Feb 16
Chemistry Department Seminar: Dipa Kalyani, Associate Principal Scientist in the High-Throughput Experimentation group in the Discovery Chemistry organization with Merck & Co., Inc
"Tale of Two Careers: Catalysis in Industry vs. Academia"
Reflections on my transition from academia to industry with an emphasis on how it influenced my approach to innovations in catalysis will be highlighted. Synthetic chemistry innovations that enable the assembly of pharmaceutically relevant molecular scaffolds will be presented. These will include the development of methods for the synthesis of both small molecules and macrocyclic peptide drug candidates leveraging industry-academia partnerships. Applications and impact of a range of industry leading High-Throughput Experimentation (HTE) capabilities including microscale and nano-scale HTE to drive the design and discovery of medicinal drugs will be detailed.
*This seminar counts towards the chemistry major seminar attendance requirement.