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Jakob Magolan
Research/Focus Areas
  • Organic Synthesis, heterocyclic chemistry
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Bioactive Natural Products Synthesis and SAR
Academic Programs
My Courses
  • CHEM 275/276, Carbon Compounds

Jakob Magolan, Ph.D.

College of Science
Department of Chemistry
Assistant Professor

Campus Locations
Moscow

With UI Since
2010
Office: REN 216B
Phone: 208-885-4023
Email: jmagolan@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address:
Renfrew Hall Rm 116
PO Box 2343
Moscow, ID 83844-2343

Magolan Group Research Website
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, 2007-2010
  • Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, 2007
  • BScH, Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 2002
  • BPHE, Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 2002

Selected Publications

  • Magolan, Jakob; Coster, Mark J.  Targeting the Resistance of Pancreatic Cancer Cells to Nutrient Depreviation: Anti-Austerity Compounds. Current Drug Delivery, 2010 (in press)
  • Magolan, Jakob; Coster, Mark J.  Total Synthesis of of (+)-Angelmarin. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009, 74(14), 5083-5086
  • Magolan, Jakob; Carson Cheryl; Kerr, Michael A.  Total Synthesis of (+)-Mersicarpine. Organic Letters, 2008, 10(7), 1437-1440
  • Magolan, Jakob; Kerr, Michael A.  Expanding the Scope of Mn(OAc)3-Mediated Cyclizations: Synthesis of the Tetracyclic Core of Tronocarpine. Organic Letters, 2006, 8(17), 3777-3779

   For a complete publication list visit our group website


Research Projects

  • Development of methods for the synthesis of highly substituted heterocyclic compounds
  • Medicinal chemistry research focusing primarily on anti-cancer drug discovery
  • Efficient synthesis and structure-activity relationship (SAR) evaluation of heterocyclic natural products of medical interest in a wide range of therapeutic areas

Awards and Honors

  • Griffith University Post Doctoral Fellowship, 2008
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2005
  • A.C. Neish Competition, Queen's University, Canada 2002
  • TSN Dale Iwanoczko Award, AIS Canada, 2001
  • Arthur Louden Scholarship in Chemistry, Queen's University, 2000