PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Aaron Beeler received his Ph.D. in 2002 from Professor John Rimoldi’s laboratory in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Mississippi. He then joined the Porco group as a postdoctoral fellow and subsequently the Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development at Boston University, now the Center for Molecular Discovery. He was promoted to Assistant Director of the CMLD-BU in January 2005. In 2012 Aaron joined the Department of Chemistry as a tenure-track professor in medicinal chemistry. In 2019, Aaron received tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor of Chemistry.
Aaron teaches sophomore Organic Chemistry CH204, Organic Reaction Mechanisms CH642, and Medicinal Chemistry CH644. |
GROUP MEMBERS
Maggie Kitt
Fourth year graduate student Project: Total Synthesis of Daphnane Diterpene Orthoesters mkitt247@bu.edu B.S. University of Evansville (2018) 
Sara El-Arid
Second year graduate student Project: Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization B. S. UC Santa Barbara (2020) |
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Past Members
Graduate Students
Dr. Douglas Fraser (2021) - Snapdragon Chemistry
Dr. Shiva Dastjerdi (2021) - Kronos Bio
Dr. Paula Ortet (2020) - Scientist I, Fog Pharma
Dr. Edwin Alfonzo (2019) - Postdoctoral Researcher, Arnold Lab
Dr. Alexis Courtney (2019) - Lecturer in Chemistry, Boston University
Dr. Gabrielle Fleming (2019) - Senior Research Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Sean Corning - M.A. Boston University (2018)
Dr. Reem Telmesani (2018) - Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca
Dr. Long Nguyen (2018) - Scientist, Enanta Pharmaceuticals
Sung Hun Park - M.A. Boston University (2013)
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Yann Corre - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2017-2018) - Research Scientist, Selcia
Dr. Han Yueh - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2017) - Process Scientist, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Prof. Kristen Mascall - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2013) - Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Brandeis University
Prof. Sarah Scarry - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2013) - Research Assistant Professor, UNC
Undergraduate Researchers
Katie Novak - B. A. (2021)
Victoria Jordan - B. A. (2021) - Graduate Student, Tri-Institutional Program of Chemical Biology
Emily Traficante - B. A. (2021) - Graduate Student, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Shruti Kumta - B. A. (2021) - Associate Scientist, Snapdragon Chemistry
Ivy Liang - B. A. (2020) - Research Technician, Qi Lab, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Logan Sigua - B.A. (2019) - Research Technician, Qi Lab, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Jada White - B.A. (2019) - Research Scientist I, Boehringer Ingelheim
Jesse Mendoza - B.A. (2019) - Attending Medical School at USC
Nicky Eleuteri - B.A. (2018) - Research Technician, Fischer Lab, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Qiwen Gao - B.A. (2017) - Graduate Student
Diana Diaz - (B.A. 2017) - Graduate Student at Boston University
Tessa Colameta - B.A./M.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at University of Chicago
Rachel Rosen - B.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at UC Berkeley
Jessie Zhen - B.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at Boston University
Morgan Myers - B.A., Boston University (2015)
Benjamin Reinhardt - Summer 2015 REU Student from University of Rochester (exp. B.A. 2017)
Sharon Liu - B.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at Columbia University
Anjeza Beheraj - B.A. (2014) - Graduate Student at Boston Universityc
Anastasia Voevodin - B.A. (2014) - Graduate Student at Columbia University
Julia Fernandez - Visiting Scholar (2013)
Dr. Douglas Fraser (2021) - Snapdragon Chemistry
Dr. Shiva Dastjerdi (2021) - Kronos Bio
Dr. Paula Ortet (2020) - Scientist I, Fog Pharma
Dr. Edwin Alfonzo (2019) - Postdoctoral Researcher, Arnold Lab
Dr. Alexis Courtney (2019) - Lecturer in Chemistry, Boston University
Dr. Gabrielle Fleming (2019) - Senior Research Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Sean Corning - M.A. Boston University (2018)
Dr. Reem Telmesani (2018) - Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca
Dr. Long Nguyen (2018) - Scientist, Enanta Pharmaceuticals
Sung Hun Park - M.A. Boston University (2013)
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Yann Corre - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2017-2018) - Research Scientist, Selcia
Dr. Han Yueh - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2017) - Process Scientist, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Prof. Kristen Mascall - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2013) - Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Brandeis University
Prof. Sarah Scarry - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2012-2013) - Research Assistant Professor, UNC
Undergraduate Researchers
Katie Novak - B. A. (2021)
Victoria Jordan - B. A. (2021) - Graduate Student, Tri-Institutional Program of Chemical Biology
Emily Traficante - B. A. (2021) - Graduate Student, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Shruti Kumta - B. A. (2021) - Associate Scientist, Snapdragon Chemistry
Ivy Liang - B. A. (2020) - Research Technician, Qi Lab, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Logan Sigua - B.A. (2019) - Research Technician, Qi Lab, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Jada White - B.A. (2019) - Research Scientist I, Boehringer Ingelheim
Jesse Mendoza - B.A. (2019) - Attending Medical School at USC
Nicky Eleuteri - B.A. (2018) - Research Technician, Fischer Lab, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Qiwen Gao - B.A. (2017) - Graduate Student
Diana Diaz - (B.A. 2017) - Graduate Student at Boston University
Tessa Colameta - B.A./M.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at University of Chicago
Rachel Rosen - B.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at UC Berkeley
Jessie Zhen - B.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at Boston University
Morgan Myers - B.A., Boston University (2015)
Benjamin Reinhardt - Summer 2015 REU Student from University of Rochester (exp. B.A. 2017)
Sharon Liu - B.A. (2015) - Graduate Student at Columbia University
Anjeza Beheraj - B.A. (2014) - Graduate Student at Boston Universityc
Anastasia Voevodin - B.A. (2014) - Graduate Student at Columbia University
Julia Fernandez - Visiting Scholar (2013)
