Prof. David Yu-Kai Chen
Associate Editor
Department of Chemistry
Seoul National University
Seoul
Korea, Republic of
Scientific career
| Since 2011 | Full Professor of Organic Chemistry, Seoul National University, South Korea |
| 2005–2011 | Principal Investigator, Chemical Synthesis Laboratory@Biopolis, Singapore |
| 2003–2005 | Senior Research Chemist, Merck Research Laboratory, USA |
| 2002–2003 | Postdoctoral Research Associate (Advisor: K. C. Nicolaou), Scripps Research, USA |
| 1998–2001 | Ph.D. (Organic Synthesis, Advisor: Ian Paterson), University of Cambridge, UK |
| 1998 | Research Assistant, Auckland Cancer Society Research Center, New Zealand |
| 1994–1998 | B.Sc. (Organic Chemistry, First Class Honours), University of Auckland, New Zealand |
Research interests
Prof. Chen's research focuses on target-oriented organic synthesis through the development of innovative concepts and strategies for the construction of complex molecular architectures. He is also interested in the application of this powerful discipline as a platform to advance chemical and biological sciences.
Thematic issue
Prof. Chen edited the following thematic issues in the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry:
Concept-driven strategies in target-oriented synthesis
Transition-metal and organocatalysis in natural product synthesis
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