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James Gleason is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at McGill University. He holds a B.Sc. from McGill University (1989) and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia (1994). He has served as an NIH postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology. His research focuses on Chemical Biology, specifically in organic chemistry, synthetic methods development, total synthesis of natural products, and medicinal chemistry. Gleason's pioneering work includes the development of novel hybrid drugs that combine distinct features of nuclear receptor ligands and histone deacetylase inhibitors to enhance antiproliferative activity in cancer treatment. His current research interests include the development of catalytic asymmetric reactions and the total synthesis of complex natural products, which serve as a testbed for new synthetic methods. Gleason also teaches courses on Structural Organic Chemistry and Reaction Mechanisms, guiding students through practical applications of modern spectroscopic methods and systematic reactions in organic chemistry.
McGill University • Montréal, Québec, Canada
Teaching and conducting research in organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry.
Department: Department of Medicine. Program: Experimental Medicine.