Indiana University Southeast

Bahman E Nassim (BEN)

Professor of Chemistry

Biography

Dr. Nassim Completed a college degree at College of Emporia, in Emporia Kansas, majoring in Chemistry and Math and minoring in Physics. After that he went on to University of Missouri in Kansas City to pursue a PhD degree under the direction Professor Jerry R. Dias and worked on problems pertaining to natural product chemistry and mass spectrometry. After completion of his doctorate degree, He joined Professor Pierre Crabbe' at the University of Missouri in Columbia for post-doctoral research work and continued his work on steroids and other natural products. Dr. Nassim started at IU Southeast in the fall of 1982 and since then has enjoyed teaching chemistry and working with his research students on synthesizing molecules with potential biochemical activities. He served as the dean of the School of Natural Sciences at IU Southeast from 2002 to 2009.

Publications

1. Nassim, B.E.; Wang, M.L. "Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Naloxone and Naltexone-Derived Hybrid Opioids" Submitted
2. Wang, M.L.; Nassim, B.E. "Solid-Phase Synthesis of Novel Hybrid Opiates"; Tetrahedron Letters, 2003, 44, 1487.
3. Masterson, S.P.; Miller, T.A.; Nassim, B.E. "Conversion of Cholic Acid to Methyl 3-Carbethoxy-12-acetoxy-6-oxo-5-chol-7-en-24-oate" Steroids, 2003, 68, 253.

Research Interests

Synthesis of natural products and medicinally important molecules

Teaching Area

Organic Chemistry