Dr Duncan L. Browne (he/him/his)
Associate Professor in Organic Synthesis and
Drug Discovery, University College London
School of Pharmacy
29-39 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury,
London, WC1N 1AX, UK
2019-present
Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry and Drug Discovery (UCL)
2018-2019
Senior Lecturer in Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry (Cardiff University)
2014-2018
Lecturer in Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry (Cardiff University)
2010-2014
Postdoctoral Research Associate (University of Cambridge, with Prof. Steven V. Ley FRS)
2012-2014
Fellow in Natural Sciences (University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College
2009-2010
EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow (University of Sheffield, with Prof Iain Coldham)
2006-2009
PhD in Organic Chemistry, Syngenta CASE Student (University of Sheffield, with Prof. Joseph P. A. Harrity)
2002-2006
MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Study in Industry (University of Sheffield, 2004/2005 at GSK)
Duncan L. Browne received his Ph.D. in organic synthesis from the University of Sheffield under the mentorship of Prof. Joseph P. A. Harrity (Syngenta, CASE). This was followed with a one year Doctoral Prize Fellowship from the EPSRC before moving in 2010 to the University of Cambridge for postdoctoral studies with Professor Steven V. Ley FRS CBE. In September 2014, Duncan established his independent research group at Cardiff University focussing on the use of enabling technologies for synthesis and catalysis. In 2019 he was recognised by both Green Chemistry and Reaction Chemistry and Engineering as an ‘Emerging Investigator’ and was a recipient of a Thieme Chemistry Journal Award. In 2019, Duncan was appointed as Associate Professor of Organic Synthesis and Drug Discovery at UCL (University College London).
Duncan is husband to Annie and father of 2. In his spare time he enjoys playing board games, gardening and walking his dog Monty