CURRICULUM VITAE

Full name: Eugene V. BABAEV Contact information: Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie gory, Moscow 119991, Russia. Tel./Fax (office): +7(495)9393020. E-mail: babaev_at_org.chem.msu.ru Citizenship/nationality: Russian Languages: English (fluent), German (spoken) Born: Feb.1, 1960 in Russia

Education history:

1977:   Graduated from middle school (specialized English-speaking) in Kirov, Russia

1982:   Graduated from Chemistry Department of Moscow State University, Diploma Chemist

1988:   PhD in Chemistry (heterocyclic synthesis)

2007:   Dr. Habilitus (Doctor of Chemical Science)

Awards, medals:

1977:   Earliest: Winner of Soviet Union Chemistry Olympiad (Alma-Ata)

Bronze medal at International chemistry Olympiad (Bratislava).

1994:   Award from Chemical Structure Association Trust (USA).

1995:   Shuvalov’s Award and medal from Moscow University.

1998:   International Award for innovation from SPECS Co., Netherlands.

2007:   Lomonosov readings, 2^nd award (Moscow University).

Fellowship / Visiting scientist / Visiting Professor

1988: Humboldt University, Berlin (Summer. Host Prof. J. Liebscher)

1990: Ruhr-University, Bochum (6 Months. Heinrich Hertz Foundation stipendium. Host Prof. A. Haas)

1991: Burgas High Technology School (Summer. Host Prof. D. Bonchev)

1992: Southern College, Chattanooga University (Summer. Host Prof. R. Hefferlin)

1993: Hannover University (3 months. DAAD-Nato fellowship. Host Prof. K. Jug)

1997-98: Hannover University (Visiting Prof. 4*1 month. Volkswagen Stiftung grant. Host Prof. K. Jug)

2001: Kushu university, Kasuga/Fukuoka (Visiting Prof. 3 Months. Host Prof. S. Kanemasa)

Grants received:

From foundations:

1994-1995: International Science Foundation Grant (New York), Project leader

1994-1995; 1996-1997: Grants from GRACENAS Foundation (St.Petersburg), Project leader

1996-1997: Grant from Volkswagen Stiftung (joint with Hannover University), Russian team leader

1996-1998; 1999-2001; 2004-2006; 2007-2009: Grants from Russian Foundation of Basic Research, Projects’ leader

2001-2003: Grant from INTAS (EU), MSU team leader

2005-2007: Joint Grant from Russian and Chinese National Foundations, Russian team leader

2009: Grant from Federal Ministry of Technology & Export Control

From industries:

1995-1997: Research Grants from Nippon Soda Ltd. (Japan)

1997-1998: Research Grants from Astra-Zeneca (Sweden)

1999-2001: R&D Grant from ChemBridge Corporation (USA)

2001-2006: R&D Grants from Bayer AG / Bayer Pharma AG (Germany)

2005: Research Grant from InterCare Pharmaceutical (Moscow-Delhi)

2006-2007: Custom Research Grant from Degussa AG (Germany)

2005-2007: Equipment-supporting grant from Buchi (Switzerland)

2007-2008: Research Grant from Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)

2007-2008: Research Grant from Upstream Technologies (Canada)

2010-2011: Research Grant from Nikka Ltd. (Russia)

Societies:

Russian Mendeleyev Chemical Society

International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry (in the past – responsible for society’s fees in Russia and CIS)

Employment History:

Since 1982: Researcher at Moscow University

1982-1989: Laboratory of biologically active compounds (Prof. Yu. Bundel)

1989-2000: Laboratory of organic synthesis (Prof. N. Zefirov)

Since 1992: Head of research group

2000-now: Head of Combinatorial chemistry center of Moscow University (full time employment)

Teaching Experience:

2001-now: Lecturer and supervisor of practical combinatorial chemistry semester course at MSU

1999-now: Lecturer at Moscow High Chemistry College with Heterocyclic Chemistry semester course

1988-1998: Lecturer at Moscow University with Heterocyclic Chemistry semester course

1987-1988: Lecturer at Moscow Chemical School No.171 with Organic Chemistry course

1987-1989: Member of Russian Chemical Society Creative Group for reforming chemical education.

