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Karl_Barry_Sharpless
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Karl Barry Sharpless | |
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 Sharpless in 2026 | |
| Born | Karl Barry Sharpless April 28, 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (BA) Stanford University (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | |
| Spouse |
Jan Dueser (m. 1965) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Stereochemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Studies of the Mechanism of Action of 2,3-oxidosqualene-lanosterol cyclase: Featuring Enzymic Cyclization of Modified Squalene Oxides (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | Eugene van Tamelen |
| Doctoral students | M.G. Finn |
| Other notable students | Undergrads: Post-docs: |
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