Medicinal Chemistry

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[ANN ARBOR, Mich.] — Damilola Olukorede, a rising fourth-year medicinal chemistry PhD student at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, has been awarded a highly competitive predoctoral fellowship from the PhRMA Foundation to support her cutting-edge research at the intersection of machine learning and […]

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[Ann Arbor, Michigan] — University of Michigan College of Pharmacy researchers have won a $2 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a drug to treat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in birds, and potentially, in humans. 

Terra Sztain, Assistant Professor of […]

Dr. Beleh is a two-time winner of this award, previously receiving the recognition in 2019.

Dr. Garner has taught classes across our bachelor’s, PharmD and PhD programs and has successfully trained numerous postdoctoral fellows and students.

The award is given to a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to research on natural products. 

Cernak’s team will receive funding for their proposal titled “A One Health Approach to Combat Fungal Infections in Endangered Species.” This project will begin in July. 

“It’s extremely exciting to have found a new protein fold. This type of discovery doesn’t happen too often”.

Medicinal chemistry PhD candidate Jinghan Liu has earned a 2023 Barbour Scholarship. The award is among the oldest and most prestigious granted by the University of Michigan, offering funding to female students from Asia and the Middle East since 1917.
The Barbour Scholarship celebrates women of the highest academic and professional caliber and covers full tuition […]

The Michigan Pharmacy community came together on Friday, February 9 at the College’s annual Research Forum event.
Karen Farris, PhD’93, associate dean for faculty affairs and graduate and undergraduate education, Charles R. Walgreen III Professor of Pharmacy Administration, welcomed attendees at the morning presentation session at the North Campus Research Complex. Two fellows and four graduate […]

Tim Cernak, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry in the College of Pharmacy, is among the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s 2023 list of researchers who stand out as the next generation of leaders in scientific research.
Dr. Cernak is one of three U-M researched awarded the annual fellowship intended to support tomorrow’s leaders in science and their […]