Author of programs/courses: “Mathematical chemistry for organic chemists”, “Chemistry for mathematical schools”, “Chemistry for humanitarian schools”

1986-1987: Lecturer at Bauman's High Technology University with General Chemistry course

1981-1988: Chief of methodical commissions of National chemistry Olympiads (Grozniy, Belgorod, Kaliningrad)

1982-1988: Lecturer in summer schools at Volgograd, Magadan, Kishinev

Scientific supervisor of:

- 6 PhD students.

- 27 Diploma students.

- 60 Undergraduate students performing course works in the lab.

Habilitated PhD students supervised by Dr. Babaev and topics of their PhD thesis:

A. Efimov	June 2006	Development of synthetic methods leading to 5-substituted indolizines
A. Tsisevich	April 2006	Novel ring transformations of mono-, bi- and tricyclic analogs of oxazolo[3,2-a]pyridines
A. Bush	March 2006	Synthesis and study of mesoionic azolo[3,2-a]pyridines
D. Albov	June 2005	X-ray structures of cycloalcano[b]pyridones and their heterocyclization products
O. Mazina	Feb. 2005	Crystal structure of novel condensed tricyclic systems from nitriles of cycloalkanopyridine.
D. Maiboroda	Feb. 1998	Theory of heteroaromatic rings opening and experimental study of oxazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium

Diploma students supervised by Dr. Babaev and topics of their diploma thesis:

Kossakovskiy A.	1983	Synthesis of 6-nitroindolizines
Vasilyev Yu.	1986	Synthesis and isomerization of 2-phenyl-7-methyl-6(8)-nitroindolizines to indoles
Pastukhov A.	1991	Computer-assisted systematization and forecast of novel heterocyclic rearrangements
Tsitovskiy S.	1993	Principles of computer design of the reagents in the synthesis of pyridine ring
Efimov A	1994	Combinatorial models in computer-assisted synthesis of benzene ring
Kaznacheev A.	1995	Study of reactions of 2-methyl-6-substituted pyridines and halogenketones
Tsisevich A.	1998	2-Halogen-N-phenacyl pyridinium salts as synthetic equivalents of oxazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium system
Pasichnichenko K.	2000	Synthesis and reactivity of munchnones from oxazolopyridine family
Zhuravleva A.	2001	Synthesis and reactivity of 2-aryl-7-methyl-5-chloro-6-cyanoindolizines
Belykh E.	2001	Synthesis of 1,5-substituted 2-aminoimidazoles and their reactions with electrophiles
Mazina O.	2001	X-ray mapping in the series of imidazopyridines
Bush A.	2002	Rings transformation in the series of 6-nitro oxazolo[3,2-a]pyridines
Albov D.	2003	X-ray mapping in the series of pyridones and their derivatives
Ermolatyev D.	2003	Solid phase synthesis of heterocyclic analogs of 3-guanidylpropionic acid
Smirnov G.	2003	Novel mesoionic system based on 2-oxothiazolo[3,2-a]-pyridine
Tihomirov G.	2003	Novel method of synthesis of pyrido[1,2-a]benzoimidazoles
Pogozhev D.	2004	Synthesis and reactivity of 2-bromo-N-phenacyl thiazolium salts
Turubanova E.	2004	Novel transformations of 3-substituted 6-methyl-2-pyridones
Alifanov V.	2005	Synthesis and reactivity of oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidinium salts
Kuznetsov A.	2006	Lithiation of azolopyridines with bridgehead nitrogen
Kazhkenov Z.	2006	Novel transformations of bridgehead munchones
Nevskaya A.	2007	Novel approaches to the synthesis of tricyclic analogs of indolizine
Gormay P.	2007	Synthesis and properties of 5-substituted oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidinium salts
Goldberg A.	2007	Synthesis and properties of 2-substituted 1,3-azaphospholo[3,2-a]pyridines
Lukov R.	2009	Synthesis of indolizines from 6-methyl-beta-nitropyridine-2-ones
Morozov O.	2009	Synthesis and properties of novel pseudo-azulenes
Shmatova O.	2010	Synthesis of mesoionic imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinium-2-olates

