Research
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry
Faculty in organic and medicinal chemistry make new molecules and look for new medicines,
from synthesis and natural products to drug discovery.
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
- Bill Baker, Distinguished University Professor
Natural product discovery - Kirpal Bisht, Professor
Efficient and environmentally friendly synthetic routes towards synthesis of polymers for biodegradable applications - James Leahy, Professor and Chair
Discovery of new drug candidates with fully optimized pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters - Edward Turos, Professor
Synthesis and evaluation of new antibacterial and anticancer agents, as well as development of nanoparticle polymers as drug delivery vehicles and biomedical plastics - Wenqi (Vince) Liu, Associate Professor
Design and synthesis of supramolecular systems for energy and health related applications - Wayne Guida, Professor
Drug discovery using the tools of computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and biochemistry - Minsoo Ju, Assistant Professor
[One-line research focus needed] - Paul Scesa Jr., Assistant Professor
[One-line research focus needed]
Related centers and facilities
- Center for Drug Discovery and Innovation (CDDI)
- Center for Molecular Diversity in Drug Design, Discovery and Delivery (CMD5)
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