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Dean Toste is a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and holds a chair position along with the Hildebrand and Gerald E. K. Branch Distinguished Professorships. He completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees at the University of Toronto in 1993 and 1995, respectively, and received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2000. Following his doctorate, Dean worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Caltech from 2001 to 2002. He has earned numerous accolades, including the ACS Nobel Laureate Signature Award, the Camille Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award, and the NSF CAREER Award. His research includes significant contributions across various chemistry disciplines, specifically focusing on supramolecular chemistry, bioconjugation methods, gold catalysis, and electrochemistry. Dean collaborates extensively with groups at UC Berkeley, and other institutions, pushing boundaries in applications such as energy storage and drug development. Moreover, he is a fellow of multiple prestigious organizations, underscoring his impact in the scientific community and his ongoing dedication to advancing the field of chemistry.
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