Dr. Victor C. Vassar

Education
                    

B.S., Chemistry, Atlantic Union College, S. Lancaster, MA, 1993

Ph.D. Program, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside 1993-1998

Awards/Affiliations

            1994-present             Member, American Chemical Society

            1992            Who's Who Among American College and University Students

Current Research Interests

The application of transition metal catalyzed cascade reactions to the formation of multi-ring containing compounds.  The use of chiral ligands in the discovery of new catalytic asymmetric reactions.

 

 

Research and Teaching Experience

Research Assistant, University of California, Riverside, 1993-2000

under the direction of Professor William H. Okamura

Teaching Assistant, University of California, Riverside 1993-1995

Undergraduate organic chemistry

Teaching Assistant, South Lancaster Academy 1992-1993 High school general chemistry.

Publications

1.                  "Vitamin D Drug Design and Synthesis: Towards Understanding the 'Mutually Induced Fit' of Vitamin D Ligands and Various Proteins which Bind Metabolites and Analogs."  Okamura, W. H.; Midland, M. M.; Hill, D.K.; Ringe, K.; Takeuchi, J.A.; Vassar, V.C.; Vu, T.; Zhu, G.-D.; Norman, A.W.; Bouillon, R.; Farach-Carson, M. C. In Vitamin D: Chemistry, Biology and Clinical Applications of the Steroid Hormone;  Norman, A. W.; Bouillon, R.; Thomasset, M., Eds.; Walter de  Gruyter & Company: New York, 1997; pp. 11-18.

Conferences

1.         " Side Chain Locked Analogs of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3." Vassar, V.C. and Okamura,W.H.  Presentation at the Annual UCR  Department of Chemistry Poster Session, October, 2000. University of California, Riverside, CA

2.            "Approaches to Side Chain Locked Analogs of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3." Vassar, V.C. and Okamura,W.H.  Presentation at the American Chemical Society  35th Western Regional Meeting/37th SAS Pacific Conference, Oct. 6-8, 1999.  Ontario, CA

3.         "Side Chain Locked Analogs of 25(OH)-Cholesterol and 1,25(OH)2-D3 Conformational Probes for the SF-1 and Vitamin D3 Receptors." Vassar,V.C. and Okamura, W.H.  Presentation at the Annual UCR  Department of Chemistry Poster Session, October, 1998. University of California, Riverside, CA 

4.            "Vitamin D Drug Design and Synthesis: Towards Understanding the 'Mutually  Induced Fit' of Vitamin D Ligands and Various Proteins which Bind Metabolites and Analogs." Okamura, W. H.; Midland, M. M.; Hill, D.K.; Ringe, K.; Takeuchi, J.A.; Vassar, V.C.; Vu, T.; Zhu, G.-D.; Norman, A.W.; Bouillon, R.; Farach-Carson, M. C.  Presented at the 10th workshop on Vitamin D, May, 1997. Strasbourg, France

5.                  "On the Origin of the Vitamin D-Previtamin D Equilibrium." Vassar, V.C. and Okamura, W.H. Oral presentation at the Annual UCR Graduate Program in Biochemistry Research Conference, September, 1996.  Riverside CA

6.                  "Arocalciferols: Side Chain Analogs of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Exhibit Exceptionally High Affinity Towards Vitamin D Binding Protein." Vassar, V.C.; Okamura, W.H.; Maynard, D.F.; Bishop, J.E.; Norman, A.W.  Presentation at the Western Biotech Conference,  Oct.18-21, 1995, San Diego (CA)

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