Past PhD, MPhil and MRes Students

Joshua Linfoot - PhD

Dates: Oct 2018 – May 2023 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof Patrick Steel, Durham University, UK
Background: MSci in Chemistry with Industrial Experience at The Univeristy of Birmingham
Project: Chemical proteomics investigations into insecticide resistance and action
Sponsor: EPSRC iCASE Award Scholarship with Syngenta
Whereabouts: Senior Scientist in Process Chemistry at Pharmaron, UK

Stanislav Piletsky - PhD

Dates: Oct 2018 – Dec 2022 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof Ian Nicholls, Linnaeus University, Sweden
Background: MSci in Chemistry at Imperial College London
Project: Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Applications in Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment
Sponsor: President's PhD Scholarship (EPSRC) and MRC DTP
Whereabouts: Postdoc in Nanotechnology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

Alex Swan - PhD

Dates: Oct 2017 – Oct 2022 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Dr Stephen Yarwood, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Background: MSci in Natural Sciences at The Univeristy of Bath
Project: Analysis of the Structure, Function and Protein-Protein Interactions of the Popeye Domain Containing Proteins
Sponsor: ICB CDT (Imperial), British Heart Foundation
Whereabouts: Graduate Entry Medicine at Oxford University

Chenming Qian - MPhil

Dates: Mar 2018 – Mar 2020 (IMPERIAL); MPhil external examiner Dr John McKendrick, University of Reading, UK
Background: BSc in Chemistry at Nanjing Technical University, China/University of Sheffield, UK; MSc in Polymers for Advanced Technologies at Sheffield University, UK
Project: The synthesis of alpha-helix mimetics with therapeutic potential
Sponsor: Self-funded
Whereabouts: Intern at Industrial Securities Co. Ltd

Alex Williams - PhD

Dates: Oct 2016 – Feb 2020 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof Guy C. Lloyd-Jones, University of Edinburgh, UK
Background: MSci in Chemistry with Industrial Experience at University of Bristol, UK with a placement at GSK in Stevenage, UK
Project: Directed, Meta-Selective C–H Functionalisation of Aryl Boronic Acid MIDA Esters
Sponsor: EPSRC
Whereabouts: Senior Scientist in Process Chemistry at Pharmaron, UK

Christian Nielsen - PhD

Dates: Oct 2015 – Nov 2019 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Dr Jonathan Burton, Oxford University, UK
Background: MSci in Chemistry at Imperial College, London (with his final year at NTU, Singapore)
Project: Manipulation of reactive intermediates for catalysis
Sponsor: PharmaCat/Syngenta
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Franziska Schoenebeck at RWTH Aachen, Germany

Stella Lee - MRes

Dates: Oct 2018 – May 2019 (IMPERIAL)
Background: MSci in Chemistry at Imperial College, London
Project: Sulfonylative kinetic resolution of amines and alcohols
Sponsor: Advanced Molecular Synthesis MRes
Whereabouts: DSO National Laboratories, Singapore

Amundeep Dhaliwal - MRes

Dates: Oct 2018 – May 2019 (IMPERIAL)
Background: BSc in Chemistry at King's College, London, UK
Project: Total synthesis of (-)-lycorine
Sponsor: Advanced Molecular Synthesis MRes
Whereabouts: Unknown

Wouter Mooij - PhD

Dates: Oct 2014 – May 2019 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof Charles Marson, University College, London, UK
Background: MSc in Drug Discovery and Safety, VU University Amsterdam
Project: The development of chemical probes for interrogating the fungal proteome
Sponsor: EU-FP7
Whereabouts: Trainee Patent Attorney at De Vries & Metman

Ololade Adeniji - PhD

Dates: Oct 2014 – May 2019 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof Alethea Tabor, University College, London, UK
Background: MSc in Chemical Biology and Drug Design at University of Leeds
Project: A chemical proteomics approach to studying the metabolism and mode of action of insecticides
Sponsor: EU-FP7
Whereabouts: Data Analyst at Yorkshire Water, UK

