Derek Lowe, an Arkansan by birth, got his BA from Hendrix College and his PhD in organic chemistry from Duke before spending time in Germany on a Humboldt Fellowship on his post-doc. He's worked for several major pharmaceutical companies since 1989 on drug discovery projects against schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, diabetes, osteoporosis and other diseases.
To contact Derek email him directly: derekb.lowe@gmail.com
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For those wanting a timeline of the whole hexacyclinol business, with links to the articles, blogs, and commentary that's surrounded it, allow me to recommend Carmen Drahl's "History of the Hexacyclinol Hoo-Hah". (And no, the whole thing is not written in alliteration; for that, you'll be wanting this).
1. Anonymous on November 16, 2012 9:57 AM writes...
Books written about a route to a molecule which nobody would actually repeat...in time and money spent by others what is the actual harm for the chemical community??? Actually, if one thinks a little bit more, JJ Le Clair's paper have help a lot to highlight how imperfect and susceptible of irregularities the peer-review and editorial system
Then, some big respected academic reports some methodology with many, let's called "dark aspects and inaccuracies" which actually would constitute a real advance to be used on the daily basis by many chemist in the academic and industrial stage, and absolutely nobody says anything about the time and money harm caused.
1. Anonymous on November 16, 2012 9:57 AM writes...
Books written about a route to a molecule which nobody would actually repeat...in time and money spent by others what is the actual harm for the chemical community??? Actually, if one thinks a little bit more, JJ Le Clair's paper have help a lot to highlight how imperfect and susceptible of irregularities the peer-review and editorial system
Then, some big respected academic reports some methodology with many, let's called "dark aspects and inaccuracies" which actually would constitute a real advance to be used on the daily basis by many chemist in the academic and industrial stage, and absolutely nobody says anything about the time and money harm caused.
Hypocrisy and science..."The marriage plot"
Permalink to Comment2. Cato the Elder on November 16, 2012 2:19 PM writes...
Actually props to JJ... he just pulled the biggest troll in the history of organic chemistry
Permalink to Comment3. Stephen on November 17, 2012 8:21 AM writes...
Have you seen JJ? He *looks* like the biggest troll in the history of organic chemistry.
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