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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Prince Mahidol Award
  • 1992 - Priestley Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1978 - Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Wolf Foundation for his work in bioorganic chemistry, application of new spectroscopic techniques, and his support of international cooperation.
  • 1975 - Perkin Medal, Society of Chemical Industry, American Section
  • 1973 - US President's National Medal of Science "In recognition of his major contributions to the elucidation of the complex chemistry of the steroid hormones and to the application of these compounds to medicinal chemistry and population control by means of oral contraceptives.", Presented by President Nixon at a White House Ceremony on October 10, 1973.
  • 1973 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1963 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1961 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1961 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1960 - Ernest Guenther Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1958 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

Carl Djerassi was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. The body of available data does not detail specific research papers, co-authors, publication venues, or fields of study related to their work. However, the scientist received numerous awards and honors during their career.

Djerassi was recognized with several notable distinctions including the Prince Mahidol Award in 1995 and the Priestley Medal from the American Chemical Society in 1992. Earlier accolades include the Wolf Prize in Chemistry awarded by the Wolf Foundation in 1978, specifically noted for contributions to bioorganic chemistry, application of new spectroscopic techniques, and efforts supporting international cooperation.

Additional acknowledgments include the Perkin Medal from the Society of Chemical Industry, American Section, in 1975, and membership in prestigious institutions such as the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, both awarded in the early 1970s and 1960s respectively.

The scientist was also honored with the US President's National Medal of Science in 1973. The citation for this award recognized major contributions to understanding the complex chemistry of steroid hormones and their application to medicinal chemistry and population control via oral contraceptives.

Further professional recognitions comprised the Centenary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 1963, fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1961, the Ernest Guenther Award from the American Chemical Society in 1960, and the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry in 1958.

The overall impact of Djerassi's career can be viewed through the prism of these honors, reflecting an engagement with chemical sciences, particularly bioorganic and steroid chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Mass spectrometry of organic compounds

    Herbert Budzikiewicz;Carl Djerassi;Dudley H. Williams

  • Mass Spectrometry in Structural and Stereochemical Problems. XXXII.1 Pentacyclic Triterpenes

    H. Budzikiewicz;J. M. Wilson;Carl. Djerassi

  • Isoelectric fractionation, analysis, and characterization of ampholytes in natural pH gradients. IV. Further studies on the resolving power in connection with separation of myoglobins.

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  • Interpretation of mass spectra of organic compounds

    Herbert. Budzikiewicz;Carl. Djerassi;Dudley Howard Williams

  • Structure and the Optical Rotatory Dispersion of Saturated Ketones

    William Moffitt;R. B. Woodward;A. Moscowitz;W. Klyne

  • A Study of the Constitution of Alginic Acid by Partial Acid Hydrolysis.

    Arne Haug;Bjørn Larsen;Olav Smidsrød;J. Møller

  • Notes - The Direct Conversion of Steroidal Δ5-3β-Alcohols to Δ5- and Δ4-3-Ketones

    Carl. Djerassi;R. R. Engle;A. Bowers

  • Optical rotatory dispersion

    C Djerassi

  • Mass spectrometry in structural and stereochemical problems

    Steen Hammerum;Carl Djerassi

  • Infrared Spectra of Thioamides and Selenoamides.

    Kai Arne Jensen;Per Halfdan Nielsen;Lars Gunnar Sillén;E. Kulonen

  • Brominations with N-bromosuccinimide and related compounds; the Wohl-Ziegler reaction.

    Carl. Djerassi

  • Mass spectrometry in structural and stereochemical problems. CXLVI. Mass spectrometric fragmentations typical of sterols wit unsaturated side chains

    S. G. Wyllie;Carl Djerassi

  • Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of hydroxy steroids.

    Hanne. Eggert;Craig L. VanAntwerp;Norman S. Bhacca;Carl. Djerassi

  • Letter: Oxidized cytochrome P-450. Magnetic circular dichroism evidence for thiolate ligation in the substrate-bound form. Implications for the catalytic mechanism.

    John Harold Dawson;R. H. Holm;James R. Trudell;Guenther Barth

  • Applications of artificial intelligence for chemical inference. I. Number of possible organic compounds. Acyclic structures containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

    Joshua Lederberg;Georgia L. Sutherland;Bruce G. Buchanan;Edward A. Feigenbaum

  • Mass spectrometry in structural and stereochemical problems. CXXV - Mass spectrometry of some steroid trimethylsilyl ethers.

    John Diekman;Carl Djerassi

  • The Molecular Structure of 1,3-Butadiene and 1,3,5-trans-Hexatriene.

    William Haugen;Marit Trætteberg;Frantz Kaufmann;K. Motzfeldt

  • Optical Rotatory Dispersion Associated with Dissymmetric Non-conjugated Chromophores. An Extension of the Octant Rule1-3

    Albert. Moscowitz;Kurt. Mislow;M. A. W. Glass;Carl. Djerassi

  • Oxidations with Ruthenium Tetroxide

    Carl Djerassi;Robert R. Engle

  • Magnetic circular dichroism studies. VI. Investigation of some purines, pyrimidines, and nucleosides

    Wolfgang Voelter;Ruth Records;Edward Bunnenberg;Carl Djerassi

  • Steroid research at Syntex: "the pill" and cortisone.

    Carl Djerassi

  • MASS SPECTROMETRY IN STRUCTURAL AND STEREOCHEMICAL PROBLEMS, IV. VINDOLININE.

    C Djerassi;S E Flores;H Budzikiewicz;J M Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward Bunnenberg
Edward Bunnenberg Stanford University
Ruth Records
Ruth Records Stanford University
J. Brunvoll
J. Brunvoll Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Herbert Budzikiewicz
Herbert Budzikiewicz University of Cologne
John H. Bowie
John H. Bowie University of Adelaide
Lars Ehrenberg
Lars Ehrenberg Stockholm University
Bruce G. Buchanan
Bruce G. Buchanan University of Pittsburgh
William Fenical
William Fenical University of California, San Diego
Joshua Lederberg
Joshua Lederberg Rockefeller University
Edward A. Feigenbaum
Edward A. Feigenbaum Stanford University

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