Host of foreign visiting scientists/lecturers in Moscow:

2010: Dr. M. Kaji (Japan), M. Hawes and Y. Lecouturier (Syrris, UK), 2008: P. Oakley (Syrris, UK), P. Koutenis (Cyprus), H. Ila (India), 2007: Dr. H.-P.Krimmer (AlzChem/Degussa, Germany), 2006: Prof. K. Drauz (Degussa, Germany), 2005: Prof. W. Scott (Indiana, USA); 2004: Prof. F. Albericio (Spain), Dr. J. Koebberling (Bayer, Germany), Dr. A. Stadler (Austria), Prof. G. Dibo (Hungary), Prof. G. Keseru (Gedeon Richter, Hungary), Prof. B. Kundu (India), Prof. C. Mirodatos (France), Dr. G. Fassina (Italy), Dr. S. Miertus (UNIDO, Italy), G. Schoenenberger (Buchi, Switzerland); 2002: guests of 2nd EAHM; 2001: Prof. I. Ugi (Germany); Prof. De Kimpe (Belgium); Dr. M. Farkas (Hungary); Prof. T. Takahashi (Tokyo); 2000: guests of 1st EAHM; 1998: Prof. I. Gutman (Serbia); 1997: Prof. W. Dehaen (Belgium); Prof. M. Randic (USA), Prof. A. Claesson (Astra, Sweden); 1996: Prof. I. Iwataki (Nippon Soda, Japan), Prof. K. Jug (Germany), Prof. H. van der Plas (Netherlands); 1993: Dr. G. Sello (Italy). 1995-96: Supervisor of foreign student J. Kevin (USA) worked in my group.

Lectures/seminars given at universities/companies:

1990: Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium). Host Prof. G. L’abbe

1991: Institute of Organic Chemistry Sofia (Bulgaria). Host Prof. O. Mekenyan

1992: Hannover University (Germany). Host Prof. K.Jug

1992: Computational Dept. of the Upjon Chemical Company, Kalamazoo (USA). Host Prof. M. Johnson

1992: University of Kansas-City (USA). Host Prof. J. Dias

1993: Ural Polytechnic University, Ekaterinburg (Russia). Host Prof. V. Bakulev

1994: Milan University (Italy). Host Dr. G. Sello

1995 Hannover University (Germany). Host Prof. K.Jug

1997: Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium). Host Prof. W. Dehaen

1997: University of Vienna (Austria). Host Prof. F. Sauter

1997: Technical University Darmstadt (Germany). Host Prof. J. Brickmann

1999: Award Lecture at Specs and Biospecs, den Haag (Holland). Host Dr. D. Wife

1999: Preclinical R&D Laboratories of Astra-Zeneca, Hässle/Goeteborg (Sweden). Host Prof. B. Samuelsson

2001: R&D Laboratories of Sanofi-Synthelabo, Strasbourg (France). Host Prof. P. George.

2001: R&D Laboratories of Bayer AG, Wuppertal ( Germany). Host Dr. W. Bender

2001: Kyushu University, Fukuoka (Japan). Host Prof. S. Kanemasa

2001: Shinshu University, Nagano (Japan). Host Prof. A. Kakehi

2001: R&D Laboratories of Nippon Soda, Odawara (Japan). Host Prof. I. Iwataki

2001: Waseda University, Tokio, (Japan). Host Prof. I. Shimizu

2002: R&D Laboratories of Medivir, Stockholm ( Sweden). Host Dr. Xiao Xiong Zhou

2002: R&D Laboratories of Bayer AG, Wuppertal, Monheim (Germany). Hosts Dr. W. Bender, Prof. K. Nauman

2003: University of Thessaloniki (Greece), INTAS teams meeting. Host Prof. A. Geronikaki

