“When I started doing chemistry, I did it the way I fished—for the excitement, the discovery, the adventure, for going after the most elusive catch imaginable in uncharted seas.” — K. BARRY SHARPLESS, PhD Winner, 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry A scientist goes fishing
From fundamental science to drug discovery and development, we apply our talents and passion toward advancing human health around the globe. Learn more about Professor Sharpless and our other life-changing researchers at scripps.edu/awards
What if scientists could initiate chemical reactions with the ease and reliability of buckling a seat belt? How far and fast could scientific discovery advance if these reactions were 99.9% perfect: dependable, quick and irreversible? With the invention of click chemistry, K. Barry Sharpless and his laboratory team at Scripps Research moved science into the fast lane.
And earned him a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Today, click chemistry’s simplicity and dependability under virtually
any condition helps scientists generate an endless variety of potential medicines and create new materials with useful properties.
That’s a nice catch!
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