Congrats to Dr. Skyler Mendoza who has received a National Science Foundation Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (NSF MPS-Ascend) to support his work developing dual catalytic fragment insertion methods as well as various outreach activities in San Diego County. Prior to joining the Engle lab in November 2021, Skyler received his Ph.D. from Caltech, where his research in the lab of Prof. Sarah Reisman focused on natural products total synthesis and synthetic methods development. Congrats Skyler!

To learn more about the NSF MPS-Ascend Postdoc Fellowship, click here: https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mathematical-and-physical-sciences-ascending-postdoctoral-research