Tobin J. Dickerson, Ph.D.
Current Position:
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Member, Worm Institute for Research and Medicine (WIRM)
Faculty, Kellogg School of Science and Technology
The Scripps Research Institute
Education:
The Scripps Research Institute; Ph.D. in Chemical Biology, 2004. Research Advisor: Prof. Kim D. Janda. Thesis Title: Physiologically-Relevant Reactivity of Drugs of Abuse
University of Virginia; M.A. in Bioorganic Chemistry, 2000. Research Advisor: Prof. Felicia A. Etzkorn. Project Title: Design and Synthesis of Leucine-cis-Proline Dipeptide Mimics
University of Virginia; B.S. in Chemistry with High Honors, 1999. Research Advisor: Prof. Felicia A. Etzkorn. Thesis Title: Design and Synthesis of a cis-Proline based Foldamer
Professional Experience:
2012-present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and the Worm Institute for Research and Medicine (WIRM), The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
2008-2011 Founder and Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Lake Sherwood Sorrento Partners, LLC
2005-2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and the Worm Institute for Research and Medicine (WIRM), The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
2004-2005 Senior Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA; Advisor: Prof. Kim D. Janda
2000-2004 Graduate Student, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA; Advisor: Prof. Kim D. Janda
1998-2000 Undergraduate and Graduate Research Associate, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Advisor: Prof. Felicia A. Etzkorn
1998-2000 Teaching Assistant, University of Virginia Chemistry Department, Charlottesville, VA; Chemistry 181L and 182L (Chemical Principles Laboratory), and Chemistry 241L and 242L (Organic Chemistry Laboratory). Served as Head Teaching Assistant for 181L and 182L (1999-2000)
1995-1997 Laboratory Analyst, Metals Department, Central Virginia Laboratories and Consultants, Lynchburg, VA
Professional Organizations:
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2012-present
Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, 2010-present
American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006-present
American Peptide Society, 2005-2006
American Chemical Society, 1999-present
Professional Service:
Editorial Board, Journal of Bioterrorism and Biodefense, 2011-present
Session Chair, American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 58th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2009
Consultant, The Carter Center Nigeria National Onchocerciasis Program, 2009-2010
TSRI Institutional Radiation Safety Committee, 2009-present
Editorial Advisory Board, Current Organic Chemistry, 2009-present
Editorial Advisory Board, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2009-present
Session Chair, American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology, American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 57th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2008
Invited Attendee, XVIII Conferencia Interamericana sobre Oncocercosis (IACO 2008), Oaxaca, Mexico, 2008
Invited Attendee, 12th Annual River Blindness Control Program Review, The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, 2007
Mt. Carmel High School Biotechnology Center Advisory Committee, San Diego, California, 2002-2005
Awards and Honors:
Eli Lilly Graduate Student Fellowship in Organic Chemistry, 2003-2004
Norton B. Gilula Graduate Student Fellowship, The Scripps Research Institute, 2003-2004
National Research Service Award (NRSA), National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2002-2004
President’s Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1999-2000
Distinguished Major with High Honors, University of Virginia, 1999
Golden Key National Honor Society, 1997
Intermediate Honors, University of Virginia, 1997
Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, Alpha Omicron Chapter, University of Virginia, 1996
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 1996
Williams C. Folkes Scholar, 1996-1999
Tylenol National Scholarship, 1995
Echols Scholar, University of Virginia, 1995-1999
Alumni Scholar, University of Virginia Alumni Association, 1995-1999
Robert C. Byrd Scholar, Virginia State Dept. of Education, 1995-1999
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