Christopher Kelly

About Christopher Kelly

General:• Strong research background in organic chemistry from several institutions (Stonehill College, Columbia University, UCONN, Boehringer Ingelheim, UPenn)• Highly innovative with strong leadership skills which have been utilized to greatly advance any project and to develop new projects and collaborations• Experienced in classical organic chemistry techniques as well as modern technologies (HTE, flow chemistry, computational modeling, photochemistry)• Published over 50 peer reviewed publications & hl=en)Industrial Experience:• Supported six programs in H2L space to LO space by inventing new reactions and devising new routes to facilitate Discovery Chemistry efforts• Optimized key building block synthesis from 6 steps with 6% overall yield to a 3 step process with 55% overall yield• Managed CRO efforts across several organizations to aid in BB synthesis and innovation on chemistry using FTE resources • Led several industrial/academic collaborations with leading PIs to deliver on innovations in synthetic chemistry leading to several academic publications and internal impact on discovery programs• Collaborated with academics to innovate on chemical education and chemical challenges• Engaged academic community via presentations, committee service (NSF, ACS, POCC); sole industrial advisory board member for Chem. Sci.• Published multiple peer-reviewed papers in leading scientific journals, such as Chem Sci, J. Chem. Ed, and J. Am. Chem. Soc. Academic Experience: • Assembled a cutting-edge laboratory (VCU) from the ground-up and recruited graduate and undergraduate students • Developed and taught curriculum for several classes at various institutions (UCONN-Hartford, UPenn, VCU) at both the undergraduate and graduate level • Trained new researchers who had no prior organic chemistry experience to execute scalable processes• Mentored scientists at all levels from undergraduate to postdoctoralService: • Contributor to OPRD\'s \"Items of Interest to Process R&D Chemists and Engineers\" And \"Green Chemistry Articles of Interest\" • Webmaster and executive board member of Philadelphia Organic Chemistry Club (POCC) • Referee ACS (JOC, ACS Catal, JACS, Org Lett), Wiley (ADSC) and RSC journals (Chem Sci)• Grant referee for PRF, NSF, and ACS Green Chemistry Institute• Advisory board member for RSC\'s Chemical Science

Experience

1. Principal Scientist

   Johnson & Johnson

   Jul 2024 — Present · Spring House, PA, US

   Principal Scientist in Discovery Process Research57. Boyle, B. T; Dow, N. W; Kelly, C. B; Bryan, M. C; MacMillan, D. W. C. Nature, 2024, Accelerated Article Release DOI: 10.1038/s41••••••••56. Kelly, C. B.*; Thai-Savard, L; Hu, J; Marder. T. B; Molander, G. A; Charette, A. B. ChemCatChem 2024, Early View, DOI: 10.1002/cctc.20•••••••55. Long, A; Oswood, C. J; Kelly, C. B; Bryan, M; MacMillan, D. W. C. Nature, 2024, 628, 326.54. Kelly, C. B.*; Padilla-Salinas, R.*; Chen, W; Muuronen, M; Balsells, J. Adv. Synth. Catal. Alcázar, J. Anderson, E. A; Davies, H. M. L; Febrian, R; Kelly, C. B; Noël, T; Voight, E. A; Zarate, C; Zysman-Colman, E. Org. Lett. Dherange B.D; Yuan, M; Kelly, C. B.*; Reiher, C. A; Grosanu, C; Berger, K. J; Gutierrez, O.*; Levin, M. D.* J. Am. Chem Soc, 2023, 145, 17-24.51. Kelly, C. B.*; Milligan, J. A.*; Jouffroy, M.* Org. Synth, 2022, 99, 342.50. Kelly, C. B.*; Milligan, J. A.*; Tilley, L. J. Sodano, T. Chem. Sci. Lambert*, K.M; Kelly, C. B.*; Milligan, J. A.*; Tilley, L. J.*; Reynolds, R. P; McGuire, K. P; Anzalone, L; Del Sesto, K. E; Walsh, S. J. Chem. Ed, 2022, 99, 3249.48. Kelly, C. B.*; Padilla-Salinas, R. Chem. Sci, 2020, 11, 10•••47. Kaetzel, N. D; Lambert, K. M.*; Kelly C. B.* Org Synth. Campbell, M. W; Compton, J. S; Molander, G. A.*; Kelly, C. B.* J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Education

• University of Connecticut

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Organic Chemistry

  2010 — 2015

• Stonehill College

  B.S., Biochemistry

  2006 — 2010

• University of Pennsylvania

  NIH Post-Doctoral Fellow, Organic Chemistry

  2015 — 2018