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Mark Lautens OC FRSC (born July 9, 1959) is a Canadian organic chemist.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Lautens received a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction from the University of Guelph in 1981 and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1985 working with Barry M. Trost. He did a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University from 1985 to 1987 in the laboratories of David A. Evans. He started teaching at the University of Toronto in 1987 and was made a Professor in 1995. He is currently the J. Bryan Jones Distinguished Professor and AstraZeneca Endowed Chair. He holds the rank of University Professor.
Honours
He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2001. In 2013, he was awarded the Chemical Institute of Canada's CIC Medal. In 2014, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions at the forefront of organic chemistry, which have led to the creation of new medicinal compounds with fewer side effects". In 2016 he was awarded an honorary degree, Doctor of Science, honoris causa, from the University of Guelph. In 2017, he was awarded the Henry Marshall Tory Award from the Royal Society of Canada.