Assistant Project

Alicia H. Sau

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

I am a dedicated and perseverant individual who has experience in different areas of synthetic

organic chemistry. I am a team player who is committed to obtaining results in a timely manner

and finishing the goals of a project from origin to completion.

OBJECTIVE

I am looking to progress into a synthetic or organic chemist position, with the

opportunity to work towards small-molecule synthesis.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

June 2013

University of California, Los Angeles

Advanced Coursework:

Organic Synthesis, Biochemical Techniques, Spectroscopic Methods,

Qualitative Organic Analysis, Chemical Instrumentation

Awards:

Dean's Honor List

Le Roy E. Hackworth Estate Award

Clare Boothe Luce Research Program Scholar, February 2012 – August

2013

LABORATORY EXPERIENCE

• Application of spectroscopic methods (LC-MS, IR, UV-Vis, Carbon NMR,

Proton NMR, Mass Spectrometry) in qualitative analysis of synthesized

compounds

• Utilization of scientific databases and programs such as SciFinder Scholar,

Reaxys, and ChemDraw in literature research and group presentations

• Use of NMR-based programs such as TopSpin for the Bruker ARX400

spectrometer and MestRenova software

• Application of Symyx Electronic Lab Notebook (Accelrys) for data records

• Performance of organic purification techniques (Flash and Thin Layer

Chromatography, Recrystallization, Distillation)

• Experience in handling air- and moisture-sensitive compounds (use of the

glove box)

• Use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Artweaver, and PowerPoint in group

presentations

• Independent research projects in the multi-step syntheses of carpanone

and dihydrojasmone

WORK EXPERIENCE

Medicinal Chemistry Research Intern 08/2013 –

11/2013

Senior Scientist Brian Safina (Ph.D.), Discovery Chemistry Department, Genentech

• Generation of new digitonin derivates for membrane protein

crystallography

• Investigation of saponin analogs and their ability to solubilize membrane

proteins

• Multi-step synthesis of sugar-steroid hybrids

Undergraduate Researcher 02/2012 – 08/2013

Professor Craig Merlic, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA

• Development of new methods for carbon-heteroatom (C-O) bond

formation through the use of organometallic complexes and metal catalysts

• Synthesis of functionalized internal alkynes (sulfonamide, benzyloxy,

sulfonyl, sulfinyl functionalities)

• Investigation, optimization, and mechanistic studies of copper-promoted

oxidative couplings between vinyl boronate esters and alcohols

• Expansion on the Cu(II)-promoted coupling reactions to include

synthesis of novel 1,3- and 1,4-heteroatom moiety compounds through

intramolecular coupling reactions

Lab Assistant 09/2010 – 02/2012

Rhonda Murotake, Life Sciences Core Instructional Laboratories, UCLA

• Management of vertebrates' feeding schedules and monthly inspection of

animal habitats

• Careful handling of different animal species

PRESENTATIONS

• Vinyl Ether Synthesis from Vinyl Boronates Derived from the Hydroboration

of Internal Alkynes. UCLA Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research

(SPUR); Poster Presentation, August 2012

• Vinyl Ether Synthesis from Vinyl Boronates Derived from the Hydroboration

of Internal Alkynes. UCLA Glenn T. Seaborg Symposium; Poster Session,

December 2012

• Cu(II)-Promoted Regioselective Synthesis of Allyl Vinyl Ethers . UCLA On the

Horizon Symposium; Research Talk, March 2013

• Copper-Promoted Regioselective Synthesis of Vinyl Ethers . ACS Southern

California Undergraduate Research Conference; Poster Session, April 2013

• Copper-Promoted Regioselective Synthesis of Vinyl Ethers . UCLA Science

Poster Day; Poster Session, May 2013

REFERENCES

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