Associate Professor of Chemistry
- 2019– Associate Professor of Chemistry, Wayne State University
- 2012–2019 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Wayne State University
- 2009–2012 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Samuel J. Danishefsky, MSKCC
- 2003–2009 PhD Chemistry, Brian M. Stoltz, California Institute of Technology
- 1999–2003 BS Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Jenn grew up in Fredericksburg, VA and completed her undergraduate studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, where she graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Chemistry in 2003. From there, she moved to Pasadena, CA, where she completed a PhD in Chemistry in 2009 under the guidance of Prof. Brian M. Stoltz at Caltech. Her thesis work focused on the synthesis of the bioactive marine alkaloid zoanthenol. Through this synthetic effort, she completed the cyclization of aromatic systems by both acid-mediated and radical-mediated methods to form the densely functionalized carbocyclic core of zoanthenol. She then joined the group of Prof. Samuel J. Danishefsky at the Sloan-Kettering Institute at MSKCC. Her research efforts during this time spanned several areas including the study of isonitrile-based methods for amide bond formation, the application of these reactions to the synthesis of cyclosporine, the conversion of N-formyl amides to optically active hydantoins, and the total chemical synthesis of the pituitary glycoprotein human thyroid-stimulating hormone (hTSH). She joined the faculty of the Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University as an Assistant Professor in July 2012. Jenn’s research program focuses on novel strategies for the synthesis of neuroactive and potentially neuroactive molecules.
Honors and Awards
- 2020 Career Development Chair Award (from Office of the Provost, WSU)
- 2020 Molecules Young Investigator Lectureship (Seminar at Pacifichem – now 2021)
- 2018 Ebbing Faculty Development Award
- 2018 CLAS Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award
- 2017 SSTEPS Fellow (Grant for Faculty-Driven Course Reform)
- 2016 NSF CAREER Award
- 2014 Top 10 Reviewer for Elsevier Journals
- 2014 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award
- 2013 Top 10 Reviewer for Tetrahedron
- 2012 Top 10 Reviewer for Tetrahedron
- 2011 NIH Pathway to Independence
- 2011 NPA Research Integrity Ambassador Award
- 2011 Top 10 Reviewer for Tetrahedron
- 2010 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
- 2010 NYAS Education Fellow
- 2008 Philanthropic Education Organization Scholar Award
- 2007 ACS WCC/Eli Lilly Travel Award, ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA
- 2005 Novartis Graduate Fellowship in Organic Chemistry for Minorities and Women
- 2004 Honorable Mention, NSF Graduate Fellowship Program
- 2003 Hypercube Scholar Award
- 2003 Academic Excellence Award in Chemistry (also awarded in 2002)
- 2002 Merck Index Chemistry Award
- 2002 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Nominee
- 2002 Charles B. Walker Scholarship (also awarded in 2000, 2001)
- 2001 Scientific Scholar of the Year Award, 3rd Place, ACD Labs
- 1999 Ruth Louise Terrett Earle Scholarship
- 1999 Commonwealth Girl Scout Council Scholarship
Contact Information:
Office: 277 Chemistry
Phone: (313) 577-2605
Fax: (313) 577-2099
stockdill@wayne.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Chemistry
Wayne State University
5101 Cass Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
Funding
Research in the Stockdill Lab has been funded by the following agencies. We are grateful for their support:
2019–2023, R01 GM129475
2020–2022, IMSD Fellowship awarded to LGM via R25 GM058905
2015–2017, IMSD Fellowship awarded to AML via R25 GM058905
2012–2016, Pathway to Independence Award to JLS, R00-GM097095, Minority Supplement Award #: R00-GM097095-S1
2019–2021, LRAP Grant to JLS
2019, Pharmaceutical Roundtable Grant to JLS
2018, Pharmaceutical Roundtable Grant to JLS
2015–2021, CAREER Award to JLS – Award #1554752
Startup Funds to JLS, Rumble-Schaap Fellowship to TDK, CAA & HSS, A. Paul Schaap Distinguished Graduate Fellowship to CAA, Knoller Fellowship to HYS, President’s Research Enhancement funds to JLS, UROP Fellowship to STJ
Internships
The following companies have provided students in the Stockdill Lab with exciting internship opportunities. Thank you!
Dow AgroSciences – Summer Internship for GJR
Boehringer Ingelheim – Summer Internships for CAA & HSS