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Abigail G. Doyle
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| Born | April 30, 1980 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) |
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| Awards | Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, Elias J. Corey Award |
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| Fields | Organic Chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, Catalysis |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles Princeton University |
| Thesis | Engaging alkyl halides and oxocarbenium ions in asymmetric catalysis (2008) |
| Doctoral advisor | Eric N. Jacobsen |
| Other academic advisors | Justin DuBois |
| Notable students | Julia Kalow |
Abigail Gutmann Doyle is a chemistry professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She holds a special teaching position there. Her work involves finding new ways to create chemicals in organic chemistry.
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Early Life and Education
Abigail Doyle was born in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1980. Her parents are Michael W. Doyle and Amy Gutmann. Her mother, Amy Gutmann, was once the leader of the University of Pennsylvania. She also served as the United States Ambassador to Germany.
Doyle studied chemistry at Harvard University. She earned her first degrees there in 2002 with high honors. In 2003, she joined Professor Eric Jacobsen's lab at Harvard.
She started her advanced studies at Stanford University with Justin DuBois. Later, she finished her Ph.D. with Professor Eric N. Jacobsen. During her Ph.D., she worked on making specific chemical reactions happen in a controlled way. She also studied how to add certain chemical groups to other molecules.
Career in Chemistry
Becoming a Professor
In July 2008, Dr. Doyle became an assistant professor at Princeton University. She was promoted to associate professor in 2013. By 2017, she became a full professor with a special teaching position. In 2021, she moved to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). At UCLA, she holds the Saul Winstein Chair in Organic Chemistry. She studies how chemicals react and how to make those reactions faster.
In 2021, she was recognized as one of the top 50 scientists by Cell Press.
What Her Research Group Does
Dr. Doyle's research group is very interested in using nickel to create new chemical bonds. They work with unusual starting materials like epoxides and aziridines. Her team has found new ways to use nickel in these reactions. They have also worked with David MacMillan's group. Together, they found a new way to combine light and nickel to make reactions happen. This method helps create many different types of molecules.
Her group also works on adding fluorine to molecules. Fluorine is important for making many medicines. They have found new ways to do this safely and effectively.
Recently, the Doyle group has started using computers to help with chemistry. They use machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence. This helps them predict how chemical reactions will turn out.
Awards and Honors
Dr. Doyle has received many important awards during her career. Some of these include:
- The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship (2012)
- Amgen Young Investigator Award (2012)
- Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society (2014)
- Bayer Early Excellence in Science Award (2013)
- Phi Lambda Upsilon National Fresenius Award (2014)
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE, 2014)
- BMS Unrestricted Grant in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (2016)
In 2022, she was a finalist for the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists. She is also a Senior Editor for Accounts of Chemical Research, a science journal. In 2023, she received the OMCOS Award.
See also
In Spanish: Abigail Doyle para niños
