UF's Luesch Studies Marine and Natural Cancer Drugs
#MarineDrug
UF's Luesch Studies Marine and Natural Cancer Drugs
#MarineDrug
Research Terms
Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development
Director |
Hendrik Luesch |
Phone | (352) 273-7738 |
Website | https://cnpd3.pharmacy.ufl.edu |
Mission | The Center for Drug Discovery was established to provide a strong multidisciplinary approach to research, involving faculty in Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacodynamics in the College of Pharmacy; Endocrinology, Metabolism, Infectious Disease, Pharmacology, and Opthalmology in the College of Medicine; and the VA Hospital at the University of Florida. Important components include a computer-assisted drug design group, design of new drugs based on retrometabolic concepts, as well as synthetic, analytical, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic programs. |