Research

I enjoy applying chemistry to solve problems in biology, especially those related to drug design and discovery. Being a chemist by training, my research is necessarily collaborative, involving labs from biology, pharmacology, and the clinical sciences. Although our projects may focus on different biological targets, our role is consistent.

Research details

Antiviral drugs

Following the identification of a human retrovirus (HIV) as the etiologic agent of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), an intense effort was made to identify drugs for the treatment of this debilitating, lethal disease. Ongoing research in our laboratory deals with the development of anti-viral agents and has focused on the design of anti-HIV drugs.

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