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The majority of objects which surround us—including medicines, plastics, food and fuels—are composed of organic molecules. Of the 118 elements of the periodic table, organic molecules are chiefly made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. The Boyer Research Group is driven to create original methods of stitching these atoms together to make important, new and interesting organic molecules, bioactive compounds and modern materials.
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Experience
2017-current-
Royal Society TATA University Research Fellow
University of Glasgow, UK
About the Royal Society TATA University Research Fellowship
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Ramsay Memorial Research Fellow
University of Glasgow, UK
About the Ramsay Memorial Research Fellowship
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
Clark Research Group, University of Glasgow, UK
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
Lautens Research Group, University of Toronto, Canada
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Research Internship
AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, UK
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Research Internship
Holmes Research Group, University of Cambridge, UK
Education
2004-2008-
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry
Propargylic Mesylates and Model Studies for the Synthesis of Azadirachtin
Prof. Steven V. Ley, University of Cambridge, UK
- M.Sci., M.A.,
Natural Sciences (Chemistry), 1st Class Hons
University of Cambridge, UK
Masters project: Synthesis and Reactions of Silylcarbamates in Supercritical CO2,
with Prof. Andrew B. Holmes
Positions, Awards & Recognition
2018-Present- Young Chemists Panel
Society of Chemical Industry Committee as part of the Fine Chemicals Group
- Treasurer, Glasgow and West of Scotland Section
Royal Society of Chemistry
- Perkin Representative, Glasgow and West of Scotland Section
Royal Society of Chemistry
- Scottish Crucible
Selected to be part of the The Scottish Crucible leadership and development programme
- Glasgow Crucible
Selected to be part of the The Glasgow Crucible leadership and development programme
- Voice of the Future, Portcullis House, Palace of Westminster, London, UK
Asking important science questions to the Science and Technology Select Committee: Report
- Dave Kelly Cup, Gregynog Synthesis Workshop, Gregynog, UK
Awarded for presentation of research into 1-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles
- 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Lindau & Mainau Islands, Germany
Selected by the Royal Society and Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
- Bayer Postdoctoral Workshop, Long Island, USA
Invitation to present my research and participate in the workshop
- UCB Excellence in Postgraduate Research Symposium, Cambridge, UK
Invitation to present my research at the postgraduate research symposium
- AstraZeneca Support for the Sharing of Science
Awarded to present my research at the 2007 ACS National Meeting and Exposition, Boston, USA
- AstraZeneca Medicinal Chemistry Workshop, Knutsford, UK
Invitation to present my research and participate in the workshop
- Pfizer Poster Competition - Prize Winner, Canterbury, UK
Invitation to present my research (Prize Winner) and participate in the workshop
- Process Chemistry Workshop, Ware, UK
Invitation to attend the workshop for final year PhD students
- Senior Scholarship, Robinson College, University of Cambridge, UK
Awarded for academic excellence
Presentations
- Gregynog Synthesis Workshop, Gregynog, UK
September 2019 - ISySyCat 2019: International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis, Evora, Portugal
September 2019 - BOSS: 16th Belgian Organic Synthesis Symposium, Brussels, Belgium
July 2018 - University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
June 2018 - Meeting of Minds, The Royal Society, London, UK
May 2017, Agenda - Tata Innovation Showcase, The Royal Society, London, UK
March 2017, Report - University of Keele, UK
March 2017, Report - RSC Twitter Poster Conference
March 2017 - European Researchers' Night
September 2016 - Ramsay Memorial Research Fellowship 75th Anniversary Symposium, London, UK
June 2016 - RSC 5th Early Career Symposium, Glasgow, UK
June 2016 - 24th International Symposium: Synthesis in Organic Chemistry, Cambridge, UK
July 2015, Poster - Glasgow–Nankai Symposium, Glasgow, UK
March 2015 - 21st Annual Review Meeting, Society of Chemical Industry, London, UK
December 2014 - Ramsay Memorial Fellowship Lecture, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
December 2014 - Gregynog Synthesis Workshop, Gregynog, UK
September 2014 - University of Manchester, UK
June 2013 - Gregynog Synthesis Workshop, Gregynog, UK
September 2013 - COST Meeting [CM0804] Chemical Biology with Natural Products, Izmir, Turkey
May 2013 - RSC Perkin Meeting, St Andrews, UK
December 2012 - 94th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Montréal, Canada
June 2011 - ACS National Meeting and Exposition, Boston, USA
August 2010 - 93rd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
June 2010 - Bayer Postdoctoral Workshop, Long Island, USA
August 2009, Poster - UCB Excellence in Postgraduate Research Symposium, Cambridge, UK
September 2007, Poster - ACS National Meeting and Exposition, Boston, USA
August 2007, Poster - AstraZeneca Medicinal Chemistry Workshop, Knutsford, UK
January 2007 - Pfizer Poster Competition, Canterbury, UK
December 2006, Poster - Prize Winner - ICOS Mérida, Mexico
June 2006, Poster [ICOS-161]
J. Mex. Chem. Soc. 2006, 50, Special Issue 1, 180

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