Varinder Aggarwal is a Professor of Synthetic Chemistry at the School of Chemistry of the University of Bristol.
11 Facts About Varinder Aggarwal
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Varinder Aggarwal was one of six sons, and grew up in Scotland, then Nottingham, England.
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Varinder Aggarwal earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1986 under the supervision of Stuart Warren.
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Varinder Aggarwal's thesis was entitled Stereocontrolled synthesis with phenylthio migration.
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Varinder Aggarwal carried out postdoctoral work with Gilbert Stork at Columbia University, before taking up appointments first in Bath, then Sheffield and finally at the University of Bristol where he is currently a professor.
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Varinder Aggarwal developed new methods of using chemical reactions to assemble complex, biologically important molecules.
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Varinder Aggarwal's research includes new ways of speeding up, or catalysing, these processes of synthesis.
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Varinder Aggarwal's work has applications in medicine, such as helping to provide a more effective vaccine against tuberculosis.
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Varinder Aggarwal is the winner of multiple awards, including the Corday-Morgan and Organic Stereochemistry awards of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Varinder Aggarwal was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2012.
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Varinder Aggarwal is distinguished for his outstanding contributions to the field of asymmetric synthesis, particularly applications of ylide chemistry where he is the world leader.