About us

Supervisors

Dr Magnus J. Johansson

πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ AstraZeneca

πŸŽ“ Resume
Magnus Johansson studied Chemistry at the University of Gothenburg before pursuing a PhD in chemistry at Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), in collaboration with UC Berkeley University (USA). He joined AstraZeneca in 2006 where he is to this day a Principal Scientist and a Medicinal Chemist. In 2020, he was named Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry at the Institution for Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University (Sweden).

πŸ† Awards and distinctions
2019: MISTRA SafeChem Grant dedicated to research on sustainability and green chemistry

πŸ” Research Interest
Magnus’ area of expertise is C-H functionalization, with the aim to make drug discovery more efficient and more sustainable.

βš™οΈΒ Project in CHAIR
#12 Molecular diversity via direct C-H functionalization

About us

Supervisors

Dr Magnus J. Johansson

πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ AstraZeneca

πŸŽ“ Resume
Magnus Johansson studied Chemistry at the University of Gothenburg before pursuing a PhD in chemistry at Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), in collaboration with UC Berkeley University (USA). He joined AstraZeneca in 2006 where he is to this day a Principal Scientist and a Medicinal Chemist. In 2020, he was named Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry at the Institution for Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University (Sweden).

πŸ† Awards and distinctions
2019: MISTRA SafeChem Grant dedicated to research on sustainability and green chemistry

πŸ” Research Interest
Magnus’ area of expertise is C-H functionalization, with the aim to make drug discovery more efficient and more sustainable.

βš™οΈΒ Project in CHAIR
#12 Molecular diversity via direct C-H functionalization