Xin Liu
****@*******.***
Ames, Iowa, 50014
Objective: A full-time job as a synthetic organic chemist
in the biotechnology or
pharmaceutical industry
Education: Master of Science
May 2011
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Major: Organic Chemistry
GPA 3.61/4.0
Research mentor: Prof. Nicola Pohl
Bachelor of Science
June 2008
Jilin University
Changchun, China
Major: Chemistry
Relevant Physical Organic Chemistry, Organic Synthesis,,
Chemical Biology
Coursework: Carbohydrate Chemistry, Spectrometric Identification
of Organic Compound
Chemical Skills:
. Multi-step synthesis, purification and structural
characterization of compounds using traditional or
parallel methods.
. Chromatographic techniques to isolate and purify
compounds and expertise in characterizing novel
compounds using analytical techniques such as NMR, MS
and IR.
. Automated synthesis of small biomolecules, such as di-
and trisaccharides, Parallel synthesis
. Large-scale synthesis and chemical modifications of
monosaccharide building blocks
Familiar
Instruments:
. Automated solution-phase oligosaccharide synthesis
system(Chemspeed ASW 1000)
. Automated purification System (Biotage SP1)
. Varian Prostar HPLC
. CEM Discover Microwave and CoolMate
. Solvent purification system
. Shimazu LCMS 2010
Oral Automated synthesis of systematic di-
and tri-saccharide libraries
Presentation: 240th ACS National Meeting & Exposition
August 2010, Boston, MA
References:
. Prof. Nicola L. B. Pohl *****@*******.***
. Prof. Yan Zhao *****@*******.***