Jean-philip Lumb PhD

Jean-Philip Lumb is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at McGill University in Canada. His group is interested in oxidation chemistry and combines the themes of biomimicry and catalysis to address issues of sustainability in the production of functional organic molecules. The Lumb Group’s primary interests include the biosynthesis of melanin, tyrosinase-inspired aerobic copper catalysis, the total synthesis of natural products, and the mechanochemical activation of metals. The group also has an interest in the use of silicon in pharmaceutical research, with a particular emphasis on the development of tracers for positron emission tomography (PET). Professor Lumb obtained his B.A. from Cornell University in 2002. He then received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008 working with Dirk Trauner, before completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University with Barry Trost. He was awarded a 2018 Fessenden Professorship from McGill University, the 2019 Keith Fagnou Award from the Canadian Chemical Society, and the 2023 X-Chem Research Excellence Award, also from the Canadian Chemical Society.