David Dennis joined the Mahajan lab in February 2022 after a postdoc at the University of Pavia in Italy where he worked on the synthesis of type-II polyketide natural products. He completed his doctoral studies under the advisement of Prof. David Sarlah at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. There his research focused on the total synthesis of anthracycline and cannabinoid natural products. In his current role, David works closely with the MCKC in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery.