1956 with help from Robert Burns Woodward, Kornfeld was successful in synthesizing the first lab produced lysergic acid (LSD). Eli Lilly was looking for a treatment for anxiety, depression, psychosomatic diseases and addiction. Kornfeld's research also resulted in the discovery of pergolide as a medication for Parkinson's disease. Published books Condensation of heterocyclic bases with acetylene dicarboxylic ester. Publisher: Harvard University, 1945. The Total Synthesis of Lysergic Acid. Edmund C. Kornfeld, E. J. Fornefeld, G. Bruce Kline, Marjorie J. Mann, Dwight E. Morrison, Reuben G. Jones, R. B. Woodward. References External links L. Esposito, Anthony. "That Which Endures: The Quiet Heroes of Medical Discovery." www.wdms.org. Version Volume 75. Anthony L. Esposito, MD, FACP, 1 June 2011. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. http://www.wdms.org/html/womed_jul-aug11/womed_jul-aug11.pdf Spink LW. Clinical and biologic significance of penicillin resistant staphylococci, including observations with streptomycin, aureomycin, chloramphenicol and terramycin. J Lab Clin Med 1951;37:278-93. Cooper GL and Given DB. Vancomycin: A comprehensive review of 30 years of clinical experience. New York, NY, Park Row Publishers, Inc., 1986. "The journal of organic chemistry." pubs.acs.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2011. http://pubs.acs.org/toc/joceah/16/1 Dr Edmund Carl Kornfeld memorial at Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92929749 Dr Edmund Carl Kornfeld memorial at Harry W. Moore Funeral Home https://archive.today/20130125062843/http://www.harrywmoore.com/book-of-memories/1248875/Kornfeld-Edmund/service-details.php American chemists 1919 births Organic chemists 2012 deaths Temple University alumni Harvard University alumni Eli Lilly and Company people