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Directors of Graduate Studies
Claudia Schmidt-Dannert
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J Ilja Siepmann
Chemistry

Carston R Wagner
Medicinal Chemistry



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Darlene J. Toedter
Email: djt@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-5179

 
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Chemistry and Biology Graduate Faculty Members
Name Title Research Interest E-mail
Amin, Elizabeth Medicinal Chemistrty Computer-aided drug discovery, lead optimization, 3D-QSAR/QSPR, ADME/Tox, zinc metalloenzymes, quantum mechanics, bio- and cheminformatics, modeling transition metals in macromolecules and nanoparticles eamin@umn.edu
Edgar Arriaga

Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry; Chemical Biology

arriaga@chem.umn.edu

Barany,
George

Chemistry Chemical biology, Materials chemistry, Organic chemistry

barany@umn.edu

Bernlohr, David BMBB Mechanismof insulin action; regulation of gene expression by lipids; lipidtransporters and lipid binding proteins; obesity and metabolic regulation. bernl001@umn.edu
Bowser, Michael Chemistry Analytical Chemistry; Chemical Biology bowser@chem.umn.edu
Distefano, Mark Chemistry
Chemical Biology; Organic Chemistry distefan@chem.umn.edu
Fecik, Robert Medicinal Chemistrty Novel antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents, total synthesis, combinatorial chemistry, combinatorial biosynthesis, pikromycin biosynthesis fecik001@umn.edu
Gao, Jiali Chemistry Chemical Biology; Computational Chemistry jgao@umn.edu
Georg, Gunda Medicinal Chemistrty Design, synthesis, and evaluation of synthetic and natural product-derived medicinal agents; drug discovery by HTS; new synthetic methods; combinatorial chemistry. Therapeutic areas: cancer, male contraception, Alzheimer's disease. georg239@umn.edu
Haynes, Christy Chemistry Chemical biology; Analytical Chemistry chaynes@umn.edu
Hoye, Thomas Chemistry Organic Chemistry; Polymer Chemistry hoye@chem.umn.edu
Kazlauskas,
Romas J.
BMBB Organic synthesis with enzymes, molecular biology, molecular modeling. rjk@umn.edu
Lipscomb,
John D.

BMBB

Oxygenase mechanisms, metalloproteins, magnetic resonance techniques, kinetics. lipsc001@umn.edu
Matsuo,
Hiroshi
BMBB Nuclear magnetic resonance, structure of protein-RNA complexes matsu029@umn.edu
Murphy, Sharon BMBB Carcinogen and nicotine metabolism murph062@umn.edu
Muthyala, Ramaiah Medicinal Chemistrty Novel antibiotics, fatty acid synthase inhibitors, secretase inhibitors, natural products as drug leads, organic synthesis, combinatorial chemistry, molecular modeling. muthy003@umn.edu
Ohlendorf, Douglas BMBB Protein Engineering; Structural and Molecular Biology; X-ray Crystallography ohlen001@umn.edu
Peterson, Lisa Environmental Health Science Genotoxic and nongenotoxic mechanisms by which chemicals initiate cancer peter431@umn.edu
Pierre, Valerie Chemistry Chemical Biology; Bioinorganic Chemistry pierr037@umn.edu
Que,
Lawrence
Chemistry Chemical biology, Environmental chemistry, Inorganic chemistry. que@chem.umn.edu
Schmidt-Dannert,
Claudia

BMBB

Directed evolution of metabolic pathways; natural product biosynthesis; metabolic engineering. schmi232@umn.edu
Sturla, Shana Medicinal Chemistrty Chemoprevention, Carcinogenesis, DNA Adducts, Cancer Biomarkers, Organic Synthesis sturl002@umn.edu
Taton, T. Andrew Chemistry Chemical Biology; Materials Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Polymer Chemistry taton@chem.umn.edu
Thomas,
David D.
BMBB Molecular dynamics in muscle. ddt@umn.edu
Tretyakova
Natalia
Medicinal Chemistrty Structural basis for promutagenic and anticancer activity of DNA-modifying agents trety001@umn.edu
Truhlar, Donald Chemistry Chemical Biology; Computational Chemistry truhlar@umn.edu
Veglia,
Gianluigi

Chemistry

Structure and functions of integral membrane proteins: solution NMR of membrane proteins and solid state NMR vegli001@umn.edu
Wackett,
Lawrence P.
BMBB& BTI Biodegradation; dehalogenases; industrial biotransformations; metalloenzymes. wacke002@umn.edu
Walters,
Kylie
BMBB
Targeted protein degradation;
Protein quality control; NMR spectroscopy
walte048@umn.edu
Wagner, Carston Medicinal Chemistrty Chemical Biology, design and development of targeted drug delivery approaches, design and study of chemical inducers of protein oligomerization, mechanistic and structural studies of biocatalysis and protein translation wagne003@tc.umn.edu
Wilmot,
Carrie M.
BMBB Structural enzymology: Metal ions & organic co-factors; Human disease: cardiovascular; Alzheimers wilmo004@umn.edu
Xing, Chengguo Medicinal Chemistrty Developing small molecules targeting specific Bcl-2 proteins as potential therapeutic agents and biological tools, elucidating chemical and biological processes in apoptotic regulation by Bcl-2 proteins, and characterizing various apoptotic processes induced by different stimuli xingx009@umn.edu
York, Darrin Chemistry Chemical Biology; Chemical Physics; Computational Chemistry; Physical Chemistry york@chem.umn.edu
 
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