2004: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (India). Host Prof. Ila Hiriakanavar

2004: Buchi, Zurich/Flawil (Switzerland). Host Dr. H. Merz

2006: Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium). Host Prof. E. van der Eycken

2006: R&D Laboratories of Degussa at Hanau-Wolfgang and at Trostberg (Germany). Hosts Prof. K. Drauz, Dr. H.-P. Krimmer

2006: R&D Laboratories of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach (Germany). Host Dr. C. Hoehnke

2007: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (China). Host Prof. B. Jiang

2007: Shenyang Research Institute of Chem. Industry (China). Host Dr. Bin Li

2007: Bejing University (China). Host Dr. Jiaxi Xu

2007: Bejing Capital Normal University (China). Host Prof. Wenxiang Hu

2008: ETH Zurich (Switzerland). Host Prof. A. Vasella

2008: Stavropol University (Russia). Host Prof. V. Aksenov

2008: Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium). Host Prof. E. van der Eycken

2010: Clausthal University (Germany). Host Prof. A. Schmidt

Short visits (without lectures)

1996 - Imperial College London (Prof. C.W. Rees); 1997 - TU Munich (Prof. I. Ugi, Dr. E. Fontain); 1997 - TU Darmstadt (Prof. H. Neuenhoffer); 2001 - Kyoiku University Osaka (Prof. M. Ariga); 2001 - Tokyo Institute of Technology (Prof. T. Takahashi); 2001 - Chemical Research Center Budapest (Prof. G. Hajos); 2006 - LM University Munich (Prof. G. Mayr); 2007 - Debrecen (Prof. G.Hajos), 2008 - Daejeon, Korea (ICOS-17 meeting), 2008 - Astrakhan University, 2009 - Kharkiv Institute of Monocrystals (Prof. S. Desenko), 2009 - Tobolsk Biostation (Mendeleev conference), 2010 - Kursk Polytechnic Institute (MW-seminar, Prof. Yu. Markovich), 2010 – University Leipzig (History of science conference, Dr. T. Schmuck), 2010 - University Rostok (Dr. G. Boeck); 2010 - Humboldt University Berlin (Prof. J. Liebsher).

List of talks at scientific meetings by Dr. Babaev (1995-2010)

