Degree in Chemistry, Exeter University; Master's degree, University of British Columbia; PhD, Cambridge. 1977, joined Yale; has held various positions, including 2004-08, Provost, combining administrative duties with teaching and research; since October 2009, current position; research interests focus on use of synthetic design for understanding, mimicry and potential disruption of biological processes. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Fellow, Royal Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science. Recipient of: Arthur C Cope Scholar Award, American Chemical Society; International Izatt Christiansen Award in Macrocyclic Chemistry (2011).