paclitaxel).

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Karavas

Karavas (Καραβάς; Alsancak) is a town in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus.

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Linus Pauling Award

The Linus Pauling Award is an award recognizing outstanding achievement in chemistry.

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National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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Natural product

A natural product is a chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism—that is, found in nature.

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News media

The news media or news industry are forms of mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.

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Nicolaou Taxol total synthesis

The Nicolaou Taxol total synthesis, published by K. C. Nicolaou and his group in 1994 concerns the total synthesis of Taxol.

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Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry is a chemistry subdiscipline involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.

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Paclitaxel

Paclitaxel (PTX), sold under the brand name Taxol among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer.

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Paclitaxel total synthesis

Paclitaxel total synthesis in organic chemistry is a major ongoing research effort in the total synthesis of paclitaxel (Taxol).

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Paul Karrer Gold Medal

The Paul Karrer Gold Medal and Lecture is awarded annually or biennially by the University of Zurich to an outstanding researcher in the field of chemistry.

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Phil S. Baran

Phil S. Baran (born 1977) is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute and Member of the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology.

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Rice University

William Marsh Rice University, commonly known as Rice University, is a private research university located on a 300-acre (121 ha) campus in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Robert A. Holton

Robert A. Holton (born 1944) is an American academic chemist who is known for his work regarding the chemical synthesis for Taxol (known as the Holton Taxol total synthesis), a widely utilized and highly effective anti-cancer drug.

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Royal Society

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.

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San Diego

San Diego (Spanish for 'Saint Didacus') is a major city in California, United States.

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Scripps Research Institute

The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is a nonprofit American medical research facility that focuses on research and education in the biomedical sciences.

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Shishijimicin A

Shishijimicin A is an enediyne antibiotic isolated from Didemnum proliferum.

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Sirolimus

Sirolimus, also known as rapamycin, is a macrolide compound that is used to coat coronary stents, prevent organ transplant rejection and to treat a rare lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

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Sloan Research Fellowship

The Sloan Research Fellowships are awarded annually by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1955 to "provide support and recognition to early-career scientists and scholars".

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Tetrahedron Prize

The Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry is awarded annually by Elsevier, the publisher of Tetrahedron Publications.

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Total synthesis

Total synthesis is the complete chemical synthesis of a complex molecule, often a natural product, from simple, commercially available precursors.

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Tushar Kanti Chakraborty

Tushar Kanti Chakraborty (born 1957) is an Indian organic chemist and a professor at the Indian Institute of Science.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University College London

University College London (UCL) is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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University of California

The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the US state of California.

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University of California, San Diego

The University of California, San Diego is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, in the United States.

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University of London

The University of London (abbreviated as Lond. or more rarely Londin. in post-nominals) is a collegiate and a federal research university located in London, England.

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University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university located in University City section of West Philadelphia.

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Vancomycin

Vancomycin is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections.

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Viridicatumtoxin B

Viridicatumtoxin B is a fungus-derived tetracycline-like antibiotic discovered in 2008.

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Wolf Prize in Chemistry

The Wolf Prize in Chemistry is awarded once a year by the Wolf Foundation in Israel.

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Zaragozic acid

Zaragozic acids are a family of natural products produced by fungi.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._C._Nicolaou

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