Group Members
Contacting the PI
Joseph P. KonopelskiUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Office: PSB 344
Phone: 831.459.4676
Email: joek@chemistry.ucsc.edu
Contacting the Lab
Grad Student Office / Lab: PSB 379Phone: 831.459.4669
Current Graduate Students

Lauren E. Brown
Biochemistry, B.S., University of Southern California, 2003
Total synthesis of psymberin
brown@chemistry.ucsc.edu
Biochemistry, B.S., University of Southern California, 2003
Total synthesis of psymberin
brown@chemistry.ucsc.edu
Jessica M. Garcia
Chemistry, B.S.,
University of Southern California, 2004
Total synthesis of cyclocinamide A
jgarcia@chemistry.ucsc.edu
Total synthesis of cyclocinamide A
jgarcia@chemistry.ucsc.edu

Max E. Mahoney
Chemistry, B.S., Biochemistry, B.S., California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo, 2004
Modeling the active site of Cytochrome c oxidase
Total Synthesis of Aciculitins
mahoney@chemistry.ucsc.edu

Stephanie Stepp Curzon
Biochemistry / Chemistry, B.S., University of California, San Diego, 2006
Total synthesis of cyclocinamide A
stepp@chemistry.ucsc.edu
Biochemistry / Chemistry, B.S., University of California, San Diego, 2006
Total synthesis of cyclocinamide A
stepp@chemistry.ucsc.edu
Yvette M. Vaske
Chemistry, B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004
Development of β-lactam methodology
mimieux@chemistry.ucsc.edu
Chemistry, B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004
Development of β-lactam methodology
mimieux@chemistry.ucsc.edu

Nate Zuckerman
Chemistry, B.S., San Jose State University, 2006
Total synthesis of psymberin
zuckerman@chemistry.ucsc.edu
