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Dr. Gregory DudleyGregory Dudley

Professor and Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Department of Chemistry

Office: SR1, 214
Contact: gbdudley@uh.edu - 713-743-2611

Education: Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2000-2002

Organic synthesis, reaction methodology and technology, and medicinal chemistry 
The fundamental goal of the Dudley lab is to devise, develop, and apply new ideas in organic chemistry to the efficient synthesis of complex molecules, particularly natural products with medicinal applications. Natural products research impacts the development of many important drugs including aspirin, penicillin, and Taxol. The ability to recreate and refine the molecular architecture of complex natural products through organic synthesis is key to understanding and ultimately leveraging these systems to improve human health. Our research aims to enable advances in modern medicine through innovations in the science and practice of organic synthesis. 

• Eberly Family Distinguished Professorship, West Virginia University, 2016–2025
• Brown & Williamson Lecturer, University of Louisville, 2023
• Brodie Research Innovation Award, 2019–2020
• Syngenta Lecturer, Groupe D’Etudes de Chemie Organique 57, Ascain, France, 2016
• Organic Syntheses Lecturer, University of New Hampshire, 2012
• Raymond Cottrell Family Professor, 2008–2012
• Highlighted in Florida Trend Magazine, “Person to Watch”, 2010
• FSU Developing Scholar Award, 2010
• FSU Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2010
• FSU Innovator Award, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
• Featured in Tallahassee Magazine, “The New Establishment”, 2006
• NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2000–2002
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Predoctoral Fellowship, 1999–2000
• Roche Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry, 1999
• Boehringer Ingelheim Predoctoral Fellowship, 1997–1998
• MIT Chemistry Outreach Fellowship, 1997

Recent publications

  • Tavakoli, A.; Dudley, G. B. . J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 6847–6852.
  • Wang, H.; Gaston, R., Jr.; Ahmed, K. T.; Dudley, G. B.; Barrios, A. M. . ChemMedChem 2023, 18, e202300187.
    • Highlighted in as a Very Important Paper (VIP)
  • Tavakoli, A.; Dudley, G. B. . J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 14909–14914.
  • Fulo, H. F.; Rueb, N. J.; Gaston, R., Jr.; Batsomboon, P.; Ahmed, K. T.; Barrios, A. M.; Dudley, G. B. . Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 10596–10600.
  • Fulo, H. F.; Shoeib, A.; Cabanlong, C. V.; Williams, A. H.; Zhan, C.-G.; Prather, P. L.; Dudley, G. B. . J. Med. Chem. 2021, 64, 6381–6396.
    • Highlighted in
  • Gaston, R., Jr.; Geldenhuys, W. J.; Dudley, G. B. . J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 13429–13437.
    • Selected as a JOC Featured Article
  • Tavakoli, A.; Stiegman, A. E.; Dudley, G. B. . Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 2794–2799.
    • Selected as a PCCP HOT Article
  • Frasso, M. A.; Stiegman, A. E.; Dudley, G. B. . Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 11247–11250.
    • Featured in a news article