Introduction

The opportunities in Pharmaceutical Chemistry for high impact discovery and design for human betterment have never been greater. The pioneers of this department were rooted in physical, computational, analytical, synthetic and enzyme chemistry. This faculty helped to forge modern approaches for structure-based drug and protein design, mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy and computer-aided visualization of macromolecules. The group has flourished from this base and currently represents world-class leaders in drug and protein design, de novo protein structure prediction, proteomics, and synthetic and chemical biology. We seek to innovate computational, chemical, and biochemical approaches to deepen our understanding of the principles of molecular recognition and cell circuit design. Our dream is for systematic and predictive algorithms to discover safe and effective pharmaceuticals, and for the construction of synthetic biosystems to understand and improve the human condition.

News

September 14, 2012: Xiaokun Shu receives NIH New Innovator Award to study protein interactions

September 7, 2012: Study finds new role in cell division for well-known transport protein

August 31, 2012: New ways to tackle cancer-causing virus, eye disease win CTSI funding awards

July 1, 2012: Congratulations to Susan Miller on achieving full professorship!

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