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David Hamilton

Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
On the 30th of June, David Hamilton will receive his PhD in medicinal chemistry. He wrote a thesis on 'Design and Synthesis of (3D) Cyclobutane Fragments for Use in Fragment-Based Drug Discovery'.

Promotion date: Friday, June 30, 9:45 am
Location: VU auditorium
Chairman promotion: Nico Vermeulen
Promoters: Prof. Dr. I. de Esch
Co-supervisor: Dr. M. Wijtmans
Title of thesis: 'Design and Synthesis of (3D) Cyclobutane Fragments for Use in Fragment-Based Drug Discovery'.

David tells how he looks back on his PhD trajectory. He also shares why he could easily point out many highlights in spite of the struggles he had to face. Read his story here

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