Prof. Dr. Andrei Yudin

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsOrganic Molecular Chemistry,Biophysical Chemistry
Keywordspeptides, synthetic methods, macrocycles, organoboron compounds, chemical biology

Current contact address

CountryCanada
CityToronto
InstitutionUniversity of Toronto
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry, Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Peter Hans SeebergerAbteilung Biomolekulare Systeme, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Golm
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2022

Program(s)

2022Konrad Adenauer Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Yudin is well-known internationally for creating powerful tools for chemical synthesis and for developing amphoteric reactivity as the guiding principle in designing new chemical transformations. His laboratory developed aziridine aldehydes as well as a class of molecules where boron’s propensity to undergo migration to heteroatoms is prevented. His recent work in peptide chemistry revealed effective means of constructing synthetic challenging macrocycles and his discoveries provide inside into bioactive structures. In Germany, Professor Yudin will work on constructing novel synthetic challenging macrocycles with carbohydrate decoration for a host of medical applications relying on innovative bioactive structures.