Camilla Soragni - MRes

Dates: Oct 2017 – Sept 2018 (IMPERIAL)
Background: BSc in Chemistry/MSc in Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Project: The development of an electrochemical point-of-care detector of hemoglobin in whole blood
Sponsor: Chemical Biology MRes
Whereabouts: PhD Student at iPLACENTA/Maastricht University

Cheuk Long Chan (Jimmy) - MRes

Dates: Oct 2017 – Sept 2018 (IMPERIAL)
Background: BSc in Medical Sciences at University of Edinburgh
Project: Designing a drug-carrier system composed of modified afatinib (Quinazoline 16) conjugated onto the surface of gold nanoparticles for the targeted treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Sponsor: Drug Discovery and Development MRes
Whereabouts: Unknown

Anastasia Eftychidou - MRes

Dates: Oct 2016 – Sept 2017 (IMPERIAL)
Background: BSc in Chemistry at Univesity of Aberdeen
Project: Designing a drug-carrier system composed of modified afatinib (Quinazoline 16) conjugated onto the surface of gold nanoparticles for the targeted treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Sponsor: Drug Discovery and Development MRes
Whereabouts: Unknown

Yu Liu - MRes

Dates: Oct 2016 – Sept 2017 (IMPERIAL)
Background: BSc in Biochemistry at Imperial College, London
Project: Development of an Assay to Study Androgen Receptor Antagonists
Sponsor: Drug Discovery and Development MRes
Whereabouts: Unknown

Hossay Abas - PhD

Dates: Oct 2013 – April 2017 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Joe Harrity, University of Sheffield, UK
Background: MSci in Chemistry at Imperial College, London
Project: Towards the Design and Synthesis of Alpha-Helix Protein Mimetics
Sponsor: EPSRC
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Jonathan Clayden at The University of Bristol

James Murray - PhD

Dates : Oct 2012 – Nov 2016 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Varinder Aggarwal, University of Bristol, UK
Background: BSc in Medicinal Chemistry at Trinity College, Dublin
Project: Development of synthetic tools for phosphoproteome analysis as chemical alternatives to phospho-specific antibodies
Sponsor: ICB
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Donna Blackmond at The Scripps Research Institute

Kleopas Palate - MRes

Dates : Oct. 2015 – Aug. 2016 (IMPERIAL)
Background: BSc in Chemistry at the University of York
Project: Establishing the protein target of anti-asthma Aspercyclide A derivatives
Sponsor: Chemical Biology MRes
Whereabouts: Unknown

Christy Maksoudian - MRes

Dates : Oct 2015 – Sept 2016 (IMPERIAL)
Background: BA in Medicine/Biology at New York University (NYU)
Project: Designing a drug-carrier system composed of modified afatinib (Quinazoline 16) conjugated onto the surface of gold nanoparticles for the targeted treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Sponsor: Drug Discovery and Development MRes
Whereabouts: Unknown

Zsofia Heckenast - PhD

Dates : Oct 2012 – May 2016 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. David Carbery, University of Bath, UK
Background: MSci in Chemistry from the University of Bristol
Project: Development of non-enzymatic methods for the dynamic kinetic resolution of alcohols and amines.
Sponsor: Imperial College London, Lilly
Whereabouts: Home Office Science Advisor

Alex Smalley - MRes

Dates : Oct 2014 – Sept 2015 (IMPERIAL)
Background: BSc in Medicinal Chemsitry at the University of Leeds
Project: Asymmetric synthesis of phosphorothioates for use in antisense therapy.
Sponsor: Chemical Biology MRes
Whereabouts: Unknown

Ling-Fu Nieh - PhD

Dates : Oct 2011 – May 2015 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Richard Brown, University of Southhampton, UK
Background: MSc at NTU
Project: Towards the synthesis of Lycorine
Sponsor: Tiawanese Government Scholarship
Whereabouts: Scientist at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Taiwan.

