Worked for the Landis Group through the UW-Madison Chemistry Department. Ourteam focused on finding a novel route to synthesize the chemotherapy drugHerboxidiene using transition-metal catalyzed synthetic methods for natural productsynthesis.-Assisted in the synthesis and purification of chemical intermediates inpursuit of the total synthesis of Herboxidiene-Participate in weekly group meetings to report progress on projects-Assemble reactions using transition-metal catalyzed synthetic methods fornatural product synthesis-Assist lead research technician in pilot experiments to improve processdevelopment-Performed distillations and necessary reactions to ensure the purity ofnumerous reactants and product to be used in experiments-Isolation and purification of products using common techniques such as columnchromatography-Conduct sample preparation and analysis using techniques such as NuclearMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and thin layer chromatography to ensureproduct quality-Trained in laboratory standard operating procedures to adhere to safe labenvironment policies-Cleaned and organized lab equipment including chemicals and glassware