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J. William Suggs is a Professor Emeritus at Brown University, specializing in bioorganic chemistry. His research interests involve replacing canonical DNA bases with base analogs that act as universal bases. The goal is to replace Watson-Crick bases to create stable doubled helical structures. Suggs has worked on preparing base step analogs where adjacent bases in a strand are replaced with single organometallic derivatives to preorganize the duplex into a helical conformation. Furthermore, he studies chemical communication, particularly how humans and animals rely on chemical senses for various functions such as kin recognition and food location. He emphasizes the development of methodologies using silica aerogels, which are highly porous materials, to concentrate odors for analysis. His educational background includes a PhD from Brown University and a BS with honors from the same institution. He is an active member of several professional organizations including the American Chemical Society and the AAAS.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Engaged in research and teaching at the intersection of bioorganic chemistry and chemical communication.
Department: Department of Economics