Lucy Smith - PhD

Dates : Oct. 2010 – Dec. 2014 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Chris Abell, University of Cambridge, UK
Background: MSci in Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry at Imperial College London
Project: Towards the development of antagonists of the IgE:FcεRI PPI as potential anti-asthma therapeutics
Sponsor: EPSRC and ICB
Whereabouts: Grants Coordinator at the Wellcome Trust

Gunnar Bachem - MRes

Dates: Oct 2013 – Sept 2014 (IMPERIAL); Drug Discovery and Development MRes (1 Year)
Background: BSc Chemistry at Heidelberg, including a 10 month Erasmus-funded research placement in the group of Dr Fabien Gagosz at Ecole Polytecnique, Paris
Project: Towards novel inhibitors of the IgE:FcεRI PPI
Sponsor: Self-Funded
Whereabouts: PhD in Berlin in the group of Prof Oliver Seitz

Helen Evans - PhD

Dates : Nov. 2010 – Jan. 2014 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Franklin Aigbirhio, University of Cambridge
Background: MChem degree in Chemistry at the University of Reading, which included a year working at GSK Stevenage as an Industrial Placement student
Project: The evaluation of bioorthogonal reacions for pre-targeted PET imaging of cancers
Sponsor: EPSRC/MRC/CRUK funded Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre platform grant
Whereabouts: Unknown

Melanie Mueller - PhD

Dates : June. 2010 – Dec. 2013 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Dr John McKendrick, University of Reading
Background: UG Masters degree in Chemistry at the Berlin Free University
Project: The synthesis and evaluation of small molecule inhibitors of nuclear receptors implicated in cancer
Sponsor: Supported by Imperial College
Whereabouts: Synthetic Chemist at Addivant, Manchester

Guillaume George - PhD

Dates : Oct. 2009 – Nov. 2013 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Veronique Gouverneur, University of Oxford
Background: UG ESPCI-Paris-Tech including 1 year Erasmus placement with Prof. Chris Abell, University of Cambridge
Project: Working in collaboration with Prof. Eric Aboagye (Imperial College London Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre) on the design and synthesis of new probes for Positron Imaging Tomography (PET)
Sponsor: EPSRC/MRC/CRUK funded Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre platform grant
Whereabouts: TBD

Roxane Jourdain - MRes

Dates: Oct 2012 - Sept 2013, Drug Discovery and Development MRes (1 Year)
Background: BSc in Chemistry at Imperial College, London
Project: Development of peptide inhibitors for the treatment of prostate cancer
Sponsor: Self-Funded
Whereabouts: Internship at Novartis in Basel, Switzerland

Ploy Howell (Supinya Choomcheun Intawong) - MRes

Dates: Oct 2012 - June 2013, Chem Biol of Crop Sustainability and Protection MRes (1 Year)
Background: BSc in Chemistry from the University of Sheffield
Project: Cycloheptyne-Co Complexes as Potential Tags for Cu-free Click Reactions
Sponsor: Self-Funded
Whereabouts: Dentistry conversion course at KCL Dental Institute

Yau Wong - PhD

Dates : Oct. 2008 – Aug. 2012 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Dr Gareth Pritchard, Loughborough University
Background: UG MSci 'Chemistry' student at Imperial College London
Project: Total Synthesis of (-)-Euonyminol
Sponsor: Self-Funded
Whereabouts: Hong Kong

Toritse Bob-Egbe - PhD

Dates : Oct. 2007 – Mar. 2012 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner examiner Prof. Christian Bochet, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Background: UG MSci 'Chemistry' student at University of Manchester
Project: Towards the development of 2-aryl-(4-dialkylamino)pyridine-N-oxide based catalysts for the sulfonylative kinetic resolution of amines
Sponsor: EPSRC DTA award
Whereabouts: London

Xiaoyu (Ellen) Chao - MRes

Dates: Oct 2011 - June 2012, Chem Biol of Crop Sustainability and Protection MRes (1 Year)
Background: UG in China
Project: Cycloheptyne-Co Complexes as Potential Tags for Cu-free Click Reactions
Sponsor: Self-Funded
Whereabouts: Unknown