2010	Progress in the chemistry of cyclazines	3^rd International A.N.Kost meeting on heterocyclic chemistry, Moscow, Russia
2010	Heteroaromatic ring transformations: new synthetic methodologies and trends	11^th Eurasia conference on chemical sciences (EuAsC2S-11), Dead Sea, Jordan
2010	Pseudoazulenes from oxazoles	5^th Eurasian Meeting on Heterocyclic chemistry, Alicante,Spain
2010	Euler characteristic of molecular structure and the principle of its conservation in chemical reactions	International meeting “Ideas and legacy of A.E. Favorskii in organic and organometallic chemistry of XXI^st century”, St.-Petersburg
2010	Dmitriy Mendeleev: genealogy of the genius	2^nd Mendeleev Readings, Moscow State Academy of Custom Service, Moscow
2009	Heterocyclic recyclizations as heuristic strategy of organic synthesis	12^th Organic chemistry school of young scientists, Suzdal, Russia
2009	“Dmitry Mendelev Online” and an experience of internet-archive “Mendeleevia”	Jubilee scientific conference “Chemistry and society. Facets of interaction: yesterday, today, tomorrow” dedicated to 80 years of the Chemistry department of MSU, Moscow
2009	Periodicity principle and attempts of its generalization	Scientific meeting “Mendeleev legacy: historical aspects and modern view”, Polytechnic Museum, Moscow, Russia
2009	Novel ring transformations of fused and monocyclic oxazoles	5^th International conference on the Chemistry of nitrogen containing heterocycles (CNCH-2009) Kharkiv, Ukraine
2008	Total synthesis and biological activity of imidazole marine alkaloids and their analogs	1^st International Meeting “New trends in the chemistry of heterocyclic compounds”, Kislovodsk, Russia
2008	Combinatorial chemistry as the first step in the innovation cycle of new drugs development: our practical experience at Moscow university	Round table of the Ministry of Science: “The problem of recovery and training of specialists for Russian pharmaceutical industry”, Moscow, Russia
2008	Pyrimidine as a protecting group: new methodology in the total synthesis of marine alkaloids	5^th Eurasian Meeting on Heterocyclic chemistry, Kuwait
2008	Novel synthesis of pyrrole ring from oxazole ring.	10^th Eurasia conference on chemical sciences (EuAsC2S-10), Manila, Philippines
2007	Novel transformations of pyrimidinium and azolopyrimidinium salts in reactions with nucleophiles	18^th Mendeleev Congress on pure and applied chemistry, Moscow, Russia
2007	Ring transformation strategies in the design of biologically active compounds.	2^nd International Conference of Chemical Industries, Cairo, Egypt
2007	Total synthesis and biological activity of marine alkaloids from imidazolefamily and their analogs	Lomonossov Readings-2007, Moscow University, Russia
2006	Novel strategies to pyrrolo[1,2-c]-pyrimidines and 2-aminoimidazoles via oxazolo[3,2-a]-pyrimidinium salts.	4^th Eurasian Meeting on Heterocyclic chemistry, Thessaloniki, Greece
2006	Heterocyclic alchemy	Juniors’ summer school “Orbital”, Kazan, Russia
2005	Design of recyclizations with reversed ANRORC mechanism	2^nd International A.N.Kost meeting on heterocyclic chemistry, Moscow, Russia
2005	2-Amino-1,3-azoles from pyrimidines	11^th Blue Danube Symposium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Brno, Slovakia
2005	“Alchemy” of heterocycles: the art of transmutation of heterocyclic nuclei	8^th Organic chemistry school of young scientists, Kazan, Russia
2004	Recent advances in the indolizine chemistry	3^rd EuroAsian Heterocyclic Meeting, Novosibirsk, Russia
2004	Teaching students the combinatorial chemistry	UNIDO Workshop on Combinatorial Chemistry & Combinatorial Technology, Moscow,
2004	Novel heterocyclic libraries from solid phase and liquid phase parallel synthesis	Current Trends in Drug Discovery Research, Lucknow, India
2003	Novel route to functionalized pyrido[1,2-a]-benzoimidazoles	4^th National organic synthesis symposium, Uglich, Russia
2002	Solid Phase Synthesis of Oxazoles from Pyridines	9^th Blue Danube Symposium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Tatranská Lomnica, Slovakia
2002	Some aspects of solid phase synthesis	3^rd National meeting on Combinatorial chemistry, Moscow
2002	Advances in the indolizine chemistry	7^th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
2002	New trends in indolizine chemistry	3^rd Jordanian International Conference of Chemistry, Irbid, Jordan
2001	Synthetic Applications of N-Phenacylpyridinium Salts Bearing Leaving Group at alpha-Position	18^th International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Yokohama, Japan
2001	Combinatorial chemistry at Moscow university – first experience	2^nd  National meeting on Combinatorial chemistry, Moscow
2001	Intuitive chemical topology	6^th Organic chemistry school of young scientists, Novosibirsk, Russia
2001	Generalization of the “umpolung” model	3^rd National organic synthesis symposium, Yaroslavl, Russia
2001	Overview of CombiChem activities in Russia and FSU (country report)	ICS UNIDO Workshop on Combinatorial chemistry and Combinatorial Technologies, Triest, Italy
2000	Novel recyclizations of oxazoles and pyridines	1^st EuroAsian Heterocyclic Meeting, Suzdal, Russia
2000	Parity conservation in chemistry	2^nd National organic synthesis symposium, Zvenigorod, Russia
1999	Fused Munchnones in Recyclization Tandems	17^th Internaional Congress on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Vienna, Austria
1999	Example of successful prediction of biological activities	5^th International Conference "Chemical Structures", Noordwijkerhood, Holland
1999	Chemical combinatorics and combinatorial chemistry	1^st National meeting on Combinatorial chemistry, Zvenigorod, Russia
1999	Novel recyclization tandems of mesoionic heterocycles	5^th Organic chemistry school of young scientists, Ekaterinburg, Russia
1998	Novel Recyclizations and Ring Transformations of Oxazolo[3,2-a]pyridinium Salts	7^th Blue Danube Symposium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Eger, Hungary
1997	Topological Problem of Two Colors in Chemical Concepts and Chemical Practice	7^th International Conference on Mathematical Chemistry, Girona, Spain
1996	Computer-assisted experimental search of novel strategies to pyridines and quinolines	6^th National meeting “Carbonyl compounds in heterocyclic synthesis”, Saratov, Russia
1995	Chemical Concepts from the Viewpoint of Surface Topology	6^th International Conference on Mathematical Chemistry, Pitlochry, Scotland
1995	Polarity rules in computer design of heterocycles	1^st European Conference on Computational Chemistry, Nancy, France

