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James Leighton
A brilliant but reclusive chemist at Columbia University risks everything to revolutionize drug synthesis with a controversial non-aldol method that could change modern medicine—or destroy his career.
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James Lincoln Leighton is an American chemist and professor in the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University. He is known for his research in organic chemistry, particularly for his development of non-aldol methods in the synthesis of polyketides. His work has contributed to the broader fields of chemical synthesis and natural product chemistry.
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