Medicinal Chemistry

Professor. Computer-based design and synthesis of receptors and sensors for biomolecules. Design and synthesis of enzyme inhibitors. Enzyme reaction mechanisms.

Professor. Synthesis of viral enzyme inhibitors. Chemical aspects of genetic toxicology. New organo-alkali synthetic chemistry.

Distinguished Professor. Design, synthesis, and structure-activity relationships of medicinally-active compounds, especially anticancer agents. Development of new synthetic methods based on asymmetric synthesis, homogeneous catalysis and organometallic chemistry.

Professor. Synthetic chemistry.

Professor. Biological chemistry and enzymology. Quantitating substrate strain in enzyme-catalyzed reactions using vibrational and NMR spectroscopies. Rational drug design. Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Structure-function studies of fluorescent proteins.