Appointments & Awards
JOHN C. VEDERAS
– University of Alberta Professor of Chemistry
– B.Sc., Stanford University
– Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
– Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate – University of Basel (Switzerland), Purdue University
– Fellow of the Royal Society (London)
– Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Senior Fellow, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), 2016
Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology, 2014
Leadership in Science Award, Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) Foundation, 2010
Fellow of the Royal Society (London), 2009
Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) Medal, 2008
Alberta Centennial Medal, 2006
Kathleen Klawe Prize for Excellence in Teaching Large Classes, 2006
Alfred Bader Award for Organic Chemistry , Canadian Society for Chemistry, 2005
Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring (research students, University of Alberta, 2003
J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research, University of Alberta, 2003
R. U. Lemieux Award for Organic Chemistry, Canadian Society for Chemistry, 2002
Appointed “University Professor” – University of Alberta
University Cup for Research and Teaching – University of Alberta
Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching – University of Alberta
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Faculty of Science Award for Excellent Teaching – University of Alberta
Killam Annual Professor – University of Alberta
McCalla Research Professor – University of Alberta
John Labatt Award – Chemical Institute of Canada for research in bioorganic chemistry
Chemical Institute of Canada Fellow
Merck, Sharp and Dohme Award – Chemical Institute of Canada for organic chemist or biochemist researcher under 40
American Philosophical Society Postdoctoral Grant
Merck Undergraduate Award
William H. Nichols Scholarships
Stanford University Board of Trustees Scholarships
SELECTED APPOINTMENTS:
Co-Chair American Peptide Symposium – 2017
Chair Chemical Institute of Canada – 2015-2016
Canada Research Chair in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry – 2001 to 2015
Vice-Chair Chemical Institute of Canada – 2014-2015
Member, Scientific Advisory Board, National Research Council, Plant Biotechnology Institute (NRC PBI) – 2009-2011
Member, External Review Panel, Ontario Council of Graduate Studies, Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Chemistry -2009
Member, University Alberta President Review Panel -2009
Chair, External Review Panel Chemical & Physical Sciences Univ Toronto Mississauga -2009
Chair, CFI Panel Biomaterials – 2008
Chair, Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference – 2008
Member, Steacie Prize Selection Panel – 2005-2006
Member, University President Search Committee, University of Alberta – 2004-2005
President, Canadian Society for Chemistry – 2002 to 2003
Chair, NSERC Committee on Scholarships and Fellowships – 2002 to 2004
Member of Council, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) – 2001 to 2004
Associate Editor, Organic Letters (American Chemical Society) – November 2001 to 2003
Editorial Board and Editorial Advisory Board, Royal Society of Chemistry (United Kingdom) – Natural Product Reports – 1997 to present
Vice-President, Canadian Society for Chemistry 2001 to 2002
Member – Advisory Board, IUPAC Symposium on Bioorganic Chemistry 2002
Organizer Molecular Diversity Symposium – Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference – 2001
Alternate Councilor – Biological Chemistry Division – American Chemical Society – 1996 to 1997, 2001 to 2002
Chairman – Chemistry External Review Panel – Academic VP Office Simon Fraser Univ – 2001
Member – Lawrence Berkeley Physical Biosciences Review Committee – 2000
Member – NSERC Strategic Grants – Biosciences Advisory Group – 2000
Chairman – Organic Chemistry Division, University of Alberta – 1994 to 2000
Member – Pharmacology Grant Review Panel – National Cancer Institute – 1996 to 1997 and 1999 to2000
Board Member, Noujaim Institute for Pharmaceutical Oncology Research – 1998 to 2000
Organizer Antibiotics and Biosynthesis Symposia PacificChem 2000 Conference
Area Coordinator – Bioscience and Technology – PacificChem 2000 Conference
External Consultant – Appraisal Committee of Ontario Council of Graduate Studies
Chairman – Industrial Chair Site Visit Team – NSERC
Chairman – Mass Spectrometry Site Visit Committee – NSERC Major Installations
Inter-American Development Bank Visiting Professor – University of the West Indies
Ad Hoc Member – US National Institutes of Health Study Section – Bioorganic Chemistry/Natural Products
Area Coordinator – Organic-Medicinal Chemistry Program (Canada) – 5th Chemical Congress of North America, Cancun, Mexico
Organizer – Organic-Medicinal Program (Canada) – Pacifichem’95 Chemical Congress, Hawaii
Organizer – Symposium on Natural Products, 15th International Botanical Congress, Tokyo
Program Chairman – Biological Division, 75th Canadian Chemistry Conference
Member – American Chemical Society; Royal Society of Chemistry; Sigma Xi Scientific Society; Chemical Institute of Canada
Chairman – Biological Division, Chemical Institute of Canada
Secretary-Treasurer – Biological Division, Chemical Institute of Canada
US National Institutes of Health Site Visit Team – Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
National Research Council Plant Biotechnology Review Panel
Fellowships Selection Committee – Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Chemistry Grant Selection Panel – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) – 1989 to 1992, Chairman 1991 to 1992
Visiting Scientist – Chinese Academy of Sciences
Visiting Scientist – National Chemical Laboratory, Pretoria, South Africa
Western Canada Lecturer
