Chemistry alumnus John Federice (’23) is the recipient of a Galileo Circle Scholarship from the University of Arizona, where he is currently in his second year in the Chemistry Ph.D. program. The Galileo Circle Scholarship is awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate exceptional potential in the physical, mathematical, environmental, cognitive, and life sciences. At Arizona, John is a member of Prof. Jon Njardson’s research group, which utilizes synthetic organic chemistry to create new materials, drugs, and organic reactions. John is currently working with other members of the Njardson research group on a total synthesis of Apomorphine, a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease. He is also working on methodology project, where he is using anionic amino cope chemistry developed in the Njardson group, to build unique natural product scaffolds, as well as derivatives of the popular ADHD drug Ritalin. While at Canisius, John was a Frank Dinan Research Scholar. He conducted research in organic synthesis in the laboratory of Prof. Tim Gregg for three summers.
Submitted by: Phil Sheridan, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
