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Peter B. Dervan
Dervan in 2017
Born
(1945-06-28) June 28, 1945 (age 79)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality
American
Alma mater
Boston College Yale University
Spouse
Jacqueline Barton
Awards
Harvey Prize (2002)
National Medal of Science (2006)
Priestley Medal (2022)
Scientific career
Fields
Organic chemistry
Institutions
Yale, Stanford, Caltech
Thesis
The stereochemistry of the thermal rearrangements of trans- and cis-1,2-dialkenylcyclobutanes(1973)
Doctoral advisor
Jerome A. Berson
Doctoral students
Peter Beal
Tadhg Begley
Milan Mrksich
Peter Schultz
Scott Strobel
Other notable students
Post-docs:
Erick M. Carreira
Laura Kiessling
Eric Kool
Anna K. Mapp
Alanna Schepartz
External videos
"Science is the most fun in the whole wide world", Medal of Science 50 Videos -- Peter Dervan and Jacqueline Barton, National Science Foundation
Peter B. Dervan (born June 28, 1945) is the Bren Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. The primary focus of his research is the development and study of small organic molecules that can sequence-specifically recognize DNA,[1] a field in which he is an internationally recognized authority.[2] The most important of these small molecules are pyrrole–imidazole polyamides.[3]
Dervan is credited with influencing "the course of research in organic chemistry through his studies at the interface of chemistry and biology" as a result of his work on "the chemical principles involved in sequence-specific recognition of double helical DNA".[4]
He is the recipient of many awards, including the National Medal of Science (2006).[5][6]
^"Caltech Chemist Peter Dervan to Deliver Lecture". Southwestern Newsroom. Retrieved 15 June 2017. "Professor Dervan is an internationally renowned chemist and recognized pioneer in chemical biology."
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"Science is the most fun in the whole wide world", Medal of Science 50 Videos -- Peter Dervan and Jacqueline Barton, National Science Foundation