Robert J. Doerksen Information

University of Mississippi Committees

University Faculty Senate (5/2009-present)
Instructional Technology (2007-present)

School of Pharmacy Committees

Scholastic Standards (2007-present); vice-chair (2007-2009)
Information, Resources and Computing Committee (2005-present); vice-chair (2006-2007); chair (2007-2009)
School of Pharmacy Strategic Planning: Students Subcommittee (2006-2007)
Department of Medicinal Chemistry Chair Search Committee (2005-2006)
Facilities Subcommittee (ACPE Accreditation) (2004-2006)
Instructional Technology and Computing Committee (2004-2005)
Honors, Awards, and Commencement Committee(2004-2005)

Grant Application Referee for: NSERC Discovery Grant, the standard funding for professors in Canada.

External reviewer for City University of New York Research Award

Editorial Advisory Board for:
Perspectives in Medicinal Chemistry, Honorary Editorial Board

Journal Article Referee for:
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Nature Protocols
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Journal of Natural Products
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM
Journal of Molecular Structure
Structural Chemistry
Chemical Physics Letters
Organometallics
Complete listing: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Nature Protocols, Chemical Reviews, Cancer, Journal of Chemical Information & Modeling, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Journal of Natural Products, Chemical Physics Letters, Structural Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, Journal of Molecular Structure, and Organometallics

Memberships

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Chemical Society
Canadian Society for Theoretical Chemistry
Sigma Xi
American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Previous Positions

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, with Professor Michael L. Klein

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, with Professor Martin Head-Gordon

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada, with Professor Ajit J. Thakkar

Feature Awards

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy New Investigator Award (2007-2008)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship, 1995-97

The Physical/Theoretical Award, Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, 1997-98, 1996-97, and 1995-96

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (September 1998), Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada, supervised by Professor Ajit J. Thakkar.

(Graduate-level) Diploma in Christian Studies, Regent College, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Bachelor of Science, Double First-Class Honours, Physics- Mathematics, University of New Brunswick