Northwestern University, Ph.D. (1991). NSERC of Canada Postdoc at Caltech (1991-1992) and Harvard University (1992-1995); CaRLa Fellow (University of Heidelberg (2008), Exeter College Visiting Fellow (Oxford University, 2006), SCR Member Wadham College (Oxford University, 2005-2006), W. R. Kenan Jr. Leave (2005-2006), NSERC GSC-24 Grants Selection Committee (2005-2008), Canadian Journal of Chemistry Board of Editors (2002-2005), Camille-Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award (2000), Union Carbide Innovation Recognition Award (2000), 3M Untenured Faculty Award (1999), NSF Career Award (1996), Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012)

Inorganic & Organometallic

Catalysis, Asymmetric Catalysis, Synthetic Methods, Synthetic Receptors, Biofuels, Renewable Feedstocks

"Enantioselective Cascade Cyclization/Protodemetalation of Polyenes with N3Pt2+ Catalysts" Nguyen, H.; Gagné, M. R. ACS Catal. 2014, 855. Link "Diastereoselective Pt Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Polyenes to Polycycles" Geier, M. J.; Gagné, M. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014. Link "Metal-Free Deoxygenation of Carbohydrates" Adduci, L. L.; McLaughlin, M. P.; Bender, T. A.; Becker, J. J.; Gagné, M. R. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2014. Link "Thiourea-Catalyzed Aminolysis of N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones" M. A. Bertucci, S. J. Lee, M. R. Gagné Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 2055-2057. Link "Catalytic Enantioselective Cyclization and C3-Fluorination of Polyprenoids" N. A. Cochrane, H. Nguyen, M. S. Brookhart, M. R. Gagné, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 628-631. Link "Catalytic Platinum-Catalyzed Cation-Olefin Reactions with Alkene Terminating Groups" J. G. Sokol, N. A. Cochrane, J. J. Becker, M. R. Gagné, Chem. Commun. 2013, 48, 5046-5048. Link "Iridium-catalyzed hydrosilylative reduction of glucose to hexane(s)" M. P. McLaughlin, L. A. Adduci, J. J. Becker, M. R. Gagné, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 1225-1227. Link "σ−π-diauration as an alternative binding mode for digold intermediates in gold(I) catalysis" D. Weber, M. R. Gagné, Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 335-338. Link "An Oxidation Induced Cyclization/Oxygenation Scheme for the Conversion of Polyenes into C3- Oxygenated Polycycles" M. J. Geier, M. R. Gagné, Organometallics. 2013, 32, 380-383. Link "Mechanistic Analysis of the Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Allene Hydroalkoxylation Reveals an Off-Cycle Bis(gold) Vinyl Species and Reversible C–O Bond Formation" T. J. Brown, D. Weber, M. R. Gagné, R. A. Widenhoefer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 9134-9137. "Self-Assembled Multi-Component Catenanes: Structural Insights into an Adaptable Class of Molecular Receptors and [2]-Catenanes" M.K. Chung, P. S. White, S. J. Lee, M. L. Waters, M. R. Gagné J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 11415-11429. "Self-Assembled Multi-Component Catenanes: The Role of CH-π Interactions and β-Turn Conformations on Structure and Stability" M.K. Chung, S. J. Lee, M. L. Waters, M. R. Gagné J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 11430-11443. "A Photo-Flow Reactor for the Continuous Photoredox-Mediated Synthesis of C-Glycoamino Acids and C-Glycolids" R. S. Andrews, J. J. Becker, M. R. Gagné, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 4140-4143. "The Role of Electronics and Counterions on Geminal Digold Formation and Reactivity as Revealed by Gold (I)-Aryl Model Complexes" D. Weber, T. D. Jones, L. L. Adduci, M. R. Gagné, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 2452-2456. "Au-Catalyzed Enantioselective Cope Rearrangement of Alkenyl-Methylene Cyclopropanes" R. J. Felix, D. S. Weber, Osvaldo Gutierrez, D. J. Tantillo, M. R. Gagné, Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 405-409. "Electrophilic Fluorination of Cationic Pt-aryl Complexes" S. B. Zhao, R. Y. Wang, H. Nguyen, J. J. Becker, M. R. Gagné Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 443-445. "{Bis[2-(diphenylphosphanyl)ethyl]phenylphosphane-κ3P,P’,P"}[(Z)-8-mesitylcyclooct-4-en-1- yl]platinum(II) tetrafluoridoborate dichloromethane disolvate" S. B. Zhao, R.-U. Wang, M. R. Gagné Acta. Cryst. 2011 E67, m972. "Steric Crowding Makes Challenging Csp3–F Reductive Elimination Feasible" S.B. Zhao, J. J. Becker, M. R. Gagné, Organometallics 2011, 30, 3926-3929. "Oxidative Addition of Secondary C-X Bonds to Pd(0): A Beneficial Anomeric Acceleration" C. Munro- Leighton, L. L. Adduci, J. J. Becker, and M. R. Gagné, Organometallics, 2011, 13, 2406-2409.

"Investigating the Rate of Photoreductive Glucosyl Radical Generation" R. S. Andrews, J. J. Becker, M. R. Gagné, Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 2406-2409.