Helena Dennison - PhD

Dates : Oct. 2008 – Dec. 2011 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Dr Patrick Steel, University of Durham, UK
Background: Medicinal Chemist at Arrow Therapeutics (later AstraZeneca), London
Project: The Total Synthesis of Aspercyclide A Analogues
Sponsor: DTA funding with CASE sponsorship from Arrow Therapeutics (Industrial Supervisors: Dr Keith Spencer (Arrow Therapeutics) Dr Kevin Foote (AstraZeneca)
Whereabouts: Completing Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE, Bath University) in Bournmouth

Sarah Warren - PhD

Dates : Oct. 2008 – Dec. 2011 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Jim Anderson, University College London, UK
Background: UG MSci 'Chemistry' student at Imperial College London
Project: The Synthesis of Hydroxy-iso-Evoninic acid via a Benzilic Acid Rearrangement
Sponsor: AstraZeneca Industrial CASE award (Industrial supervisor Dr Stephen Stokes)
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Prof. Thorst en Bach at The Technical University of Munich, Germany

Bingli Mo - PhD

Dates : Oct. 2007 – Dec. 2011 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Stephen Caddick, University College London, UK
Background: UG MSci 'Chemistry with a year in Industry' Student at Imperial College London
Project: Towards Synthetic Mutagenesis of Aromatic Residues in Peptides for Disrupting Protein-Protein Interactions
Sponsor: Self-Funded
Whereabouts: Los Angeles, USA

Andrew Bayly - PhD

Dates : Oct. 2007 – Oct. 2011 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Dr Andrew Wilson, University of Leeds, UK
Background: MSci University of Nottingham 2002-2006
Project: New Modulators of Nuclear Receptor Liver Receptor Homologue - 1
Sponsor: CRUK Medicinal Chemistry Studentship
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Prof Chris Abell at Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

Emily Kouroussis - MRes

Dates: Oct 2010 - June 2011, Biomedical Physical Chemistry&nbs p;MRes (1 Year)
Background: MSci in Chemistry at Imperial College London
Project: Development of novel LRH-1 Antagonists
Sponsor: Self-Funded
Whereabouts: Applying for PhD positions

Victoria Paddock - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2007 – Feb. 2011 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof Dave Knight, University of Cardiff, UK
Background: MChem University of Cardiff 2003-2007
Project: Total synthesis of (+) Clivonine
Sponsor: EPSRC Funded
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Prof Sam Zard at Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France.

Matthew Webber - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2006 - Mar. 2010 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof Tim Donohoe, University of Oxford, UK
Background: MChem University of Sheffield 2002-2006
Project: Total synthesis of (-) Euonyminol
Sponsor: DTA funding with CASE sponsorship from AstraZeneca (Industrial Supervisor: Lyn Powell)
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Prof Ben List at Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim and der Ruhr, Germany

Chih-Chung (Jimy) Tseng - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2005 – Jun. 2009 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. David Procter, University of Manchester, UK.
Background:
Project: Parallel supported synthesis with Ge-based linkers.
Sponsor: Self-funded student.
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Prof. David Cheng & Prof. K. C. Nicolaou, Chemical Synthesis Laboratory @ Biopolis, Singapore.

James Carr - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2005 – May 2009 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Steve Marsden, University of Leeds, UK.
Background: MChem University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK.
Project: The total synthesis of aspercyclides.
Sponsor: Bayer CropScience, Frankfurt, Germany; EPSRC DTA-CASE studentship; Industrial Supervisor: Dr. Steve Lindell.
Whereabouts: Chemist at Signature, Nottingham, UK. Chemist at Astex Therapeutics, Cambridge, UK. Postdoc with Prof. Amir Hoveyda, Boston College, USA.

