A. DANIEL STRAND, Ph.D. CV

A. DANIEL STRAND, Ph.D.
CV
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Cancer treatments based on novel molecular mechanisms; new complexity generating reactions; transition
metal catalysis; metal based selective bond activation; complex molecule synthesis.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Work address:
Home address:
Email:
Web:
Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
Smedjegatan 2B, 222 23, Lund, Sweden
daniel.strand@organic.lu.se
http://www.organic.lu.se/People/daniel%20strand/strandgroup/
Phone: Work: +46 (0)46 - 222 81 23. Mobile: +46 (0)73-362 69 93
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Junior Faculty Docent course, Lund University, 2011.
Junior Faculty Lund University, LuPOD Junior Faculty Program, 2011.
Ph.D. Organic chemistry Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, 2006.
Ph.D. student. Adviser: Prof. Tobias Rein. Application and development of
asymmetric Wittig-type reactions.
M.Sc. Chemical engineering Chalmers Institute of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, 1996—2001.
M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (Chemistry branch).
Visiting researcher University of Notre Dame, IN, USA, March—June 2006.
Visiting researcher. Adviser: Prof. Paul Helquist. Work on the total synthesis of
mucocin and a C12-C19 fragment of iejimalide B.
Diploma work University of Notre Dame, IN, USA, Jan—June 2001.
Diploma work. Adviser: Prof. Paul Helquist. Studies toward the total synthesis
of doliculide.
Exchange student Paris Université VII, Denis-Diderot, Paris, France, Sep—Dec 2000.
Visiting researcher. Adviser: Prof. Fani Anagnostou. Studies of doxycycline
effect on osteogenesis.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Aug 2009—present
Feb 2007—Mar 2009
Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Associate Senior Lecturer (biträdande universitetslektor) in Organic Synthesis,
Department of Organic Chemistry.
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Postdoctoral research fellow. Adviser: Prof. Paul A. Wender. Design and
development of new reactions, synthesis of biologically relevant molecules.
Feb 2 nd , 2011

Sep 2006—Jan 2007
Jun—Aug 2000
Sep 2001—2005
AstraZeneca Process R&D, Södertälje, Sweden
1995—1996 Swedish Air Force.
Military service, Sergant.
Organic synthesis, route development.
AstraZeneca Medicinal Chemistry R&D, Göteborg, Sweden.
Organic synthesis, combinatorial chemistry.
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.
Graduate Research Assistant, KTH.
STUDENT ADVISING
Graduate level
2011 Narda Blanco, PhD student in the Sterner group. Assistant advisor.
2010 Henrik von Wachenfeldt, PhD student. Principal advisor.
2010 Michail Kondrasov, PhD student in the Wendt group. Assistant advisor.
Undergraduate level
2011 Michaela-Christina Melcher, advicor, diploma work, 15p.
2011 Björn Borgström, advisor, diploma work 30p
2010 Sara Shafiei, undergraduate exchange student, 6-month internship.
2010 Björn Borgström, examiner, diplomawork 30p.
TEACHING
2010, 2011 KOKA05, Organic chemistry for the nano-engineering program, course
coordinator, examiner, and principal lecturer. 7.5p.
2009, 2010 KEMB01, Organic chemistry (intermediate course), course coordinator, examiner,
and and principal lecturer. 15p.
2001—2005 Teaching assistant, lab courses, KTH.
MISCELLANEOUS
Competitive awards and Grants
2011 Swedish Chemical Society nomenee for Young Investigator Workshop 2011,
Crete, Greece (15kkr).
2010 Vetenskapsrådet (VR) funded position as assistant professor including project
grant. (4.2Mkr over 3 years)
2010 Royal physiographical society in Lund. (group total: 190+ 90kkr)
2010 Johan Hiertas Minne (40kkr), Magn Bergwall (50kkr)
2009 Swedish Research Council postdoctoral repatriation grant (700kkr)
2009 Royal physiographical society in Lund. (150kkr)
2006 Post-doctoral fellowship, Swedish Research Council (VR).
2006 Post-doctoral fellowship, Stiftelsen Bengt Lundgrens Minne (declined).
2004, 2005 Holger Erdtman fellowship.
2001 AstraZeneca travel award.
Feb 2 nd , 2011

A. DANIEL STRAND, Ph.D.
Scientific Contributions
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Peer reviewed articles
6. "[(BINAP)Re(O)Cl 3] as an Efficient Catalyst for Olefination of Chiral Substituted
Aliphatic Aldehydes" Strand, D.*; Rein, T. J. Organomet Chem. 2010, 695, 2220—
2224.
5. “Cyclocarboamination of Alkynes with Aziridines: Synthesis of 2,3-
Dihydropyrroles by a Catalyzed Formal [3 + 2] Cycloaddition”, Wender, P. A.;
Strand, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7528—7529. [Selected for
Synfacts][Highlighted in ACIE]
4. “Total Synthesis of Iejimalide B. An Application of the Shiina Macrolactonization”,
Schweitzer, D.; Kane, J. J.; Strand, D.; McHenry, P.; Tenniswood, M.; Helquist P.
Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 4619—4622.
3. “Divergence en Route to Non-classical Annonaceous Aceogenins. Total Synthesis
of Pyranicin and Pyragonicin”, Strand, D.; Norrby P-.O.; Rein, T. J. Org. Chem.
2006, 71, 1879—1891. [Selected for Synfacts]
2. “Synthesis of Pyragonicin”, Strand, D.; Rein, T. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 2779—2782.
[Selected for Synfacts]
1. “Total Synthesis of Pyranicin”, Strand, D.; Rein, T. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 199—202.
[12 th most accessed article; Org. Lett. 2005]
Other publications
2. Strand, D.; Bergquist, K.-E. “Övningsuppgifter och Laborationer, KEMB01”,
Mediatryck, Lund University, Sweden, 2010.
1. Strand, D. “Methods for Asymmetric Olefination reactions; Development and
Application to Natural Product Synthesis", Ph.D. Thesis, Royal Institute of
Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2006.
Conferences and symposiums
11. Young Investigator Symposium, 2011, Krete, Greece. Invited lecture.
10. Green light for green chemistry symposium, 2011, Stockholm. Nationella
Substitutionsgruppen för Kemiska Produkter (NSG). Invited lecture.
9. Berzeliusdagarna, 2011, Stockholm, Sweden. Invited lecture.
8. Organikerdagarna 2010, Uppsala, Sweden. Conference lecture.
7. Johnson Symposium in Organic Chemistry 2009. Poster presentation.
6. Johnson Symposium in Organic Chemistry 2008. Poster presentation.
5. Johnson Symposium in Organic Chemistry 2007. Poster presentation.
4. Organikerdagarna 2006, Kalmar, Sweden. Oral presentation.
3. 228 th ACS National Meeting 2004, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Oral presentation.
2. Organikerdagarn, 2004, Linköping, Sweden. Oral presentation.
1. Organikerdagarna 2002, Sundsvall, Sweden. Poster presentation.
[Award-winning poster]
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