Garg Lab @ UCLA. Group updates, publications, educational initiatives, and other fun stuff.

Joined April 2017
Check out our latest study in @JACS on using substituted cubenes to access new, highly functionalized “fused cubes”! Congrats to Sarah, Christina, and Kasey! Read it here: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c15216 @UCLA @UCLAchem @houk1000
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This just in: we have published an IBX-mediated oxidation of the common steroid dehydrocholesterol to its metabolite, now out in @OrgSynth. Congrats to Breanna, Lauren, and Ben, and a huge thanks to @KBrownLab for checking! Read it here: orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=v1… @uclachem
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Recently, Abby, Giulianna, and Christina published a procedure for the oxidation of amines utilizing the mild oxidant IBX in @OrgSynth. Thank you to the @MaulideLab for checking, and congratulations to all the authors! Read it here: orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=v1… @uclachem
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We just celebrated three SUPER new second year graduate students at the 14th Annual Young Guns Symposium! Congratulations to Abby, Kasey, and Breanna! #14thAnnualYoungGuns @uclachem
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Here is our latest study on strained cyclic allenes in @JACS. By studying (2+2) cycloadditions, we probe the “diradicaloid” nature of these intermediates. Congrats to Noah, Allison, and Jacob! Read it here: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c09105 @UCLA @UCLAchem @houk1000
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This week we welcomed two wonderful summer rotation students, Haley and Isabel. We're excited to get to know you and see the amazing things you accomplish! @uclachem
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We’re excited to share our latest study now out in @angew_chem describing Pd-catalyzed annulations of an anti-Bredt olefin. Congrats to @ZachWaltersChem, Marie, and Aimee! Read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @UCLA @uclachem
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We’re 3/3 on PhD candidates this year! Aimee did amazingly on her candidacy exam 🥳🎊@uclachem
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A new report from our lab and our long-standing collaborators on an SAR campaign targeting the protein IGF2BP3 was just published in J. Med. Chem! Congratulations to the authors, including @GargLab alumni @GMS_chem and Jacob Sorrentino! Read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Another Ph.D candidate just dropped! Marianna passed her candidacy exam with flying colors! @uclachem
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We recently bid farewell to postdoc Sarah, who will be returning down under to begin her independent career at @ChemistryUoM. Best of luck on this exciting journey!🏃‍♀️🟧 #MasteroftheCube
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