Current Contact Info:
Ronald Zuckermann, Ph.D.
The Molecular Foundry
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 Cyclotron Rd., MS 67-5110
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 387-9364
ron@ronznet.com
| 1984 - 1989 |
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. Advisor: Dr. Peter Schultz. |
| 1980 - 1984 |
B.S. in Chemistry with honors and distinction, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711. |
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2011 - present
2008 - 2011
2006 - 2008
2003 - 2005
1996 – 2003
1993 – 1996
1991 – 1993
1989 – 1991
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Sr. Scientist & Facility Director, Biological Nanostructures Facility, The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Facility Director, Biological Nanostructures Facility, The Molecular Foundry, LBNL
Lead Scientist, Biological Nanostructures Facility, The Molecular Foundry, LBNL
Research Fellow, Chiron Corp. (currently Novartis)
Director of Bioorganic Chemistry, Chiron Corp.
Associate Director, Bioorganic Chemistry, Chiron Corp.
Senior Scientist, Bioorganic Chemistry, Chiron Corp. Emeryville, CA.
Research Scientist, New Technologies, Protos Corp., Emeryville, CA. |
| 1984 - 1989 |
Design and synthesis of hybrid sequence-specific ribonucleases (graduate research). Advisor: Dr. Peter Schultz, University of California, Berkeley. |
| Summer 1984 |
Free-radical ring-opening polymerizations: synthesis of new copolymers (Resident Research Program). Advisor: Dr. Harry Cripps, Central Research and Development Department, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE 19898. |
| 1982 - 1984 |
Synthesis of 2-fluoro-2-alkenes as terminators for biomimetic polyene cyclizations (summer 1982, junior year, and senior thesis project). Advisor: Dr. G. William Daub, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711. |
| Summer 1983 |
Synthesis of retinal analogs: investigation of the cis-trans isomerization of retinal in bacteriorhodopsin (Summer Student Program). Advisor: Dr. Stanley Seltzer, Dept. of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973. |
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1995 - 2003
1996 - 2004
1998 - 2003
Ongoing
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Editorial Board: Molecular Diversity
Editorial Board: Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening
Editorial Board: Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry
Reviewer for: J. Org. Chem., JACS, J. Med Chem., Org. Lett., Biorg. Med. Chem. Lett., Chemistry & Biology, Chem. Comm., Mol. Biosys., Nat. Chem. |
2009
2003
1985-86
1984
1984
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LBNL Outstanding Performance Award.
Chiron Research fellow.
University of California Regents Fellowship.
Nomination to Sigma Xi Society.
Student Award of the American Institute of Chemists Student Research and Recognition Foundation.
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Molecular biomimicry with peptoid polymers.
Atomically-defined soft nanostructured materials.
Methods and technologies for rapid combinatorial discovery.
Materials science applications of sequence-specific heteropolymers.
Design and synthesis of functional artificial proteins.
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Born 1962 in California.
Graduated from Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA; June, 1980. |
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