David J. Galler

Rockville Centre, NY ***** *** - 582 - 6415 adcvz4@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Objective

Chemist with 8 years hands-on laboratory research experience and co-authored publications seeking opportunity in an industry position. Familiar with lab safety regulations and has strong analytical and communication skills.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy – Synthetic Organic and Physical Organic Chemistry May 2019

Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY

Advisor: Kathlyn A. Parker

Dissertation: A Six Part Exploration into Synthetic and Physical Organic Chemistry

Bachelor of Science – Chemistry with Honors May 2011

Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

Under Prof. Junyong Choi, Queens College, City University of New York 2019-present

Researched the synthesis of multiple tumor suppressing and connective tissue breaking proteins simultaneously by reading scientific literature and performing hands-on experiments

Analyzed and organized a slew of NMR, IR and MS data to determine structure of synthesized material

Operated, maintained, and troubleshooted technical equipment including HPLC, MS, IR, & NMR

Safety Officer for compliance with NYC regulations of chemicals and chemical waste

Graduate Research Assistant

Under Prof. Kathlyn A. Parker, Stony Brook University 2011-2019

Completed the synthesized two natural products for neurodegenerative disease research

Developed methods for cost effective and efficient versatile polyketide building blocks

Design of novel monomers for alternating ring-opening metathesis polymerization

Gaussian studies of electrocyclic ring closing reactions

Wrote detailed and coherent manuscripts for publication and summarized abstracts for presentation

Administratively managed lab financial accounts, chemical purchasing, and maintaining inventory

Mentored and coached undergraduate students in lab safety and operations

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Under Prof. Barney Grubbs, Stony Brook University 2009-2011

Synthesis of tri-arm star block co-polymers for drug delivery

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor

Nassau Community College, Long Island University, Suffolk Community College 2016-2019, 2017, 2015 respt.

Lectured to classes ~30 students by breaking down complex theories into simple ideas

Instructed recitations where critical thinking was encouraged to tackle challenging practice problems

Publications

1)Galler, D.J.; Bermudez, G.; Parker, K.A., Multi-Gram Scale Synthesis Of A Versatile Syn-Anti Stereotriad By A Short And Cost-Effective Route, ARKIVOC, 2019, part iii, 93-102

2)Galler, D.J. & Parker, K.A. Five Easy Pieces: The Total Synthesis of Phosphoiodyn A and Placotylene A, Organic Letters, 2015, 17(22), 5544-5546

Laboratory Skills

Bench Skills: Synthesis of Complex Small Molecules, Air-Free Technique, Glove Box, Flash Column Chromatography, Recrystallization, Extraction, Distillation

Instrumentation: NMR, GC, FTIR, Automated Liquid Chromatography, HPLC, Mass Spec

Software: ChemDraw, MestReNOVA, TopSpin, SciFinder, Reaxys, OMNIC Spectra IR

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