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Medicinal Chemistry Alumni
We have recently begun honoring our distinguished alumni with the
Joseph Sam Distinguished Alumni Award
Medicinal Chemistry Recent Postdoctoral Alumni
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| Haining Liu | Gui Ma | Christophe Mesangeau |
Medicinal Chemistry Recent Alumni
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| Gang Fu | Missy Lee | Jessica Mankus | Sarah Scarry |
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| Xiaoning Wang | Rohit Bhat | Falgun Shah | Marco Arribas |
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| Vanildo Braga | Jiangtao Gao | Swapnil Kulkarni | Rob Smith |
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Marco Arribas, Ph.D., 2011 Rohit Bhat, Ph.D., 2011 Vanildo Braga, Ph.D., 2011 Jiangtao Gao, Ph.D., 2011 Swapnil Kulkarni, Ph.D., 2011 Rob Smith, Ph.D., 2011 Mohamed Helal, Ph.D., 2010 Melanin Concentrating Hormone Receptor-1 Antagonists: Discovery, Optimization, and Biological Evaluation Dissertation director, Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Lecturer (Assisstant Professor) at Suez Canal University, Egypt Eman Habib, Ph.D., 2010 Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Biologically Active Compounds from Terrestrial and Fungal Organisms Dissertation director, Dr. Stephen J. Cutler Current Position: Velvet Journigan, Ph.D., 2010 Part I. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Ligands for Neuropeptide FF1 and FF2 Receptors. Dissertation director, Dr. Christopher R. McCurdy Current Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, Astraea Therapeutics, Mountain View, CA Pankaj Daga, Ph.D., 2010 Combating Hepatitis B Virus by Targeting DNA Polymerase. Computational Insights into Resistance Development and Search for Novel Inhibitors by Virtual Screening Dissertation director, Dr. Robert J. Doerksen Current Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, Astraea Therapeutics, Mountain View, CA Tammy Nolan, Ph.D., 2010 Molecular Recognition Studies for the Kappa Opioid and Sigma Receptors using Virtual Screening, Pharmacophore Modeling and Semi-Synthesis Dissertation director, Dr. Christopher R. McCurdy Current Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquense University, Pittsburgh, PA Stephen Slauson, Ph.D., 2009 Synthesis of Polymer-Supported(-)-Sparteine Derivatives as External Chiral Ligands for Asymmetric Synthesis Dissertation director, Dr. John M. Rimoldi Current Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas (Prof. Jeff Aube) Monica Love, Ph.D., 2009 Analysis of Anthrax Spore Peptide Conjugates by Fluorescent Methods Dissertation director: Dr. John S. Williamson Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN Tuwanda Simmons, Ph.D., 2009 Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Sanju Narayanan, Ph.D., 2009 Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Selective Sigma-2 Receptor Ligands Dissertation director: Dr. Christopher R. McCurdy Current Position: Postdoctoral Chemist at Research Triangle Institute, Raleigh-Durham, NC Prasanna Sivaprakasam, Ph.D., 2009 Targeting Signal Transduction Pathways: Farnesyltransferase and Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Inhibitors. Dissertation director, Dr. Robert J. Doerksen Current Position: Research Scientist II, Bristol-Myers Squibb Young B. Kim, Ph.D., 2008 Heteroatom Insertion Reaction of Metal Carbenoids: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation for Protein Kinase C. Dissertation director, Dr. John M. Rimoldi Current Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, H. L. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida Jessica Adkins, Ph.D., 2008 Analytical Methodology for the Quantitation of Mitragynine and the Fingerprinting of Crude Extracts of Mitragyna speciosa. Dissertation director: Dr. Christopher R. McCurdy Current Position: Grants and Contracts Officer at Virginia Tech David Weldon, Ph.D., 2008 The Design, Synthesis, and Biological Results of Novel Peptidomimetics for the Inhibition of Falcipain-2. Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda, CA. Tiffany Clark, M.S., 2008 Development of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Hypoxia Inducible Factor Activation through Pharmacophore Model Development. Thesis director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: TBA Prasenjit Mukherjee, Ph.D., 2008 Use of Molecular Modeling Tools in the Elucidation of Ligand Macromolecular Interactions and Their Applications in Structure-Based Drug Design. Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Computational chemist at AstraZeneca, Boston, MA Anand Sridhar, Ph.D., 2008 Structure-Toxicity Relationship Studies of the Sesquiterpene Lactone Repin. Dissertation director: Dr. John M. Rimoldi Current Position: Research Specialist, Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy, Loma Linda, CA. Nick Hammond, Ph.D., 2008 Isolation, Semi-synthesis, and Synthesis of Agents for Cancer, HIV, and Malaria. Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Chief Technology Officer, Ablitech, Inc., Baltimore, MD Nakul Telang, Ph.D., 2007 Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Isoflavones as Antigiardial Agents. Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA Akshay Patny, Ph.D., 2007 Design, Molecular Modeling, and Biological Evaluation of Dual Activity Ligands for Angiotensin II Receptor and Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Associate R&D Manager at Dow AgroSciences, The Dow Chemical Company, Indianapolis, IN Nidhi Singh, Ph.D., 2007 Part A: Protein Modeling in Rational Drug Design: Case Study with Deoxyxylulose Phosphate Reductoisomerase Enzyme. Part B: Delineating a Powerful Virtual Screening Approach for GPCRs: Application to Salvinorin A, a Selective Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist. Dissertation director: Dr. Christopher R. McCurdy Current Position: Senior Scientist at TransTech Pharma, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC Neha Vyas Philip, Ph.D., 2007 Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Neuropeptide FF Receptor Ligands. Dissertation director: Dr. Christopher R. McCurdy Current Position: Seoung-Ryoung Choi, Ph.D., 2006 Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Inhibitors of Lactate Dehydrogenase from Plasmodium falciparum. Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Post-Doctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah (Prof. C. Dale Poulter). Cassia S. Mizuno, Ph.D., 2006 "Design and Synthesis of Novel Dual PPAR gamma Agonist/Angiotensin II Antagonist for the Treatment of Type II Diabetes and Hypertension." Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, The University of New England Lindsay D. Odom, Ph.D., 2006 "Reactions of Diazoketones Catalyzed by Rhodium (II): Synthesis of Functionalized Azetidines and Tetrahydrofurans as Potential Protein Kinase C Inhibitors." Dissertation director: Dr. John M. Rimoldi Current Position: Research Associate, Core Synthesis Facilty, Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina Ashok Philip, Ph.D., 2006 "Design, Synthesis, Molecular Modeling and Biological Evaluation of Novel NOP (nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide) Receptor Ligands." Dissertation director: Dr. Christopher R. McCurdy Current Position: Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Union University, Jackson, TN Li Ze, Ph.D., 2006 "Rational Design, Synthesis of Nonsteroidal Antiprogestins." Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Staff Scientist, Covance, Indianapolis, IN Ginger P. Powe, Ph.D., 2003 "Chemical Modifications of Spiramycin I at the C-6 Ethyl Aldehyde Position." Dissertation director: Dr. John S. Williamson Current Position: Assistant Professor & Coordinator, 2 + 2 Transfer Program Department of Curriculum and Instruction, North Carolina A & T State University Maralea Gourley, Ph.D., 2003 "Design and Synthesis of Bacterial Type 1 Signal Peptidase Inhibitors." Dissertation director: Dr. John S. Williamson Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Henderson State University, Arkansas. Mark S. Levi, Ph.D., 2002 "Ibogaine Analogs as Novel Agents for Addiction Therapy." Dissertation director: Dr. Ronald F. Borne Current Position: Pharmacologist (Commissioner's Fellow) at FDA Yogesh A. Sabnis, Ph.D., 2002 "Modeling, Design, and Synthesis of Parasitic Cysteine Protease Inhibitors." Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Principal Scientist at UCB Pharma, Belgium Tomoko Mineno, Ph.D., 2002 "Rational Design and Synthesis for the Discovery of Novel Antigiardial Agents." Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Lecturer, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan. Mingwei Chen, M.S., 2002 "Synthesis and Bioactivity of Erythromycin Derivatives." Thesis director: Dr. John S. Williamson Current Position: Metabasis Therapeutics, San Diego, CA. John Furr, Ph.D., 2002 "A Novel Method for 3D-QSAR Using Genetically Evolved Molecular Field Data and Artificial Neural Networks." Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Senior Software Engineer at Addgene, Boston, MA Aaron B. Beeler, Ph.D., 2002 "Part I: The Combinatorial Synthesis of a Novel Azetidine Library. Part II: The Parallel Synthesis of a Novel Oxamic Acid Library." Dissertation director: Dr. John M. Rimoldi Current Position: Research Assistant Professor & Assistant Director, Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development (CMLD), Department of Chemistry, Boston University. Theresa Johnson, Ph.D., 2001 "Inhibition of Lactate Dehydrogenase C4: The Design, Synthesis, and Testing of Ligands as an Approach to Male Contraception." Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Computational Chemist, Pfizer RTC, Biotherapeutics and Bioinnovation Center, Cambridge, MA Hetal Mitra, M.S., 2001 "Rational Design and Synthesis of Helicobacter Pylori Urease Inhibitors." Thesis director: Dr. John S. Williamson Current Position: Maria A. Gaston, Ph.D., 2000 "Rational Design and Economic Synthesis of Orally Active Analogs of Artemesinin as Potential Antimalarials." Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: External Operations Consultant, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN John Woolfrey, Ph.D., 2000 "Design and Synthesis of Potential Selective Progesterone Receptor Antagonists." Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine MD Program, Iowa City, Iowa Haregewein Assefa, Ph.D., 1999 "Design and Synthesis of Semi-Synthetic and Partial Analogs of Oleanolic Acid as Potential Complement Inhibitors" Dissertation director: Dr. Robert D. Sindelar Current Position: Associate Professor, Touro College of Pharmacy Ossama T. W. Fahmy, Ph.D., 1997 "Generation, Isolation, Characterization and Analysis of Some Photolytic Products of Dexamethasone and Related Steroids" Dissertation director: Dr. John K. Baker Current Position: Jeffrey A. Vroman, Ph.D., 1997 "Artemisinin Analogs: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation" Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Deceased Jason D. Bonk, Ph.D., 1997 "Structure-Activity Relationships of the Antimalarial Agent Artemisinin: Synthesis and Evaluation of 11-Aza and 5-Cyano Analogs and Partial Synthesis of the Antifungal Natural Product Pseudolaric Acid" Dissertation director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: Chad A. Haraldson, M.S., 1997 "The Synthesis of Analogs of the Antimalarial Artemisinin Lacking the D-Ring Thesis director: Dr. Mitchell A. Avery Current Position: David C. Limburg, M.S., 1996 "Semi-Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Derivatives of the Carbomycin Class of 16-Membered Macrolide Antibiotics" Thesis director: Dr. John S. Williamson Current Position: Senior Scientist, Pfizer Grady Scott Weston, Ph.D., 1995 "The Computer-Aided, Sturcture-Based Rational Design and/or Discovery of Non-Peptide-Based, Non-Covalent, Specific inhibitors of Human Granzyme B: Potential Antirejection Agents" Dissertation director: Dr. Robert D. Sindelar Current Position: Associate Professor and Director of Curricular Development, Harding University College of Pharmacy Kumar Ramu,Ph.D., 1994 "Synthesis, Isolation and Characterization of the Glucuronides of the Hydroxylated Metabolites of the Antimalarial Drug Arteether in Mammalian Systems" Dissertation director, Dr. John K. Baker Current Position: |
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