Rate Professor Samuel Danishefsky

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Samuel Danishefsky earned his BA from Yeshiva University and his PhD from Harvard University in 1962.

Research Interests: His research focuses on synthetic organic chemistry and glycobiology.

Appointments: Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University.

Awards: Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1995/96).

Publications: Key papers on carbohydrate-based vaccines in Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Additional Contributions: Developed novel synthetic methods for cancer therapeutics.