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Professor István E. Markó
Academic Record
| 1974 - 1978 |
B. Sc. (Summa Cum Laude) "Novel Approach Towards Prostaglandin Syntheses"
Universite catholique de Louvain (Belgium) |
| 1978 - 1983 |
Ph. D. Thesis (Summa Cum Laude) "Semi-synthesis of Tricyclic Penicillins" with Prof. L. Ghosez and in collaboration with Union Chimique Belge
Universite catholique de Louvain (Belgium) |
| 1983 - 1985 |
Post-Doctoral Associate "Intramolecular Keteniminium Cycloadditions. A New Route Towards Prostaglandins" with Prof. L. Ghosez
Universite Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) |
| 1985 - 1987 |
Post-Doctoral Associate, "Biomimetic Total Synthesis of Monoterpene Indole Alkaloids and Binary Vinca Alkaloids" with Prof. M. E. Kuehne
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405 (USA) |
| 1987 - 1988 |
Post-Doctoral Associate, "The Catalytic Asymmetric Osmylation of Olefins" with ProfK. B. Sharpless
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139 (USA) |
| 1988 - 1989 |
Lecturer Grade A
University of Sheffield |
| 1990 - 1993 |
Promoted Lecturer Grade B
University of Sheffield |
| 1993 to date |
Professor
Universite catholique de Louvain |
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Awards
| 1979 |
Prize-Winner of : Concours Universitaire |
| 1983 |
Prize-Winner of : Prix J. S. Stas |
| 1984 |
Prize-Winner of : Prix P. Bruylants |
| 1989 |
R.S.C. Perkin Division Academic Staff Conference Award |
| 1989 |
Nuffield Foundation Award to Newly Appointed Science Lectures |
| 1990 |
Royal Society Parliamentary Grant |
| 1994 |
Zeneca Fellow (til 1997) |
| 1995 |
Merck Young Investigator Award |
| 1996 |
Merck Fellow (1996 - 1997) |
| 1996 |
Prix Triennal de la Société Royale de Chimie (Belgium) |
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Fellowships
| 1978 - 1981 |
Ph. D. Fellowship from the Institut pour l'encouragement de la Recherche Scientifique dans l'Industrie et l'Agriculture (IRSIA) |
| 1981 - 1983 |
Ph. D. Fellowship from the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) |
| 1983 - 1985 |
Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) |
| 1985 - 1987 |
Postdoctoral Fellowship from the NATO Scientific Research Grant |
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Professional Societies
| 1978 - 1995 |
Belgian Chemical Society |
| 1995 to date |
Chairman of the European Chemical Society |
Scientific Refereeing of Publications
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Referee for Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. Chem. Rev., Org. Biomol. Chem.., J. Org. Chem., Synlett, Tetrahedron Letters, Tetrahedron, Org. Lett., ARKIVOC, Science, Chem. A. Eur. J., J. Mol. Catal. A., Eur. J. Org. Chem., C. C. C. C., ...
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Industrial Consultant to
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Janssen Pharmaceutica |
| 2. |
Merck Sharp & Dohme |
| 3. |
Rhodia |
| 4. |
Eurobioscreen |
| 5. |
Ecosynth |
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Scientific Committee
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S.E.R.C. : Asymmetric Synthesis LINK Programme Management Committee
COST : Management and Technical Committees |
Professional Committee
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Advisory Board of Perkin Elmer Publication
Chairman of the European Chemical Society
Member of the Editorial Board of ARKIVOC
Member of the Editorial Board of C.C.C.C.
Member of the Editorial Board of ChemSusChem |
Languages
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French, English and Hungarian |
Main research areas
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-Short, efficient and stereocontrolled total synthesis of natural products.
-Development of new methodologies based on multiple bonds and rings formation.
-Asymmetric catalysis with and without metals.
-New organometallic reagents.
-Anionic polycyclisation reactions
-Electroorganic synthesis
-Development of ecological processes.
-Botanochemistry |
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