Marisa C. Kozlowski (born 1967) is an American chemist who is Professor of Organic and Catalysis Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research considers asymmetric synthesis and the development of cost effective catalysts. She was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012 and American Chemical Society in 2013.

Marisa C. Kozlowski
Born
Alma materCornell University
University of California, Berkeley
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
Harvard University
ThesisInhibition studies of three related chorismate-utilizing enzymes : Rigid tendamistat mimics as a-amylase inhibitors (1994)
WebsiteMCK group

Early life and education

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Kozlowski was born in Hamburg, and raised in Liverpool, New York.[1] She studied chemistry at Cornell University.[2][3] She moved to California for her graduate studies, where she joined the laboratory of Paul Bartlett at the University of California, Berkeley. As an undergraduate, she only knew of one woman member of faculty, and as a postgraduate only two.[2] Her research considered the design of enzyme inhibitors.[4] She moved to Harvard University as a postdoctoral research fellow, where she worked with David A. Evans on organic synthesis.[citation needed]

Research and career

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In 1997, Kozlowski joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was eventually promoted to professor of chemistry.[1] Kozlowski studies asymmetric high throughput synthesis and novel approaches to catalysis.[5][6] She has developed computational programs to better understand chemical reactions. These programs make use of machine learning and electronic structure calculations to iteratively design new synthesis protocols.[7]

Kozlowski was made associate editor of The Journal of Organic Chemistry in 2013, and editor-in-chief of Organic Letters in 2021.[8]

Awards and honors

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Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kozlowski research group". Kozlowski research group. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  2. ^ a b Sanford, Melanie S.; Chiu, Pauline; Kozlowski, Marisa C.; Puchlopek-Dermenci, Angela L. A. (2020-02-21). "Celebrating Women in Organic Chemistry". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 85 (4): 1769–1772. doi:10.1021/acs.joc.0c00247. ISSN 0022-3263. PMID 32041408.
  3. ^ "Marisa C. Kozlowski". LRSM. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  4. ^ Kozlowski, Marisa C (1994). Inhibition studies of three related chorismate-utilizing enzymes: Rigid tendamistat mimics as a-amylase inhibitors (Thesis). OCLC 34184933.
  5. ^ "HTE experimentation". Kozlowski research group. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  6. ^ "Oxidative C-C Couplings". Kozlowski research group. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  7. ^ "Computer Guided Development of Reactions". Kozlowski research group. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  8. ^ a b "Marisa C. Kozlowski appointed as editor-in-chief of Organic Letters". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  9. ^ ""Oxygen driven fragment coupling by activation of C-H, N-H, and O-H bonds"Dr. Marisa Kozlowski (Pennsylvania)". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  10. ^ "NSF Award Search: Award#0094187 - CAREER: Asymmetric Oxidative Methods for C-C Bond Formation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  11. ^ "Alfred P. Sloan Fellowships". University Archives and Records Center. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  12. ^ "Editor-in-Chief". pubs.acs.org. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  13. ^ "Marisa Kozlowski honored by POCC | Department of Chemistry". www.chem.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  14. ^ a b "Chemist Marisa Kozlowski Named Fellow of American Chemical Society | School of Arts and Sciences - University of Pennsylvania". www.sas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-09.