معرفی
Dr. William Unsworth is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York. He holds a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship and the inaugural Eleanor Dodson Fellowship. His research focuses on developing new methods for synthesizing functionalized macrocycles, spirocycles, heterocycles, and natural products, with key interests in ring expansion strategies (e.g., SuRE methodology), photochemistry, catalysis, and spirocyclization reactions.
Education:
- Bachelor's and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Oxford (PhD under Prof. Jeremy Robertson, 2010)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. Richard J.K. Taylor at the University of York (2010–2013)
Research Interests: Macrocycle synthesis, medium-sized rings, cascade reactions, photochemical radical processes, and catalyst-driven scaffold diversity. His group’s work emphasizes practical applications in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery.
Awards:
- Thieme Chemistry Journals Award (2020)
- RSC Hickinbottom Award (2018)
- European Lead Factory Chemical Library Creativity Award (2017)
- RSC/BMOS Young Investigator Award (2015)
Grants and Projects: Leads initiatives like the ‘Macrocycles for Drug Discovery (MC4DD)’ project funded by the European Commission, and collaborates on projects involving biocatalysis and natural product synthesis.
Labs/Teams: The Unsworth Research Group at the University of York includes collaborators like Prof. Richard Taylor and Prof. Gideon Grogan, focusing on interdisciplinary synthetic chemistry and sustainable methods.
