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Department of Medicinal Chemistry

  • Welcome to the Department of Medicinal Chemistry

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  • Explore our Ph.D. Graduate Program

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  • Patrick Hanna: An Award-Winning Educator and Researcher

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  • Carrie Haskell-Luevano Named To Philip S. Portoghese Endowed Chair In Chemical Neuroscience

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  • Xing Lab: A Focus on Preventing Cancer Through Research

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  • The Department of Medicinal Chemistry consists of a diverse group of faculty members, Ph.D. graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists working at the interface of chemistry and biology. Areas of research focus in the Department include antiviral drug design, cancer drug discovery and chemoprevention, chemical biology, carcinogenesis, peptidomimetics, receptor modeling, drug metabolism, gene therapy, combinatorial biosynthesis, natural product chemistry and NMR and X-ray crystallography. Read more
  • Our Ph.D. graduate students receive a diverse educational experience in chemistry and biology that prepares them for the evolving multidisciplinary research in the pharmaceutical industry and the academic biomedical arena. Read more
  • For 43 years, Hanna has served the college and University as an award-winning educator who has taught generations of pharmacists. He estimates that he has taught more than 4,000 students in his four decades. Hanna credits his mentors in those early years for instilling in him a love for teaching and a commitment to excellence. Read More
  • The Philip S. Portoghese Endowed Chair was established to direct research that addresses neuroscience from a medicinal chemistry/chemical biology perspective.

    “We are very proud to have Dr. Haskell-Luevano join our faculty as the first Philip S. Portoghese Endowed Chair,” said Marilyn Speedie, dean. “She is a renowned scientist who will be a wonderful addition to our neurosciences research area.” Read More
  • Xing has focused his research on chronic disease management through early detection, prevention and treatment—using cancer as the model to demonstrate the principles and feasibility of this combination approach. "With a cost to society approaching $100 billion each year to treat cancer, we need to be proactive to search for other alternatives," explained Xing. Read more

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CoP News Patrick Hanna 20122012 Medicinal Chemistry Symposium - June 8

This year's Department of Medicinal Chemistry Symposium will recognize Patrick E. Hanna, Ph.D., upon his retirement for his 43 years of distinguished teaching, research and scholarship at the College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota. Learn more

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Department of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Minnesota
College of Pharmacy
8-101 Weaver Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-9919
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