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Synthesis
Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry: Dennis C. Liotta
January 8, 2018
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 96, Issue 2
Sponsor: Gilead Sciences
Citation: For inventing antiviral drugs that more than 90% of HIV-infected persons on therapy in the U.S. take or have taken.
Current position: Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Chemistry, Emory University
Education: B.A., chemistry, Queens College, City University of New York; Ph.D., chemistry, City University of New York
Liotta on his scientific role model and why: “Although I have many scientific role models, the one that inspired me the most was Gertrude (Trudy) Elion, the 1988 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine. She was, of course, brilliant and creative. But she also had to struggle throughout most of her professional life to get the recognition she so amply deserved. When she had an idea that she believed in, she pursued it relentlessly until she figured out how to make it work. Creativity without persistence probably won’t result in anything of lasting value.”
What his colleagues say: “As one of the discoverers of the antiviral agent FTC and numerous other antiviral agents, professor Liotta has changed the lives of countless numbers of HIV/AIDS patients. Not only are these drugs extremely effective in controlling the virus, but their incorporation into once-daily treatment combinations has significantly enhanced the quality of life of these individuals.”—George R. Painter, Emory University
Please send announcements of awards to l_wang@acs.org.
ACS Award for Computers in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Research: Jürgen Bajorath
ACS Award in Surface Chemistry: Stacey F. Bent
ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching & Learning of Chemistry: George M. Bodner
F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry: A. S. Borovik
E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry: Linda J. Broadbelt
James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry: Cynthia J. Burrows
Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry: Alison Butler
ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry: Emily A. Carter
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry: Mircea Dincă
Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society: Carol A. Duane
Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management: Margaret M. Faul
Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics: George W. Flynn
Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods: Gregory C. Fu
Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry: Lila M. Gierasch
ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry: Michael L. Gross
ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry: Frank Gupton and D. Tyler McQuade
ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science: Paula T. Hammond
George & Christine Sosnovsky Award for Cancer Research: Paul J. Hergenrother
Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry: Tamejiro Hiyama
ACS Award for Creative Invention: Robert S. Kania
ACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry: Erhard Kemnitz
James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching: Brian J. Kennedy
ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry: Clifford P. Kubiak
Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal: Valerie J. Kuck
ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry: George P. Lahm
Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry: Dennis C. Liotta
Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry: David R. Liu
Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis: David W. C. MacMillan
National Fresenius Award: Thomas J. Maimone
Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success: Javier García-Martínez
ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry: James M. Mayer
ACS Award in Separations Science & Technology: Massimo Morbidelli
George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry: Oliver C. Mullins
ACS Award in Chromatography: Janusz B. Pawliszyn
ACS Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution: Joseph J. Pesek
Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry: Paras N. Prasad
ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry: Thomas B. Rauchfuss
ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials: Elsa Reichmanis
ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences: Rebecca T. Ruck
Josef Michl ACS Award in Photochemistry: Jack Saltiel
E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy: Richard J. Saykally
Harry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young Investigator: Dwight S. Seferos
James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public: Bassam Z. Shakhashiri
Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry: Suresh C. Srivastava
ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Brian M. Stoltz
ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science & Technology: Barbara J. Turpin
George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education: Pratibha Varma-Nelson
ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry: Håkan Wennerström
Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products: David R. Williams
ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry: C. Grant Willson
Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science & Technology: Xiaoyang Zhu
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