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Academic Divisions, 2005-06
Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
Li, Pui-Kai Associate Professor and Interim Chair
Brueggemeier, Robert W. Professor and Dean
Carcache de-Blanco, Esperanza Assistant Professor (joint, Pharmacy
Practice and Administration)
Chen, Ching-Shih Professor
Curley, Robert W. Professor
Kinghorn, A Douglas Professor and Jack L. Beal Chair
Li, Chenglong Assistant Professor
Tjarks, Werner Assistant Professor
Werbovetz, Karl A. Assistant Professor
Whetstone, Jennifer L. Visiting Assistant Professor
Cassady, John M. Emeritus Professor and Dean
Doskotch, Raymond Professor Emeritus
Jagadeesh, Jogikal Professor Emeritus
Olson, Carter Professor Emeritus
Robertson, Larry Professor Emeritus
Soloway, Albert Emeritus Professor and Dean
Pui-Kai (Tom) Li
The Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy is composed of faculty members with diversified
research interests representing synthetic organic, natural products, and biological chemistry. The research areas
focus on the interdisciplinary application of chemical and biochemical principles to the identification and
development of therapeutic agents. Research in medicinal chemistry emphasizes drug design and includes the
synthesis of organic medicinal products, elucidation of the biochemistry of medicinal agents, examination of
the relationship of chemical structure to biological activity, qualitative and quantitative analysis of drugs and
related products, and application of computational
chemistry to drug design. Research in pharmacognosy
emphasizes drug discovery and encompasses the isolation
and structure determination of pharmacologically active
natural products from plants and microbes, studies on
the structure and biochemistry of biological products,
examination of the biosynthesis of natural products, and
evaluation of the biochemical effects of these active
constituents.
Faculty productivity is reflected in scholarly activities
and graduate education, both of which continue at an
accelerated pace. Graduate programs are organized
around faculty expertise into three disciplines -
medicinal chemistry, biomedical and natural products.
Currently, there are 47 graduate students in the division. Three students from the Ohio
State Biochemistry Program and three students from Electrical Engineering are directed
by Medicinal Chemistry faculty. These students are involved in medicinal chemistry
research, natural products chemistry, biosynthesis and pharmacognosy research.
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