Mario A. Gaviria, Ph.D.

Scientific Advisor

Mario A. Gaviria, Ph.D.

Overview

Dr. Mario Gaviria is a scientific advisor focused on patent prosecution in the area of chemistry. He has experience in all areas of chemistry, particularly organic chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, and polymer chemistry. Prior to joining Leydig, Voit, & Mayer, Dr. Gaviria worked part-time with the Office of Technology Transfer at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor assisting in the early technical and commercial evaluation of new inventions. Dr. Gaviria’s dissertation work at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor focused on the enantioselective and unifying entry into the arcutane class of natural products. Prior to his time at Michigan, Dr. Gaviria completed his undergraduate thesis on the synthesis of novel antimalarial compounds.

Education

  • University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, 2023
  • University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, 2020
  • Pomona College, B.A. in Chemistry, 2018

Honors

  • Merck & Co., Inc.
    • Merck Research Award for Underrepresented Chemists of Color 2022
  • University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Chemistry Department
    • Edgardo Laborde Graduate Student Award 2022
  • University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
    • Rackham Merit Fellow 2018
  • Pomona College
    • Senior Thesis with Distinction 2018
  • Pomona College Chemistry Department
    • Robert Rowan III Memorial Award 2018
  • American Chemical Society
    • ACS Scholars Program Selectee 2015
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    • Gates Millennium Scholarship Recipient 2014

Professional Affiliations

  • American Chemical Society

Articles, Publications & Lectures

  • Gaviria, M. A. “Swapping benches from chemistry PhD student to science advisor at law firm,” Chem. 2023, 1–6.
  • Cala, Lara; Gaviria, M. A.*; Kim, S. L.*; Vogel, T. R.*; Schindler, C. S. “Recognition of Symmetry as a Powerful Tool in Natural Product Synthesis,” Synthesis. 2021, 1–11.
  • Gaviria, M.; Kilic, B. “A Network Analysis of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Patents,“ Nature Biotechnology. 2021, 39, 546–548.
  • Rykaczewski, K. A.; Groso, E. J.; Vonesh, H. L.; Gaviria, M. A.*; Richardson, A. D.*; Zehnder, T. E.*; Schindler, C. S. “Tetrahydropyridines via FeCl3-Catalyzed Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis,” Lett. 2020, 22, 2844–2848.
  • Gaviria, M. A. “Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Atropurpuran and the Arcutines,” University of Michigan + Merck Lectureship Series, 2019.
  • Gaviria, M. A. “Synthesis of Equilenin via Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis,” University of Michigan + Merck Lectureship Series, 2018.
  • Gaviria, M. A. “Synthesis of Equilenin via Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis,” Karle Symposium, 2018, University of Michigan.

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Education

  • University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, 2023
  • University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, 2020
  • Pomona College, B.A. in Chemistry, 2018