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Dragos Albinescu

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Dr Dragos Albinescu

albinesc@nsuok.edu

  • ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    Chemistry

Office Location

  • Tahlequah
    Science Building 239
    (918) 444-3829

Bio

I have been with the Natural Sciences Department, at NSU, since 2005. I am currently an Associate Professor of Chemistry. I have Master's and a Ph.D. degrees in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago and two research post-doctoral appointments in organic chemistry, with the University of Iowa and the University of Illinois at Chicago. My research is mainly focused on the synthesis of vitamin D analogs with anticancer activity.

Education:

  • PhD, Organic Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2001
  • MS, Organic Synthesis, University of Illinois of Chicago, 1999
Synthesis of vitamin D analogs with anticancer activity.
Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, General Chemistry

Presentations:

  • Progress towards the Photochemical Synthesis of Vitamin D Triene System - Oklahoma Research Day - Enid, OK - March 2018
  • Progress Towards the Photoisomerisation of a trans-Vitamin D Triene System - NSU Undergraduate Research Day - NSU - April 2018
  • Scalingup 1-alpha-Hydroxylation of Vitamin D Core System - NSU Undergraduate Research Day - Tahlequah - April 2017
  • Scalingup 1-alpha-Hydroxylation of Vitamin D Core System - Oklahoma Research Day - Enid - March 2017
  • Synthesis of trans-Vitamin D2 and its Photoisomerization to cis-Vitamin D2 - NSU Undergraduate Research Day - Northeastern State University, Tahlequah - April 2019
  • Synthesis of trans-Vitamin D2 - Oklahoma Research Day - Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford - March 2019

Courses Taught:

  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3131 - Fall 2020
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE - CHEM 3223 - Fall 2020
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3131 - Fall 2020
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3131 - Fall 2020
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3131 - Fall 2020
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3131 - Fall 2020
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Spring 2020
  • SPECTRO METHODS IN CHEM - CHEM 5123 - Spring 2020
  • SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY - CHEM 4363 - Spring 2020
  • SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY - CHEM 4363 - Spring 2020
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE - CHEM 3123 - Spring 2020
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3131 - Spring 2020
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Spring 2020
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Fall 2019
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE - CHEM 3223 - Fall 2019
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB - CHEM 3231 - Fall 2019
  • MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY - CHEM 5513 - Fall 2019
  • MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY - CHEM 5513 - Fall 2019
  • MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY - CHEM 4513 - Fall 2019
  • MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY - CHEM 4513 - Fall 2019
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Fall 2019
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Spring 2019
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB - CHEM 3232 - Spring 2019
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE - CHEM 3123 - Spring 2019
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 3132 - Spring 2019
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Spring 2019
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Spring 2019
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB - CHEM 3232 - Fall 2018
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LECTURE - CHEM 3223 - Fall 2018
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB - CHEM 3232 - Fall 2018
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Fall 2018
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Fall 2018
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Fall 2018
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB - CHEM 3232 - Fall 2018
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Spring 2018
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Spring 2018
  • GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB - CHEM 1131 - Spring 2018
  • CHEMISTRY SEMINAR I - CHEM 4911 - Spring 2018
  • CHEMISTRY SEMINAR I - CHEM 4911 - Spring 2018
  • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LECTURE - CHEM 3123 - Spring 2018