Blakemore group members

Mohamed El Mansy was born in a beautiful quiet city on the river Nile called Mansoura, Egypt. He joined the faculty of science at Mansoura University and received his Bachelor Degree in Chemistry in 1999. He was fond of organic chemistry and so decided to pursue a Masters Degree in organic chemistry at the same university, under the supervision of Professor Ahmed A Fadda (thesis title: "Synthesis Of Some New Benzothiazole Derivatives And Their Applications As Corrosion Inhibitors In The Boilers"). In 2006, he started his scientific career as research assistant at the National Research Centre (NRC) in Cairo in the department of organometallic and orgnometalloid chemistry, he was involved in many projects for the synthesis of biologically active small molecules. After 4 years, he began PhD study at Marquette University, USA, under the supervision of Professor William A. Donaldson. His main work was in diversity oriented synthesis (DOS) for rapid access to molecule libraries with an emphasis on skeletal diversity from simple hydrocarbons using organoiron chemistry. He successfully synthesized novel series of 7- and 8-membered aminocyclitols. Between 2014-2016 he joined the research group of Professor Rich G. Carter as a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University. During this period, Mohamed was involved in many projects including the development of new reaction methodologies for the asymmetric synthesis of bicyclo[2.2.2]octanes using organocatalysis. He was fortunate to explore the area of scaffold catalysis for selective functionalization of trans-diol using computationally designed catalyst. He also enjoyed working on total synthesis of halenaquinone. Mohamed joined the BRG for a short period (Nov. 2016-Feb. 2017) to investigate the stereospecific synthesis of alkenes by eliminative cross-coupling. Other than enjoying his research, Mohamed loves traveling, fishing, reading and cycling.

"Total Synthesis of [13C]2-, [13C]3-, and [13C]5-Isotopomers of Xanthohumol, the Principal Prenylflavonoid From Hops," D. C. Ellinwood, M. F. El-Mansy, L. S. Plagmann, J. F. Stevens, C. S. Maier, A. F. Gombart, P. R. Blakemore,* J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm. 2017, 60, 639-648. [LINK]

Mohamed El Mansy (Postdoctoral Research Assistant) [2016-2017]
Mohamed El Mansy was born in a beautiful quiet city on the river Nile called Mansoura, Egypt. He joined the faculty of science at Mansoura University and received his Bachelor Degree in Chemistry in 1999. He was fond of organic chemistry and so decided to pursue a Masters Degree in organic chemistry at the same university, under the supervision of Professor Ahmed A Fadda (thesis title: "Synthesis Of Some New Benzothiazole Derivatives And Their Applications As Corrosion Inhibitors In The Boilers"). In 2006, he started his scientific career as research assistant at the National Research Centre (NRC) in Cairo in the department of organometallic and orgnometalloid chemistry, he was involved in many projects for the synthesis of biologically active small molecules. After 4 years, he began PhD study at Marquette University, USA, under the supervision of Professor William A. Donaldson. His main work was in diversity oriented synthesis (DOS) for rapid access to molecule libraries with an emphasis on skeletal diversity from simple hydrocarbons using organoiron chemistry. He successfully synthesized novel series of 7- and 8-membered aminocyclitols. Between 2014-2016 he joined the research group of Professor Rich G. Carter as a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University. During this period, Mohamed was involved in many projects including the development of new reaction methodologies for the asymmetric synthesis of bicyclo[2.2.2]octanes using organocatalysis. He was fortunate to explore the area of scaffold catalysis for selective functionalization of trans-diol using computationally designed catalyst. He also enjoyed working on total synthesis of halenaquinone. Mohamed joined the BRG for a short period (Nov. 2016-Feb. 2017) to investigate the stereospecific synthesis of alkenes by eliminative cross-coupling. Other than enjoying his research, Mohamed loves traveling, fishing, reading and cycling. "Total Synthesis of [13C]2-, [13C]3-, and [13C]5-Isotopomers of Xanthohumol, the Principal Prenylflavonoid From Hops," D. C. Ellinwood, M. F. El-Mansy, L. S. Plagmann, J. F. Stevens, C. S. Maier, A. F. Gombart, P. R. Blakemore,* J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm. 2017, 60, 639-648. [LINK]