PhD student

Project: Synthesis of supramolecular catalysts inspired by enzymes

The candidate will have the opportunity to carry our world-class research at the intersection of synthetic chemistry, molecular self-assembly, and artificial intelligence to design, synthesize, and characterize unique “hybrid” catalysts allowing for selectively addressing the otherwise chemically equivalent functionalities within organic molecules. The applicant will demonstrate the use of these catalysts in (i) late-stage, site-specific functionalization of medicinally-relevant scaffolds and (ii) in driving novel stereoselective transformations. The applicant will gain solid grounding in synthesis, will learn how to guide molecular design with the tools of artificial intelligence, and will master the instrumental toolkit of modern synthesis. The team the applicant will join is home to some of the Europe’s best and brightest young organic chemists (creators of Chematica/SynthiaTM – do check it out!) and is led by the Feynman Prize Laureate, Prof. B.A. Grzybowski(https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hjS0xZ0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao ) The applicant will have the opportunity to broaden his/her scientific horizons through close collaboration with world’s leading pharma companies and/or short-term visits to Prof. Grzybowski’s laboratories in Korea (https://www.ibs.re.kr/softmatt/ ).