معرفی
Kay M. Brummond is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on organic chemistry, including total synthesis of natural products, transition-metal catalysis, cycloaddition reactions, and covalent modifiers design. She leads the Brummond Lab, which actively recruits graduate students. Brummond’s work integrates experimental and computational approaches to advance catalytic methodologies and medicinal chemistry applications.
Research Interests:
- Total synthesis of bioactive natural products like thapsigargin
- Development of asymmetric Rh(I)-catalyzed reactions (e.g., allenic Pauson-Khand)
- Design of covalent modifiers for enzyme targeting (e.g., SARS-CoV-2 protease)
- Mechanistic studies of cycloaddition reactions and catalyst optimization
Awards:
- AAAS Fellow (2021)
- ACS Women in Chemistry Award (2021)
- Organic Syntheses Board Member (2022)
- Carnegie Science Center Emerging Scientist (2007)
Advising & Grants:
Accepting graduate students; lab emphasizes interdisciplinary projects combining synthesis, computation, and biological evaluation. Active in national ACS leadership roles and grant review panels.
Labs & Teams:
Brummond Lab at the University of Pittsburgh’s Chevron Science Center collaborates with computational chemists and medicinal biologists to bridge synthetic innovation with therapeutic applications.
