Dr. Sarah Reisman

Biography

Sarah E. Reisman is a Bren Professor at the California Institute of Technology, holding the Norman Davidson Leadership Chair in the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at Connecticut College in 2001, where she developed a passion for organic synthesis under the mentorship of Professor Timo Ovaska. Reisman then pursued her Ph.D. at Yale University, specializing in total synthesis of the natural product welwitindolinone isonitrile, which she completed in 2006. Her postdoctoral studies focused on asymmetric catalysis as an NIH fellow with Professor Eric Jacobsen at Harvard University. Her research group, the Reisman Laboratory, specializes in synthetic organic chemistry, emphasizing the development of new synthetic methodologies to facilitate the construction of complex molecules. She has served in various roles at Caltech, including Assistant Professor from 2008 to 2014, and has been a Professor since 2014.

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