Research
Biochemistry & Chemical Biology
Biochemists and chemical biologists study the molecules of life and how they work inside cells.
Research specialties
- Organic synthesis: building new carbon-based molecules, step by step
- Natural products: finding useful compounds made by living things
- Drug discovery: finding and designing new medicines
- Catalysis: making chemical reactions faster and more efficient
- Supramolecular chemistry: designing molecules that assemble themselves into larger structures
Faculty
- Ioannis Gelis, Associate Professor
NMR to characterize fundamental cellular processes - David Merkler, Professor
Identification and characterization of fatty acid amides - Shannon Hill, Assistant Professor
Protein biochemistry, structural biology and biophysics - Mildred Acevedo-Duncan, Research Professor
Signal transduction pathways involved in cell cycle control in high-grade gliomas - Chavdar Slavov, Assistant Professor
Molecular spectroscopy, ultrafast dynamics, photochemistry - Paul Scesa Jr., Assistant Professor
[One-line research focus needed]
USF Interdisciplinary NMR Facility
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