Prof. Ronald Breslow Columbia University, USA

Ronald Breslow spent his entire academic career in the chemistry department at Columbia University where he was Professor of Chemistry and Biology. He won many national and international awards for his research on enzyme mimics, including the US National Medal of Science. Breslow pioneered the creation of ‘artificial enzymes’ and... read morethis work inspired the field of chemical biology. He was instrumental in developing the cancer drug vorinostat. He sadly passed away in October 2017 aged 86.