John Jewett*
Associate Professor Accepting StudentsJohn Jewett*
Associate Professor Accepting StudentsDegrees and Appointments
- AB 2003, Dartmouth College
- Ph.D. 2008, University of Chicago
- Postdoctoral Fellow 2008-2011, University of California, Berkeley
- Assistant Professor 2011-2018, University of Arizona
- Associate Professor 2018- , University of Arizona
Awards and Honors
- Honors College, Excellence in Teaching Award, 2017
- College of Science, Distinguished Early Career Teaching Award, 2016
- NSF CAREER Award, 2016
- Honors College, Excellence in Mentoring Award, 2015
- American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-2011
- Edith Barnard Award in Chemistry for Service to Others, 2007
- Gerhard Closs Teaching Award in Organic Chemistry, 2004
Research Specialties: Bioorganic, Chemical Biology, Synthesis/Synthetic Methods, Development
Research
Our goal is to merge the fields of synthetic organic chemistry with virology. We develop new reactions (and re-appropriate old ones) to gain insight into how viruses infects new host cells. Additionally, we are working to develop new methods to probe protein-protein interactions through the use of small molecules. Read More.