John Boulos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry

Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of CUNY, 1991.
M. Phil. in Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of CUNY, 1990.
BA in Chemistry, Queens College / CUNY, 1985.

Joined Barry: January 1992.

Courses

• CHE 111, CHE 111L General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis with Lab, I
• CHE 112, CHE 112L General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis with Lab, II
• CHE 152, CHE 152L Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry with Lab
• CHE 343, CHE 343L Organic Chemistry with Lab, I
• CHE 344, CHE 344L Organic Chemistry with Lab, II
• CHE 352, CHE 352L Biochemistry I with Lab
• CHE 353 Biochemistry II
• CHE 395, CHE 495 Research

Research Interests

• Synthesis of novel muscarinic agonists for Alzheimer’s application
• Awarded a RISE-NIH grant to conduct research at CUNY during the summer of 2002 and to attend scientific meetings for a four year period.
• Awarded a NSF grant to conduct research at Georgia Institute of Technology for one year on the synthesis of antiviral agents, potential compounds for the treatment of cancer, malaria, and other diseases, 2000.

Selected Publication

• “Synthesis of Oxazolyl-and Furanyl- Substituted Imidazole Hydrochlorides and Methiodides”. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 35, 859, 1998.

Selected Conference Presentations

• 223rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2003.
  Synthesis of (+) Pilocarpine Analogs. Sacha Singh and John Boulos.
• 66th Annual Meeting Florida Academy of Sciences, Miami Shores, FL., 2003.
  Synthesis of (+) Pilocarpine Analogs. Sacha Singh and John Boulos.

Honors / Awards

• The Apple Award, Office of Commuter Affairs, Barry University, 2003
• Outstanding Teaching Award, Barry Student Honor Society, 1995

Professional Memberships

• American Chemical Society
• Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Chemistry Honor Society
• Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society

Contact Information

Office: Wiegand 124
Telephone: 305-899-3432
Fax: 305-899-3479
E-mail: jboulos@mail.barry.edu