Alanna schepartz biography definition

American biochemist

Alanna Schepartz (born January 9, 1962) is an American professor and scientist. She is currently the T.Z.

and Irmgard Chu Distinguished Chair in Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley.

Alanna schepartz biography definition

She was formerly the Sterling Professor of Chemistry at Yale University.^[1]

Early life and education

Alanna Schepartz was born on January 9, 1962, in New York City and was raised in Rego Park, Queens.

She graduated from Forest Hills High School in 1978 at the age of 16. She then earned a B.S. degree in chemistry from the State University of New York, Albany and a PhD degree in Organic Chemistry from Columbia University, where she worked under the supervision of Ronald Breslow.

Following an N.I.H. postdoctoral fellowship with Peter Dervan at the California Institute of Technology, she joined the faculty at Yale University in July 1988.^[2][1][3]

Yale career

Schepartz joined the faculty at Yale University