Erick M. Carreira

Erick M. Carreira is an organic chemist who is a full professor at ETH Zürich. He is known for his research group's work in total synthesis projects, particularly asymmetric synthesis of complex natural products.[1][2]

Erick M. Carreira
Born1963
Havana, Cuba
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Harvard University
Known forTotal synthesis
Scientific career
FieldsSynthetic organic chemistry
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich
Doctoral advisorDavid A. Evans
Websitewww.carreira.ethz.ch

Early life and education

Carreira was born in 1963 in Havana, Cuba. He received his B.S. in 1984 from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he worked with Scott E. Denmark. He then began graduate work at Harvard University as a student of David A. Evans and received his Ph.D. in 1990. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology with Peter Dervan until he joined the faculty there in 1992.[1]

Academic career

Carreira began his independent research career on the Caltech faculty and became a full professor in 1997. While there, he received several awards for successful new faculty and for his skilled teaching. He has been a full professor of chemistry at ETH Zürich since 1998.[1] Carreira has coauthored and coedited several major reference works in the total synthesis field,[3][4] including volume 93 of Organic Syntheses.[5] In 2019, Carreira was appointed as the editor-in-chief of Organic Letters published by the American Chemical Society, where he had previously served as an associate editor for 18 years.[6] In 2020, Carreira was elected for a membership in the National Academy of Science of the United States.[7]

Research

Research in Carreira's group focuses on total synthesis, particularly asymmetric (that is, enantioselective) synthesis of complex natural products. The group also works on applications of these methods to development of catalysts and to medicinal chemistry.[2]

Personal views

Recently a letter was circulated on Twitter about Erick's expectations from his lab members [8]. In the letter, Carreira threatened to replace a student because they were not working evenings and weekends. He claimed that this was the culture at Caltech and many faculty did the same. In an interview with Christopher Shea from The Boston Globe, when Erick was asked about the letter he said he did not remember it and it might have been a joke.

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Carreira, Erick M., Prof. Dr". ETH Zurich. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. "Research - Carreira Research Group". ETH Zurich. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. Carreira, Erick M.; Kvaerno, Lisbet (2008). Classics in stereoselective synthesis (1. Aufl. ed.). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-32452-1.
  4. Carreira, Erick M.; Yamamoto, Hisashi (2012). Comprehensive chirality. Oxford: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0080951676.
  5. Davies, Huw M. L.; Carreira, Erick M. (April 2017). Organic Syntheses, Volume 93. Wiley. ISBN 978-1-119-34902-0.
  6. "Carreira Next Editor-in-Chief of Organic Letters". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. "National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. "Erick M. Carreira". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. "Erick M. Carreira". Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. "Award Recipients". Phi Lambda Upsilon. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  11. "ACS Award in Pure Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  12. "Awards and honors" (PDF). Chemistry International. 24 (3): 14. 2002.
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