Chi Ting

Chi Ting is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Brandeis University, focusing on organic synthesis and biosynthesis of natural products. Their work bridges chemical synthesis and biosynthetic pathway exploration to advance therapeutic discovery.

• Education: Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley; B.S. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Research Interests include:

• Concise total syntheses of complex natural products
• Development of novel organic reactions (e.g., chemoselective peptide functionalization)
• Investigation of biosynthetic mechanisms via genome mining
• Exploration of SAM-dependent enzymes and domain-of-unknown-function (DUF692) pathways

Article Trends emphasize total synthesis (e.g., podophyllotoxin, hyperforin, RiPPs) and biosynthetic studies, with keywords spanning organic methodology, enzymatic transformations, and medicinal chemistry.

Scientific Awards:

• Brandeis Career Hero 2022
• NSF CAREER (2024-2029)
• Thieme Chemistry Award 2024

Grants include the NSF CAREER award for synthetic and biosynthetic research. Their lab (Edison-Lecks Science Building, Room 322) investigates chemical and enzymatic strategies for accessing therapeutic natural products.