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.


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instanceOf academic
chemist
human
organic chemist
researcher
university teacher
awardReceived American Chemical Society awards
National Medal of Science
collaboratedWith Thomas Eisner
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Harvard University
Yale University
employer Cornell University
familyName Meinwald
fieldOfWork bioorganic chemistry
chemical ecology
natural product structure elucidation
natural product synthesis
natural products chemistry
organic chemistry
gender male
givenName Jerrold
hasAcademicDiscipline chemistry
organic chemistry
hasResearchInterest biosynthesis of natural products
defensive chemicals of animals
insect pheromones
secondary metabolites
structure–activity relationships in natural products
hasRole mentor of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers
influenced development of chemical ecology as a discipline
generations of organic chemists and chemical ecologists
knownFor collaborative work with biologists on chemical ecology
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
notableFor elucidation of insect chemical communication
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
studies of chemical signals in ecological interactions
occupation organic chemist
professor
placeOfWork Department of Chemistry, Cornell University
workLocation Ithaca, New York

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
ACS Award in Organic Chemistry
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