Carles Giro Manas - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2004 – Aug. 2008 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Varinder Aggarwal, University of Bristol, UK.
Background: MChem University of York, UK.
Project: Functionalised Hydrindoles by retro-Cope Elimination: First Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Clivonine and Related Bioactive Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids.
Sponsor: GSK, Tonbridge, UK; EPSRC DTA-CASE studentship; Industrial Supervisor: Dr Inderjit Mann.
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Prof Greg Fu, MIT, Boston, USA.

Laetitia Martin - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2004 – May 2008 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Mike Shipman, University of Warwick, UK.
Background: MSci equiv./DEA & Diplôme d'Ingénieur, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), France; KuDos pharmaceuticals (ex. ChemOvation), Horsham, UK (Jul. 2003-Sep.2004.
Project: Solid phase synthesis: an advantageous approach to isotopically labelled substances.
Sponsor: Sanofi-Aventis, Alnwick, Northumberland, UK; EPSRC Grant/CASE studentship; Industrial Supervisor: Dr George Ellames.
Whereabouts: Novartis President's Postdoc with Prof Steve Ley, University of Cambridge, UK and Basel, Switzerland and Boston, USA.

Stacy Lloyd - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2003 – Feb. 2007 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Dr Chris Hayes, University of Nottingham, UK.
Background: MChem UMIST, Manchester.
Project: Towards the total asymmetric synthesis of euonyminol.
Sponsor: AstraZeneca Charnwood, Loughborough, UK; Industrial EPSRC-CASE studentship; Industrial Supervisor: Dr Jeff Stonehouse.
Whereabouts: Chemical Development, GSK, Stevenage, UK.

Lena Shukla - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2003 – Dec. 2006 (IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Tim Gallagher, University of Bristol, UK.
Background: BSc University of Sussex; Novartis, Horsham, UK (Oct. 2001-oct 2003).
Project: Towards the total asymmetric synthesis of hypoglaunine B.
Sponsor: Novartis, Horsham, UK; EPSRC DTA-CASE studentship; Industrial Supervisor: Dr Judy Hayler.
Whereabouts: Medicinal Chemistry, GSK, Stevenage, UK.

Joseph Hannah - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2002 – Sep. 2006 (SHEFFIELD & IMPERIAL); PhD examiner Dr Andrew Russell, University of Reading, UK.
Background: BSc Baghdad, Iraq; MSc Texas - San Antonio, USA.
Project: Palladium mediated catalytic reactions of aryl germanes.
Sponsor: Syngenta, Jealotts Hill, Berkshire, UK; EPSRC-TA CASE; Industrial Supervisor: Mr Paul de Fraine
Whereabouts: Postdoc in the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece. Medicinal Chemist Argenta Discovery Ltd, Harlow, UK. Chemist, Schlumberger, Cambridge, UK.

Catherine Noban - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2002 – Mar. 2006 (SHEFFIELD & IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. David O'Hagan, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK.
Background: BSc and Maitrise University Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, France.
Project: Novel solid phase approaches to isotopic labelling for Positron Emmission Tomography (PET).
Sponsor: GE Healthcare (ex. Amersham Health Ltd.); Amersham, UK; ORS Award; Industrial Supervisor: Dr Harry Wadsworth
Whereabouts: Elsevier, The Netherlands.

Damian Grainger - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2001 – Nov. 2005 (SHEFFIELD & IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Dr Richard Brown, University of Southampton, UK.
Background: MChem University of Sheffield, UK.
Project: Total synthesis of Celastraceae Sesquiterpenoids and the development of a new Zr-mediated asymmetric epoxidation of tertiary allylic alcohols.
Sponsor: F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Basel, Switzerland; EPSRC-DTA CASE studentship; Industrial Supervisor: Dr Alex Alanine.
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Prof. J. Stephen Clarke, University of Nottingham, UK. Postdoc with Prof. Jonathan Clayden, University of Manchaster, UK. Chemist with Johnson Matthey Catalysts, Cambridge, UK.

