Alastair Herron, Ph.D.
Doctoral Thesis: The Development of Heteroatom-Centered Radical Precursors and their Application to the Functionalization of Remote C–H Bonds via Radical Hydrogen Atom Transfer
Description of Research Focus: Herron's research focused on the development of new methods for generating free radicals in order to break strong carbon–hydrogen bonds.
Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University
Noteworthy Publications: δ-C–H Mono- and Dihalogenation of Alcohols, Journal of the American Chemical Society (2020)
Honors & Awards: Dean’s Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute (2017)
Looking Back: "Scripps brings together the brightest scientists from around the world to work on the most challenging problems in chemistry. Oftentimes, one’s projects get stuck or hit a dead end, so I feel grateful to have been able to draw on these scientists for support in advancing my projects to completion. This collaborative and supportive environment makes Scripps a very special place."
Next Steps: "I have accepted a position with Gilead Sciences as a process chemist in the San Francisco Bay Area. I hope to be able to apply what I have learned at Scripps to enable the most efficient syntheses of new medicines!"
Be sure to join us at 10 a.m. PDT on Friday, May 20 for our Commencement Ceremony Livestream! Herron's advisor and mentor, Prof. Jin-Quan Yu, will deliver a few words about his graduate experience, and viewers can learn about our 47 other 2022 graduates, who are now setting out to build careers that will profoundly impact the future of biomedical research.
