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WHO WE ARE?!
We are a research team at the University of Minnesota. Our goals are to advance the field of organic chemistry through research, education, and outreach. We strive for an exciting and inclusive learning and research experience!
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WHAT WE DO?!
We study organic synthesis and methodology! Read our research summaries and publications! We also love bringing scientists together. The group is involved in the organization of the FloHet Conference, among many other outreach activities.
NEWS AND UPDATES!
Feb. 1st, 2024
Shout out to Juan Sanfiel for designing us a new logo! Thank you Juan!
Jan. 8th, 2024
Andy McCabe joins the group! Welcome Andy!!!
Jan 2nd, 2024
Alex has officially made it to UMN Chemistry! Five other team members should be arriving soon too!
Dec 12th, 2023
End of an era party! 6 of us (plus families/spouses) move to Minneapolis next week!
August 12th, 2023
Dr. Morgane Mando joins the Lab as a postdoctoral scholar! WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME MORGANE!
August 7th, 2023
The team welcomes Laura Bonfert to the lab! Laura is a visiting scholar and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in applied chemistry at the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems in Austria.
May 27th, 2023
The lab welcomes Mégane Grah Kple to the team! She joins us for the summer as an REU student from University Paul Sabatier!
March 30th, 2023
Congratulations to Sara and Michael for successfully defending their Ph.D.s this month!
Feb. 14th, 2023
We are recruiting graduate students and a postdoctoral researcher!
Feb. 14th, 2023
The #GrenningLab's next development related to 3,3-dicyano-1,5-dienes is published in Chemical Science! This work showcases the value of AAA, Cope Rearrangement, & oxidative amidation to yield complex, saturated heterocycles. Congrats to the team! READ THE PAPER HERE!
Jan 3rd, 2023
The lab welcomes Dylan Smith, Surasree Rakshit, Avneesh Kumar, and Yanni Moraites as new Ph.D. students!
Jan 3rd, 2023
The lab bids farewell to Mariana Alves, Dr. Breanna Tomiczek, and Dr. Vincent Vedovato. Congrats to Mariana and Breanna on completing your degrees!!! Congrats to Vincent for completing his postdoctoral research project!
Mariana is off to Novartis – San Francisco (Research Scientist).
Breanna starts up soon at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory – Pittsburge (Advanced Materials Engineer).
Vincents heads back to the home turf to start his next position at Synboli (Senior Scientist).
Best wishes to you in your next endeavors!
Dec. 10th, 2022
The lab had a wonderful holiday party. Highlights included a tasty potluck dinner, a secret Santa gift exchange, darts & foosball tournaments, and much conversation!
Oct. 27th, 2022
Anghelo Gangano is now a Ph.D. candidate! Congrats on a successful oral examination!
Oct. 27th, 2022
The team is excited to welcome four new group members: Yanni Moraites, Dylan Smith, Avneesh Kumar, and Surasree Rakshit join the team!
August 5th, 2022
It’s official! Doctor Jenya Semenova is a… doctor! Best of wishes to you on your new adventures in Chicago and at Abbvie!
May 12th, 2022
Sara Kearney was selected as a Corteva Agriscience Chemistry Scholar and attended the 2022 Corteva Scholar Symposium! Congrats Sara!
May 10th, 2022
Two graduate researchers receive summer fellowships! Congrats to Michael Mannchen for being selected for a Tarrant Summer Graduate Research Fellowship! Congrats to Jenya Semenova for receiving the “Finish-Line” Fellowship!
April 30th, 2022
Kristin Sobie completes her Master’s degree! Great work Kristin and best wishes to you as you continue your studies at Kent State University!
April 25th, 2022
Alex visited the University of Alberta to meet with faculty and students and deliver the OChem gospel. Left is a photo of the Walterdale Bridge and Edmonton from the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River.
March 18th, 2022
The group says goodbye to postdoctoral associate Dr. Subhadip De and undergard researcher Abdias Noel! Subhadip is starting a new position at Syngene International Limited and Abdias will start a Ph.D. program at University of Michigan! Best wishes to the both of you!
March 18th, 2022
Alex and family says goodbye to Dr. Subhadip De and Rimi. Best of luck in your new Senior Researcher position at Syngene International Limited!
March 6th – 8th, 2022
FloHet2022 happened! It was a great success! Here is the group photo with many of the ~250 attendees! The next FloHet meeting is Sunday March 3rd – Wednesday March 6th 2024.
March 6th – 8th, 2022
Grenning lab students share their research at the FloHet2022 poster sessions! Breanna Tomiczek and Kenny Ko shared their work on the dearomative Cope rearrangement. Sara Kearney shared her work on a Rh-catalyzed cycloisomerization reaction for accessing axially chiral cannabinoids. Michael Mannchen discussed the development of enantioselective synthesis of 3,3-dicyano-1,5-dienes. Kristin Sobie shared her recently published work on the construction of 4°/3° carbons via reductive Cope rearrangement. Great job to the team!
Jan. 21st, 2022
The Grenning Lab’s research appears in Chemical Science. Read our latest work on the construction of vicinal 4°/3° carbons via Cope rearragement HERE!
Dec. 5th, 2021
The Grenning Lab had a group party! A few more pics of the backyard bash here!
Nov. 1st, 2021
Michael Mannchen’s research on diastereoselective reductive Cope rearrangements finds a home at Organic Letters! Read his manuscript HERE! We are proud of you and your hard work!
Oct. 30th, 2021
We are so excited to welcome these two deep-thinkers, Akash Gogate (left) and Juan Sanfiel (right) to the team!