Associate Professor of ChemistryAffiliation:NYU Abu Dhabi Education: BSCHEM, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 1990; PhD Stanford University, Chemistry, 1998
Research Areas: Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry, Photochemistry
Timothy Dore’s scientific interests lie at the interface of chemistry and biology, creating new technology to study complex biological systems, especially tools that use light to study brain physiology and embryonic development. He is also interested in the discovery of inhibitors of a variety of protein targets that are relevant to oncology, infectious and parasitic diseases, and diabetes. He began his research training as an undergraduate in the laboratory of Michael Crimmins at the University of North Carolina. After graduate work in synthetic organic chemistry in Paul Wender's laboratory at Stanford University, he completed postdoctoral training in Roger Tsien's laboratory at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the University of California, San Diego. He was a faculty member at the University of Georgia in the United States prior to joining NYUAD in 2012.
Stanford University, Ph.D. in Chemistry, 1998 (Advisor: Paul A. Wender)
Area of Specialization: Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Dissertation: Toward the Ideal Synthesis: Synthetic Studies on the Arene-Alkene meta-Photocycloaddition Reaction
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, BSCHEM, 1990 (Advisor: Michael T. Crimmins)
Area of Specialization: Organic Chemistry
Research and Academic Experience
Associate Professor of Chemistry
New York University Abu Dhabi, 2012-present
Program Head of Chemistry, 2014-2015
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, 2012-present
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, 2006-2012
Visiting Associate Professor
Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Japan, 2010
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, 2000-2006
Postdoctoral Associate
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, 1998-2000 (Advisor: Roger Y. Tsien)
Co-Chair
Gordon Research Conference on Bioorganic Chemistry, 2011
The Arch Award
Academic Affairs Committee, UGA Student Government Association, 2009
Chemist of the Year for Research
Northeast Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society, 2006
Faculty Early Career Development Award
National Science Foundation, 2004
Lilly Teaching Fellow
University of Georgia, 2001-2003
Research Innovation Award
Research Corporation, 2000
Courses Taught at NYU Abu Dhabi
Foundations of Science 1-4, SCIEN-UH 1102, 1202, 1302, 1402
Rigorous, integrated introduction to physics, chemistry, and biology
Organic Chemistry 1, CHEM-UH 2010
First semester organic chemistry for undergraduate chemistry majors
Organic Chemistry 2, CHEM-UH 3010
Second semester organic chemistry for undergraduate chemistry majors
Special Topics in Chemistry: Medicinal Chemistry, CHEM-UH 3260
Interdisciplinary course emphasizing the organic chemistry of drug design, development, and action
Capstone Seminar in Chemistry, CHEM-UH 3090
The art of writing persuasive research proposals
Modern Drug Discovery, COREI-AD 061
Liberal education core in Ideas and Methods of Science (Science, Society, and History)
Better Living Through Chemistry, CDAD-UH 1030E
Liberal education core in Data and Discovery
Graduate Seminar, CHEM-GA 3010
Training in oral and visual presentations of chemistry research
Courses Taught at University of Georgia
Modern Organic Chemistry I, CHEM 2211
Organic chemistry for undergraduate science and premedical students
Advanced Organic Chemistry I and Laboratory, CHEM 2311H/2411 and 2311L/2411L
Organic chemistry for undergraduate chemistry majors and honors students
Advanced Organic Chemistry II and Laboratory, CHEM 2312H/2412 and 2312L/2412L
Organic chemistry for undergraduate chemistry majors and honors students
Advanced Organic Chemistry III, CHEM 4113
Advanced undergraduate course covering bioorganic, medicinal, polymer, organometallic, and synthetic chemistry
Honors Science, HONS 2070
Course for Arts and Humanities students on the impact of science in their lives and careers.
Organic Chemistry Graduate Seminar, CHEM 8130
Training in oral and visual presentations of organic chemistry research
Organic Reaction Mechanisms, CHEM 8310
Graduate-level course on physical organic chemistry principles as they relate to mechanisms of organic reactions
Organic Spectroscopic Analysis, CHEM 8340
Graduate-level course on applications of organic spectroscopy: MS, IR, UV-VIS, and NMR
Special Topics in Organic Chemistry: Photochemistry, CHEM 8390
Graduate-level course on photochemical reactions and their applications in synthesis and biology
Workshops
PhD Programs: What You Should Know Before Applying to One
Explains the process of earning a PhD to undergraduates, what opportunities are available for doctorate holders in the sciences, what doctoral study entails, and practical information about choosing and applying to a program
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? Planning for Life After Graduate School
Career planning workshop for doctoral students in the sciences
The Process of Doctoral Education
Guidance for entering doctoral students on how to navigate a PhD program
Preparing Academic Applications: A Multidisciplinary Faculty Panel
Postdoctoral development program to support researchers pursuing faculty jobs with an emphasis on developing robust research proposals
Research Presentation Workshop
How to present an effective research seminar
