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  • B.A., Charles University, Prague, 1990
  • Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tucson, 1996 (Research Advisor: Prof. R. L. Polt)
  • Irvington Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, 1996-1998 (Research Advisor: Prof. S. J. Danishefsky)
  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, 1998-2003
  • Associate Professor of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, 2003-Present
  • The McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award, 2008
  • The Pfizer Award for Creativity in Organic Synthesis, 2004
  • The Unrestricted Grant in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb, 2004
  • The Excellence in Chemistry Award, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, 2003
  • The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2002
  • The Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Award, 2002
  • The Cottrell Scholar Award, Research Corporation, 2001
  • The Research Innovation Award for Junior Faculty, Research Corporation, 1998
  • The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Junior Faculty Award, 1998