Phil S. Baran
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Member, Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology
pbaran@scripps.edu
Fax: (858) 784-7375
Tel: (858) 784-7373

Full CV
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  • Education
    • 2001 – 2003 Postdoctoral Associate Advisor: Professor E.J. Corey Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    • 1997 – 2001 Ph.D. Graduate Student in Chemistry Advisor: Professor K.C. Nicolaou The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California
    • 1995 – 1997 B.S. with Honors in Chemistry Advisor: Professor D.I. Schuster New York University, New York, New York
    • 1991 – 1995 Simultaneous high school graduation from Mt. Dora High School and A.A. degree with honors, Lake Sumter Community College, Florida
  • Awards
    • Danisco Science Excellence Medal Award, 2022
    • Bristol Chemical Synthesis Syngenta Award, 2021
    • Janssen Prize for Creativity, 2020
    • Inhoffen Medal, 2019
    • Manchot Research Professorship, 2017
    • Member, The National Academy of Sciences, 2017
    • Emanuel Merck Lectureship, 2017
    • Blavatnik National Laureate in Chemistry, 2016
    • ACS Elias J. Corey Award, 2016
    • Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015
    • College of Arts and Science Alumni Distinguished Service Award, New York University, 2015
    • Reagent of the Year Award (EROS), 2015
    • Mukaiyama Award, 2014
    • MacArthur Fellowship, 2013
    • Royal Society of Chemistry Synthetic Organic Chemistry Award, 2013
    • Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013
    • Fellow, AAAS, 2012 – Present
    • ACS San Diego Section Distinguished Scientist Award, 2012
    • ISHC Katritzky Heterocyclic Chemistry Award, 2011
    • Thieme-IUPAC Prize in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 2010
    • ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, 2010
    • Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences, 2009
    • National Fresenius Award, ACS, 2007
    • Novartis Lecturer, 2007 – 2008
    • Hirata Gold Medal, 2007
    • Pfizer Award for Creativity in Organic Synthesis, 2006
    • Beckman Foundation Fellow, 2006 – 2008
    • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow, 2006 – 2008
    • BMS Unrestricted “Freedom to Discover” Grant, 2006 – 2010
    • NSF CAREER Award, 2006 – 2010
    • Eli Lilly Young Investigator Award, 2005 – 2006
    • AstraZeneca Excellence in Chemistry Award, 2005
    • DuPont Young Professor Award, 2005
    • Roche Excellence in Chemistry Award, 2005
    • Amgen Young Investigator Award, 2005
    • Searle Scholar Award, 2005
    • GlaxoSmithKline Chemistry Scholar Award, 2005 – 2006