Andre Isaacs
Associate Professor
College of the Holy Cross
Dr. Isaacs’ research interest is centered on a very reliable organic reaction - the copper-catalyzed cycloaddition of sulfonyl azides and terminal alkynes (CuAAC). Differential fragmentation of the resulting 1,2,3-triazole generates ketenimines or rhodium carbenoids which he engages with a variety of nucleophiles to provide access to heterocycles of interest to the synthetic community. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 under the guidance of Professor Jeffery D. Winkler and worked as a post-doctoral researcher with Professor Richmond Sarpong at the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Isaacs is keen on broadening participation in STEM to increase visibility of queer and BIPOC folks. He uses his social media platform to educate, challenge and dismantle the normative culture in STEM. He’s been featured on the Today Show and Good Morning America.