Dr. John E. McMurry received his B.A. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. at Columbia University. McMurry is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and an Alfred P. Sloan Research Foundation Fellow. He has received several awards, which include the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, National Institutes of Health Career Development Award, and the Max Planck Research Award. In addition to Organic Chemistry, he is also the author or coauthor of the following best selling books: Organic Chemistry: A Biological Approach, Fundamentals Of Organic Chemistry, The Organic Chemistry Of Biological Pathways.