Organizer of the following (inter)national scientific events:

- Series of biennial EuroAsian Meetings on Heterocyclic Chemistry (EAHM), founder

 1^st EAHM, Suzdal, 2000, chairman

 2^nd EAHM, Velikiy Novgorod, 2002, chairman

 3^rd EAHM Novosibirsk, 2004, co-chairman

 4^th EAHM, Thessaloniki, 2006, co-chairman

- 1^st National Heterocyclic meeting in memory of A.Kost (Suzdal, 2000), co-chairman

- 1^st International Meeting “New trends in the chemistry of heterocyclic compounds” (Kislovodsk, 2009), co-chairman

- National Symposiums on Organic Synthesis

 1^st, "Organic Chemistry in XX century", Zvenigorod, 2000, co-chairman

 2^nd, "Strategy and Tactics of Organic Synthesis", Yaroslavl, 2001, chairman

 3^rd, "Organic Chemistry - Decay or Revival?", Ship tour to Uglich, 2003, chairman of Program committee

- Russian National Workshops on Combinatorial Chemistry

 1^st, "Organic Synthesis and Combinatorial Chemistry", Zvenigorod, 1999, co-chairman

 2^nd, "Modern Technologies in Combinatorial Chemistry", Moscow, 2001, chairman

 3^rd, "Combinatorial Chemistry and the Birth of Drugs", Moscow, 2002, chairman

 4^th, "Combinatorial Chemistry and Combinatorial Technologies" (UNIDO Workshop), Moscow, 2004, co-chairman

Member of editorial advisory boards:

 Synthesis/Synlett (since 2009)

 Open Organic Chemistry Journal (since 2006)

 ARKIVOC (since 2006)

 Jordan J. Chem. (since 2005)

 Letters in Drug Discovery (since 2005)

 Molecules (since 2002)

Intern. J. Mol. Struct. (since 2002)

Indian J. Heterocycl. Chem. (2000-2005)

 Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg. (1991-1997)

Publications:

Chapters in the books:

"Chemical Topology: Introduction and Fundamentals" (Gordon & Breach, 1999) 98 pages

"Targets in Heterocyclic Systems - Chemistry and Properties" (Soc.Chim. Ital., Rome, 1997) 34 pages

"Concepts in Chemistry: a Contemporary Challenges" (John Wiley, 1996)58 pages

"Graph Theoretical Approaches to Chemical Reactivity" (Kluwer, 1994) 12 pages

"Principles of Symmetry and Systemology in Chemistry"(MSU Press, 1987) 25 pages

"Philosophical Problems of Chemistry" (MSU Press, 1988) 20 pages

Author of 10 reviews, scientific editor of the special issue of Mendeleev Chemistry Journal (Vol.53, No.5, 2009) on combinatorial chemistry, author of 150+ scientific papers and 100+ abstracts at scientific meetings.

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Some web projects:

Mendeleev online

Mendeleevia (Russ.)

Inofficial Mathematical chemistry webpage

Eurasian Heterocyclic Chemistry Meetings

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