Position Title
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Position Title
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
5467 Chemistry Annex
Bio
Combinatorial chemistry, heterocyclic chemistry, understanding reaction mechanisms, solid phase organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, organic synthesis, reaction methodology, and structure elucidation.
Education, Awards and Professional Highlights
- ASUCD Excellence in Education Award, UC Davis (2004)
- University of California Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, UC Davis (2002)
- NIH Research Career Development Award, UC Davis (1989-1994)
- NIH Research Career Development Award, UC Davis (1989-1994)
- Eleanor Roosevelt International Cancer Fellowship, Université de Lausanne (1988-1989)
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, UC Davis (1987-1989)
- Distinguished Young Alumni Award, University of Northern Iowa (1987-1988)
- Professor, Department of Chemistry, UC Davis (1988-present)
- Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, UC Davis (1986-1988)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, UC Davis (1981-1986)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland (1980-81)
- Ph.D. University of Minnesota (1980)
- Eastman Kodak Fellow, University of Minnesota (1979-1980)
- Stainless Steel Beaker, University of Minnesota (1978-1979)
- Appointed to UC Davis faculty (1988)
- Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, UC Davis (1986-1988)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, UC Davis (1981-1986)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland (1980-1981)
- Ph.D. University of Minnesota (1980)
- Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota (1978-1980)
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota (1976-1978)
- B.A. University of Northern Iowa (1975)
Representative Publications
- Zongwen Shuai, Jinjun Wang, Madhu Badamagunta, Jinjung Choi, Guoxiang Yang, Weici Zhang, Thomas P. Kenny, Kathryn Guggenheim, Mark J. Kurth, Aftab A. Ansari, John Voss, Ross L. Coppel, Pietro Invernizzi, Patrick S.C. Leung, and M. Eric Gershwin. The Fingerprint of Antimitochondrial Antibodies and the Etiology of Primary Biliary Cholangitis. Hepatology (2017), 65(5), 1670-1682. DOI: 10.1002/hep.29059
- Son, Jung-Ho; Zhu, Jie S.; Phuan, Puay-Wah; Cil, Onur; Teuthorn, Andrew P.; Ku, Colton K.; Lee, Sujin; Verkman, Alan S.; Kurth, Mark J. High-Potency Phenylquinoxalinone Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Activators. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2017), 60(6), 2401-2410. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01759
- Bagdasarian, Alex L.; Nguyen, Huy H.; Palazzo, Teresa A.; Fettinger, James C.; Haddadin, Makhluf J.; Kurth, Mark J. One-Pot Synthesis of Benzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolines and Isoquinolino[3,4-b]quinoxalines via Tandem Cyclization Strategies. Journal of Organic Chemistry (2016), 81(9), 3924-3928. DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.6b00338
- Palazzo, Teresa A.; Patra, Digambara; Yang, Joung S.; El Khoury, Elsy; Appleton, Mackenzie G.; Haddadin, Makhluf J.; Tantillo, Dean J.; Kurth, Mark J. Dibenzonaphthyridinones: Heterocycle-to-Heterocycle Synthetic Strategies and Photophysical Studies. Organic Letters (2015), 17(23), 5732-5735. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02680
- Nguyen, Huy H.; Fettinger, James C.; Haddadin, Makhluf J.; Kurth, Mark J. Expedient one-pot synthesis of indolo[3,2-c]isoquinolines via a base-promoted N-alkylation/ tandem cyclization. Tetrahedron Letters (2015), 56(40), 5429-5433. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.08.006
- Wedler, Henry B.; Palazzo, Teresa A.; Pemberton, Ryan P.; Hamann, Christian S.; Kurth, Mark J.; Tantillo, Dean J. Predicting hydration propensities of biologically relevant α-ketoamides. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2015), 25(19), 4153-4157. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.08.010
- Fujita, Masaaki; Zhu, Kan; Fujita, Chitose K.; Zhao, Min; Lam, Kit S.; Kurth, Mark J.; Takada, Yoko K.; Takada, Yoshikazu. Proinflammatory Secreted Phospholipase A2 Type IIA (sPLA-IIA) Induces Integrin Activation through Direct Binding to a Newly Identified Binding Site (Site 2) in Integrins αvβ3, α4β1, and α5β1. Journal of Biological Chemistry (2015), 290(1), 259-271. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.579946