J. Meinwald
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J. Meinwald was a prominent organic chemist known for his pioneering work in chemical ecology and the chemistry of natural products.
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
academic
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chemist → human → organic chemist → researcher → university teacher → |
| awardReceived |
American Chemical Society awards
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National Medal of Science → |
| collaboratedWith |
Thomas Eisner
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Yale University → |
| employer |
Cornell University
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| familyName |
Meinwald
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| fieldOfWork |
bioorganic chemistry
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chemical ecology → natural product structure elucidation → natural product synthesis → natural products chemistry → organic chemistry → |
| gender |
male
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| givenName |
Jerrold
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| hasAcademicDiscipline |
chemistry
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organic chemistry → |
| hasResearchInterest |
biosynthesis of natural products
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defensive chemicals of animals → insect pheromones → secondary metabolites → structure–activity relationships in natural products → |
| hasRole |
mentor of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers
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| influenced |
development of chemical ecology as a discipline
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generations of organic chemists and chemical ecologists → |
| knownFor |
collaborative work with biologists on chemical ecology
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America → |
| notableFor |
elucidation of insect chemical communication
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interdisciplinary research at the interface of chemistry and biology → pioneering work in chemical ecology → studies of the chemistry of natural products → |
| notableWork |
research on insect defensive secretions
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studies of chemical signals in ecological interactions → |
| occupation |
organic chemist
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professor → |
| placeOfWork |
Department of Chemistry, Cornell University
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| workLocation |
Ithaca, New York
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Referenced by (1)
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ACS Award in Organic Chemistry
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hasRecipient |