Brummond Research Group

5/01-present    Associate Professor: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Development of new synthetic methods with an emphasis on organometallic processes and their application to the synthesis of biologically important compounds. Designing new strategies for the preparation of small organic molecules on a solid support.

7/99 - 5/01    Associate Professor: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.

1/00 - 5/01    Adjunct Associate Professor: Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University. Position is based upon contributions made to the research and graduate educational efforts to the Department.

8/93 - 6/99    Assistant Professor: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.

8/91 - 7/93    Postdoctoral Fellow: University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Research Advisor: Professor Robert K. Boeckman, Jr., Area of Research: An retro-Claisen approach to the synthesis of methynolide, the aglycone of the natural product methymycin.

8/87 - 7/91    Doctoral Student: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Research Advisor: Professor Raymond L. Funk.
Doctoral Thesis: Synthetic Approaches to the Calicheamicin/Esperamicin
Bicyclo[7.3.1]Tridecenediyne Ring Core and Sulfones in Organic Synthesis.

1/86 - 7/87    Doctoral Student: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Research Advisor: Professor Raymond L. Funk.
Completed all required course work for the Ph.D. Degree in Chemistry.

8/80 - 5/85    Bachelor of Science: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska.

AWARDS

Johnson & Johnson Focused Giving Award
The Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award
National Science Foundation-CAREER Award (Awarded, but declined to accept the NIH Award)
Departmental Outstanding Faculty Award, 1999-2000, West Virginia University.

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				Kay Michille Brummond Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 kbrummon@pitt.edu (412) 624-1955 5/01-present Associate Professor: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Research Interests: Development of new synthetic methods with an emphasis on organometallic processes and their application to the synthesis of biologically important compounds. Designing new strategies for the preparation of small organic molecules on a solid support. 7/99 - 5/01 Associate Professor: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. 1/00 - 5/01 Adjunct Associate Professor: Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University. Position is based upon contributions made to the research and graduate educational efforts to the Department. 8/93 - 6/99 Assistant Professor: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. 8/91 - 7/93 Postdoctoral Fellow: University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. Research Advisor: Professor Robert K. Boeckman, Jr., Area of Research: An retro-Claisen approach to the synthesis of methynolide, the aglycone of the natural product methymycin. 8/87 - 7/91 Doctoral Student: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. Research Advisor: Professor Raymond L. Funk. Doctoral Thesis: Synthetic Approaches to the Calicheamicin/Esperamicin Bicyclo[7.3.1]Tridecenediyne Ring Core and Sulfones in Organic Synthesis. 1/86 - 7/87 Doctoral Student: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska. Research Advisor: Professor Raymond L. Funk. Completed all required course work for the Ph.D. Degree in Chemistry. 8/80 - 5/85 Bachelor of Science: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska. AWARDS Johnson & Johnson Focused Giving Award The Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award National Science Foundation-CAREER Award (Awarded, but declined to accept the NIH Award) Departmental Outstanding Faculty Award, 1999-2000, West Virginia University.