Daniele Leonori
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Daniele grew up in a small village near Perugia, in the centre of Italy, where he received his master degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He then moved to the UK joining the group of Prof Ian Coldham (University of Sheffield) for his PhD, working on the dynamic thermodynamic resolution of chiral organolithiums. Daniele completed two postdoctoral positions, one with Prof Magnus Rueping (RWTH Aachen University), where he first encountered the field of photoredox catalysis, and a second with Prof. Peter H. Seeberger (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces), developing de novo synthesis of monosaccharides. He then moved back to the UK to work with Prof Varinder K. Aggarwal FRS (University of Bristol) as Research Officer. Daniele started his independent career as Lecturer at the University of Manchester in 2014, where he was promoted to Reader in 2018 and Professor in 2020. In 2022, Daniele returned to RWTH Aachen University to take a W3 Professorship in the Institute of Organic Chemistry.
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Education and Academic Career
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from 2022
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Professor of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University
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2020 – 2022
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Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Manchester
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2018 – 2020
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Reader in Organic Chemistry, University of Manchester
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2017 – 2018
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EPSRC Early Career Fellow, University of Manchester
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2014 – 2017
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Lecturer of Organic Chemistry, University of Manchester
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2012–2014
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Research Officer, University of Bristol
under the supervision of Prof Varinder K. Aggarwal FRS |
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2011 – 2012
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Max Planck Institute
under the supervision of Prof Peter H. Seeberger |
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2010 – 2011
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, RWTH-Aachen University
under the supervision of Prof. Magnus Rueping |
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2007 – 2010
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PhD, University of Sheffield
under the supervision of Prof. Iain Coldham |
Awards
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2024
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ERC Consolidator Grant
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2024
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ERC Proof-of-Concept Grant
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2023
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Organic Letter Oustanding Publication Award
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2023
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Teacher of the Year Award - Master level
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2021
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EuChemS Division of Organic Chemistry Young Investigator Award
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2020
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Blavatnik Laureate for Chemistry in the UK
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2019
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Philip Leverhulme Prize
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2019
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AstraZeneca Award for Outstanding Achievements in Organic Synthesis
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2019
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University of Tasmania Research Scholarship
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2018
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RSC Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize
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2018
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ERC Starting Grant
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2017
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Thieme Chemistry Journal Award
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2017
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EPSRC Early Career Fellowship
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2016
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Silver Medal - 2016 European Young Chemist Award
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2015
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IUPAC/UNESCO/PhosAgro Green Chemistry Award
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2014
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Marie Curie Career Integration Grant
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2009
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Pfizer Poster Symposium Runner-Up Prize
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2009
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Eli Lilly Postgraduate Prize
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Interviews and Videos of Relevance
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Interview to The Cyclo Edition (2020)
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