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Ronald Charles David Breslow (March 14, 1931 – October 25, 2017) was an American chemist from Rahway, New Jersey.
Dec 12, 2017 · A tribute to the organic chemist who founded bio-organic chemistry and developed the cancer drug vorinostat. Learn about his life, achievements, mentorship and legacy in this article by his former student and colleague.
- Virginia W. Cornish
- 2017
Ronald Breslow was one of the leading organic chemists of his generation. He had received the perfect start in gaining a Harvard doctorate at the age of 24 supervised by the legendary Bob Woodward,...
- John M. Brown
- 2019
Ronald Breslow was born in Rahway, New Jersey on March 14, 1931. He received his undergraduate and graduate training at Harvard University, where he did his Ph.D. research with Professor R.B. Woodward.
Nov 1, 2017 · Ronald Breslow, a trailblazing chemist and University Professor at Columbia, passed away in 2017. He was a pioneer of biomimetic chemistry, a Nobel Prize winner, and a dedicated teacher and mentor.
Oct 26, 2017 · Ronald Breslow—Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University, 1996 president of the American Chemical Society, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences—died Oct. 25 at age 86 in New York City after a struggle with cancer.
Learn about the life and achievements of Ronald Breslow, a pioneer of mechanistic organic chemistry and biomimetic chemistry. He synthesized cyclopropenyl cations, elucidated thiamin decarboxylation, and created artificial enzymes.
