Research Specialties

The research conducted at CDD includes design, discovery and development of therapeutics for various conditions affecting human health. These diverse conditions include cancer, neurological disorders, viral diseases etc. Along with a proven track record of success in developing compounds of medicinal interest (carbovir and abacavir), CDD has added more drug candidates to its growing repertoire. In another significant development, several cosmetic companies have shown interest in the 'CDD Functional Cosmetic' compound for the prevention and boost in activation of skin rejuvenating enzymes for people suffering from, or susceptible to, various forms of skin cancers.

Research specialties

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Antibiotics

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Courtney Aldrich, PhD
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Gram negative bacteria including Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Pseudomonas aeroginosa
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Krzysztof Pankiewicz, PhD
Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
[email protected]

 

 

 

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Steve Patterson, PhD
Blocking Cell Wall Synthesis
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Christine Salomon, PhD
Microbials, Natural Products, & Biofilm
[email protected]

Antitumor Studies

Prof. Robert Vince

Robert Vince, PhD 
Synthesis and Study of Mechanism of Antitumor Agents
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Liqiang Chen, PhD
General Anticancer Agents
[email protected]

 

 

 

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David Ferguson, PhD
Vaccine adjuvants, SAR studies
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Stephen S. Hecht, PhD
Behavior and Detoxification of Carcinogens in the Body
[email protected]

 

 

 

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Thomas R. Hoye, PhD
Natural Products and Angiogenesis
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Krzysztof Pankiewicz headshot

Krzysztof Pankiewicz, PhD
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
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Steven Patterson, PhD
Cellular Differentiation
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Christine Salomon, PhD
Anticancer Natural Products
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W. Thomas Shier, PhD
Carcinogenic Effects of Mycotoxins, Aflatoxins, and Fumonisins
[email protected]

Gene Therapy

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W. Thomas Shier, PhD
Carcinogenic Effects of Mycotoxins, Aflatoxins, and Fumonisins
[email protected]

Neurological Disorders

Prof. Robert Vince

Robert Vince, PhD
Alzheimer Early Detection Methods and Chemotherapeutic Treatment
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Liqiang Chen headshot

Liqiang Chen, PhD
Parkinson's Disease
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Swati More, PhD
Alzheimer Early Detection Methods and Chemotherapeutic Treatment
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Herbert Nagasawa, PhD
Parkinson's Disease and Delivery of Drugs to the Brain
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Paul Tuite, PhD
Parkinson's Disease and other Movement Disorders
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George L. Wilcox, PhD
Neurotransmission of Pain
[email protected]

Pesticides

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W. Thomas Shier, PhD
Carcinogenic Effects of Mycotoxins, Aflatoxins, and Fumonisins
[email protected]

Toxins

Prof. Robert Vince

Robert Vince, PhD
Synthesis and Study of Mechanism of Antitumor Agents
[email protected]

 

 

 

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Herbert Nagasawa, PhD
Parkinson's Disease and Delivery of Drugs to the Brain
[email protected]

 

 

 

Steve Patterson headshot

Steven Patterson, PhD
Cellular Differentiation
[email protected]

 

 

 

Viral Diseases

Prof. Robert Vince

Robert Vince, PhD 
Synthesis and Study of Mechanism of Antitumor Agents
[email protected]

 

 

 

Liqiang Chen headshot

Liqiang Chen, PhD
General Anticancer Agents
[email protected]

 

 

 

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Robert Geraghty, PhD
HSV, Cytomegalovirus, HCV, West Nile virus, Influenza A virus, Coronaviruses
[email protected]

 

 

 

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Louis M. Mansky, PhD
Replication of Human Retroviruses
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Krzysztof Pankiewicz headshot

Krzysztof Pankiewicz, PhD
West Nile Virus and other RNA Viruses
[email protected]

 

 

 

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Zhengqiang Wang, PhD
HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatits C
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