Professor Merle A. Battiste

2018 M.A. Battiste Award Announced

We are pleased to announce that the 2018 M. A. Battiste Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, sponsored by Petra Research, was awarded to Eddie Laguna. The award recognizes excellence in synthetic organic chemistry by a 3rd year graduate student who has completed their oral qualifying examination. Eddie?s work is focused on the design and synthesis of biologically-active natural product analogues for their application in autoimmune disease treatments. Congratulations Eddie!