Robert A. Volkmann: Born Aug. 21, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pa. B.A. (1967), Lafayette College. Ph.D. (1972), University of Pittsburgh (Samuel Danishefsky). Postdoctoral Fellow (1972-1974), Stanford University (William S. Johnson). NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (1972-1974). Pfizer Global Research and Development, Groton, Connecticut: Research Scientist (1974-1978), Senior Research Scientist (1978-1982), Senior Research Investigator (1982-1985), Principal Research Investigator (1985-1989), Research Advisor (1989-1997), Senior Research Fellow (1997-present). University of Pittsburgh Distinguished Teaching Award (1971). Connecticut College Organic Chemistry Instructor (1975-1983) Medicinal Chemistry Course (1984-present). Chair, Natural Products Gordon Conference (1993). Head, Pfizer Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program (1990-present), Pfizer Central Research Achievement Award (2000), Pfizer Award for Scientific Excellence (2002), Member-at-Large, Executive Committee, ACS Division of Organic Chemistry (2000-2002). Alternate Councilor (2004-2006), Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry (TAOC) Award Program (2000, 2003-2005). Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship Program (1998-2000). A.C. Cope Scholar Award Selection Committee (2005-2006). Scientific Advisory Board: Institute of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery at Stony Brook University (2004-present). Author of 48 peer-reviewed research publications. Inventor of over 35 U.S. patents. Over 100 invited lectures at conferences and universities. 2008 Chair of the Organic Division of the American Chemical SocietySpecialties: Design and synthesis of novel drug candidates for treatment CNS disorders. Chemical process development. Natural product isolation. High-throughput synthesis and purification in support of multiple medicinal chemistry programs. Design and synthesis of combinatorial chemistry libraries for medicinal chemistry lead discovery. Providing new tools for linking molecular structure and biological effects of medicines