About Jacob Newman:
Dedicated fourth-year college student at UCLA, working towards a B.S. in Chemistry with a minor in Structural Biology. I worked diligently for over eight years to obtain BSA's highest rank, Eagle Scout, demonstrating the ability to stay motivated and persevere through challenges, both of which are vital for scientific work. For the past year I have worked in Professor Patrick Harran's lab on the synthesis of unnatural amino acids and their incorporation into peptidomitic macrocycles. I hope to gain experience in a professional laboratory setting to build relationships in industry and pursue a pharmaceutical career.
Experience
Ace Tutoring, Poway and Carlsbad CA
Math and Science Tutor
• Helped over 80 students thrive in their math, chemistry,
biology, and physics courses (including AP courses)
• Tutored up to three students each hourly session
• Helped over 50 students improve their ACT and SAT scores
• Administered ACT and SAT practice exams
• Created worksheets to aid in student learning
• Communicated with the director and other tutors about
student progress
Sep 2019 to Mar 2022
Harran Research Group, UCLA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Project: Synthesis of peptidomimetic macrocycles through large-ring forming alkylations with unnatural-heterocyclic amino acids.
• Developed and executed a path for the synthesis of two regioisomeric
quinolizine-4-one amino acids via a divergent pathway
• Attend weekly subgroup meetings to discuss my teams project and weekly
group meetings to discuss current organic chemistry research
• Synthesized two regioisomeric
indolizine amino acids, four
peptides, and two macrocycles
• Performed over 100 reactions
Education
University of California, Los Angeles, GPA: 4.00
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a Minor in Structural Biology: Anticipated Completion December 2023
Relevant Coursework:
CHEM 144: Practical and Theoretical Introductory Organic Synthesis (Grade A+):
• Expanded on reactions learned in introductory organic chemistry with an emphasis on asymmetric synthesis.
• Completed multi-step syntheses of Dihydrojasmone and Atropine.
CHEM 101: Catalysis in Modern Drug Discovery (Grade A+):
• Learned about the drug design process from a medicinal and process chemistry perspective.
• Learned about transition metal catalyzed coupling reactions including Negishi, Suzuki-Miyura, Heck, Sonogashira,
Buchwald-Hartwig, and Metathesis.
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