Steve Davey - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2000 - Apr. 2005 (SHEFFIELD & IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Prof. Patrick Bailey, University of Manchester, UK.
Background: MChem University of Sheffield, UK.
Project: Atropisomeric chiral DMAP derivatives as catalysts for asymmetric synthesis.
Sponsor: GSK New Frontiers, Harlow; EPSRC CASE studentship; Industrial Supervisor: Dr Richard Jarvest.
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Prof. Ben Feringa, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Editor for the Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge. Editor for Nature Chemistry, Boston, USA.

Fujiang Zhu - PhD

Dates: Aug. 2000 - Sept. 2004 (SHEFFIELD & IMPERIAL); PhD external examiner Dr Finian Leeper, University of Cambridge, UK.
Background: BSc Beijing Institute of Light Industry, China.
Project: Atropisomeric chiral DMAP derivatives as catalysts for asymmetric synthesis.
Sponsor: University of Sheffield ORS and self-funded studentship.
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Prof. Laurence Barron, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Postdoc with Prof Pavel Kocovsky, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Medicinal Chemist,Pfizer, Sandwich, UK.

Teyrnon Jones - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2000 -Jul. 2004 (SHEFFIELD); PhD external examiner Prof. Christine Willis, University of Bristol, UK.
Background: MChem University of Sheffield, UK.
Project: New Opportunities for Isotope labelling of Aromatics using Solid Phase Organic Synthesis.
Sponsor: Sanofi-Synthelabo, Alnwick; BBSRC CASE studentship; Industrial Supervisor: Dr Andrew Kohler and Dr George Ellames
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Dr Nicholas Tomkinson, University of Cardiff. Medicinal Chemist, AstraZeneca, Charnwood, Loughborough, UK.

Chris Gripton - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2000 - Apr. 2004 (SHEFFIELD); PhD external examiner Prof. Jim Anderson, University of Nottingham (now University College London, UK).
Background: MChem University of Sheffield, UK.
Project: Arylgermane Based Immobilisation Strategies for Solid Phase Organic Synthesis.
Sponsor: GSK Cambridge, UK; EPSRC/GSK Grant; Industrial Supervisor: Dr Jan Scisinski and Dr Nigel Parr
Whereabouts: Analytical Chemist, GSK, Stevenage, UK.

David Turner - PhD

Dates: Oct. 2000 - Jan. 2004 (SHEFFIELD); PhD external examiner Dr Simon Higgins, University of Liverpool, UK.
Background: MChem University of Sheffield, UK.
Project: Novel solid phase approaches to the synthesis of heterocyclic block oligomers.
Sponsor: Avecia plc., Blackley, Manchester; EPSRC CASE studentship; Industrial Supervisors: Dr Steve Yates and Dr Dom Cupertino. Collaboration with Dr Mike Turner, Department of Chemistry, Sheffield.
Whereabouts: Chemical Development, GSK Stevenage, UK; then Business Development Manager at Novacta, Welwyn Garden City, UK; then Account Co nsultant in the Life Sciences space working with Prous Science Integrity and BIOMARKERcenter within Thomson Reuters, London.
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Jacqui Colley - MPhil

Dates: July 2000 - July 2002 (SHEFFIELD); MPhil external examiner Dr Ian O'Neil, University of Liverpool, UK.
Background: BSc University of Bradford, UK.
Project: To tal synthesis of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids, (+)-lycorine and (+)-clivonine.
Sponsor: EPSRC QUOTA studentship.
Whereabouts: Instrumentation facility manager, Department of Chemistry, Leeds University.

David Leese - PhD

Dates: Oct. 1999 - Sept 2003 (SHEFFIELD); PhD external examiner Prof. Joe Sweeney, University of Reading, UK.
Background: BSc University of Bradford, UK.
Project: Atropisomeric chiral DMAP der ivatives as catalysts for asymmetric synthesis.
Sponsor: BBSRC QUOTA studentship.
Whereabouts: Peakdale Molecular; Chapel-en-le-Frith, UK.

