John Moses
Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science
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Biography
Dr. John Moses began his acdemic career at Bath, graduating with a MChem degree in July 2001. During this period, he spent 1 year at Purdue University, Indiana, conducting research in the laboratories of Professor Ian P. Rothwell. John next moved to the University of Oxford to pursue a DPhil under the supervision of Professor Sir Jack Baldwin, FRS. In 2004, he moved to The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, to work with Professor K. B. Sharpless. His independent research career began at The University of London, School of Pharmacy in 2005, where he was appointed as an RCUK-EPSRC academic fellow in chemical biology/cancer medicinal chemistry. In September 2007, he was appointed to his present position as an Associate Professor in organic chemistry. His research interests include, biomimetic synthesis, click chemistry / anti-cancer drug discovery and chemical biology. Outside work, John enjoys SCUBA diving, mountain biking, rock music and travelling.
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Biogrpahy
Dr. John Moses began his academic career here at Bath, graduating with a MChem degree in July 2001. In 1999, John spent 1 year at Purdue University, conducting research in the laboratories of Professor Ian P. Rothwell. John next moved to the University of Oxford to pursue a DPhil under the supervision of Professor Sir Jack Baldwin, FRS. In 2004, John moved to The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, to work with Professor K. B. Sharpless.
John began his independent research career at The University of London, School of Pharmacy in 2005, where he was appointed as an RCUK-EPSRC academic fellow in chemical biology/cancer medicinal chemistry. In September 2007, Dr Moses was appointed to his present position as an Associate Professor in organic chemistry.
Recent Publications
MOORHOUSE AD, SPITERI C, SHARMA P, ZLOH M and MOSES JE, 2011. Targeting Glycolysis: A Fragment Based Approach Towards Bifunctional Inhibitors Of Hldh-5. Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England). 47(1), 230-2 SHARMA P, RITSON DJ, BURNLEY J and MOSES JE, 2011. A Synthetic Approach To Kingianin A Based On Biosynthetic Speculation. Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England). 47(38), 10605-7 AWAAD AS, AL-JABER NA, SOLIMAN GA, AL-OUTHMAN MR, ZAIN ME, MOSES JE and EL-MELIGY RM, 2011. New Biological Activities Of Casimiroa Edulis Leaf Extract And Isolated Compounds. Phytotherapy Research : Ptr. (In Press.)
RITSON DJ, SPITERI C and MOSES JE, 2011. A Silver-Mediated One-Step Synthesis Of Oxazoles. The Journal Of Organic Chemistry. 76(9), 3519-22