Bio
Kian Tan obtained his B.S. degree in 1999 from the University of Virginia and Ph.D. degree in 2004 from the University of California-Berkeley under the joint supervision of Professors Robert Bergman and Jonathan Ellman. He continued his scientific development as an NIH postdoctoral fellow in the laboratories of Professor Eric Jacobsen at Harvard University. After his post-doctoral studies, he initiated an independent academic career at Boston College. In 2013, he joined Novartis, and currently leads the SynTech group in Cambridge, which focuses on using synthesis and technology to accelerate drug discovery.