Matthew Weston - PhD

Dates: Oct. 1998 - Feb. 2002 (SHEFFIELD); PhD external examiner Dr Gareth Pritchard, Loughborough University, UK.
Background: MChem University of Sheffield, UK.
Project: Total synthesis of bioactive Celastraceae sesquiterpenoids.
Sponsor: EPSRC QUOTA studentship.
Whereabouts: Post-doc with Prof Joe Harrity, University of Sheffield, UK. Editor for Thieme, Stuttgart, Germany.

Ratnasothy Srikaran - PhD

Dates: Oct. 1998 - Jan. 2002 (SHEFFIELD); PhD external examiner Prof Russell Bowman, Loughborough University, UK.
Background: BSc University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Project: Synthesis of heterocyclic libraries using Germanium based solid phase synthesis.
Sponsor: Pfizer, Sandwich, UK; University of Sheffield ORS/CASE; Industrial supervisor: Dr John Mathias
Whereabouts: PhD in the Spivey group. Senior lecturer,University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Benjamin Andrews - PhD

Dates: Oct. 1996 - Nov. 2000 (SHEFFIELD); PhD external examiner Prof. Jon Williams, University of Bath, UK.
Background: MChem University of S heffield, UK.
Project: Asymmetric d esymmetrisation of centrosymmetric photodimers.
Sponsor: Pfizer, Sandwich, UK; EPSRC CASE studentship; Industrial supervisor Dr Alan Brown.
Whereabouts: Post-doc with Prof. Barry Lygo, University of Nottingham, UK. Chemical Development, GSK Stevenage, UK.

Christopher Diaper - PhD

Dates: Oct. 1996 - July 2000 (SHEFFIELD); PhD external examiner Prof Mark Bradley, University of Southampton, UK (now University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK).
Background: BSc University of Bradford, UK.
Project: A New Germanium-based linker for solid phase synthesis of aromatics.
Sponsor: Pfizer Veterinary Medicines, Sandwich, UK; EPSRC CASE studentship; Industrial supervisor Dr Andrew Rudge.
Whereabouts: Post-doc with Prof. Gerry Pattenden, University of Nottingham, UK. Post-doc with Prof. John C. Vederas, University of Alberta, Canada. Chemist at NAEJA Pharmaceutical Inc, Edmonton, Canada.
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Adrian Maddaford - PhD

Dates: Oct. 1996 - June 2000 (SHEFFIELD); PhD external examiner Prof. Charles Marson, University College London, UK
Background: MChem University of Sheffield, UK.
Project: New nucleophilic catalysts for asymmetric acylation of alcohols.
Sponsor: GSK Stevenage, UK; EPSRC CASE studentship; Industrial supervisor Dr Alison Redgrave.
Whereabouts: Synthetic Chemist at Syngenta, Huddersfield, UK. Synthetic Chemist at Peakdale Molecular; Chapel-en-le-Frith, UK.

Andrew Bissell - MPhil

Dates: Oct. 1996 - Nov. 1997 (SHEFFIELD); MPhil external examiner Dr David Crowther, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
Background: BSc University of Sheffield, UK.
Project: Detection and quantitation of oxides of nitrogen in biological fluids, and their interaction with thiols.
Sponsor: fully funded MPhil, Rothmanns Ltd.
Whereabouts: PhD with Prof. Nigel Simpkins, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

Steven Woodhead - PhD

Dates: Oct. 1995 - Dec. 1998 (SHEFFIELD); PhD external examiner Prof Alan Armstrong, University of Nottingham, UK (now Imperial College London, UK).
Background: MChem University of Sheffield, UK.
Project: Asymmetric total synthesis of Celastraceae Sesquiterpenoids.
Sponsor: EPSRC Quota studentship.
Whereabouts: Postdoc with Prof. Robert Holton, University of Florida, Talahassee, US A. Postdoc with Prof. Gerry Pattenden, University of Nottingham, UK. Medicinal Chemist at AstexTechnology, Cambridge, UK then at The Lilly Biotechnology Centre, San Diego, California, USA.