The American Chemical Society announced this week that Professor Alexander Deiters will receive a 2026 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. The award is given to recognize and encourage excellence in organic chemistry. It consists of $5,000, a certificate, and a $40,000 unrestricted research grant. Deiters is being recognized for his work at the interface of synthetic organic chemistry and biology. He is a pioneer in the field of optochemical biology, which uses light to activate or deactivate cellular processes with exquisite selectivity. An award ceremony will be held at the ACS National Meeting in Chicago next year.
By Dennis P. Curran