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
Antibiotics
Antibiotics
Courtney Aldrich, PhD
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Gram negative bacteria including Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Pseudomonas aeroginosa
aldri015@umn.edu
Krzysztof Pankiewicz, PhD
Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
panki001@umn.edu
Steve Patterson, PhD
Blocking Cell Wall Synthesis
patte219@umn.edu
Christine Salomon, PhD
Microbials, Natural Products, & Biofilm
csalomon@umn.edu
Antitumor Studies
Antitumor Studies
Robert Vince, PhD
Synthesis and Study of Mechanism of Antitumor Agents
vince001@umn.edu
Liqiang Chen, PhD
General Anticancer Agents
chenx462@umn.edu
David Ferguson, PhD
Vaccine adjuvants, SAR studies
ferguson@umn.edu
Stephen S. Hecht, PhD
Behavior and Detoxification of Carcinogens in the Body
hecht002@umn.edu
Thomas R. Hoye, PhD
Natural Products and Angiogenesis
hoye@chem.umn.edu
Krzysztof Pankiewicz, PhD
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
panki001@umn.edu
Steven Patterson, PhD
Cellular Differentiation
patte219@umn.edu
Christine Salomon, PhD
Anticancer Natural Products
csalomon@umn.edu
W. Thomas Shier, PhD
Carcinogenic Effects of Mycotoxins, Aflatoxins, and Fumonisins
shier001@umn.edu
Gene Therapy
Gene Therapy
W. Thomas Shier, PhD
Non-viral Gene Delivery Methods
shier001@umn.edu
Neurological Disorders
Neurological Disorders
Robert Vince, PhD
Alzheimer Early Detection Methods and Chemotherapeutic Treatment
vince001@umn.edu
Liqiang Chen, PhD
Parkinson's Disease
chenx462@umn.edu
Swati More, PhD
Alzheimer Early Detection Methods and Chemotherapeutic Treatment
morex002@umn.edu
Herbert Nagasawa, PhD
Parkinson's Disease and Delivery of Drugs to the Brain
nagas001@umn.edu
Paul Tuite, PhD
Parkinson's Disease and other Movement Disorders
tuite002@umn.edu
George L. Wilcox, PhD
Neurotransmission of Pain
george@med.umn.edu
Pesticides
Pesticides
W. Thomas Shier, PhD
Activity of Betulin from Birch Bark
shier001@umn.edu
Toxins
Toxins
Robert Vince, PhD
Detoxification of Cyanide
vince001@umn.edu
Herbert Nagasawa, PhD
Detoxification of Cyanide
nagas001@umn.edu
Steve Patterson, PhD
Detoxification of Cyanide
patte219@umn.edu
Viral Diseases
Viral Diseases
Robert Vince, PhD
HIV, Herpes, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C
vince001@umn.edu
Liqiang Chen, PhD
HCV and West Nile virus
chenx462@umn.edu
Robert Geraghty, PhD
HSV, Cytomegalovirus, HCV, West Nile virus, Influenza A virus, Coronaviruses
gerag012@umn.edu
Louis M. Mansky, PhD
Replication of Human Retroviruses
mansky@umn.edu
Krzysztof Pankiewicz, PhD
West Nile Virus and other RNA Viruses
panki001@umn.edu
Zhengqiang Wang, PhD
HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatits C
wangx472@umn.edu