CHEMICAL GENOMICS

The University of Michigan's Center for Chemical Genomics, Vahlteich Medicinal Chemistry Core, and Pharmacology Department provide support for the development of chemical tools and ultimately therapeutically relevant drugs.

RESEARCH FOCUS

• Target development (as part of the Genome-wide RNAi Global Initiative)
• Chemical diversity (synthetic and natural compound libraries)
• Target-based screening
• High through-put screening
• Chemo-informatics
• Design and synthesis of drug-like molecules and diagnostic probes
• Pharmacological expertise in cancer signal transduction and channels

LEADERS

Paul Hollenberg, Ph.D.
Scott Larsen, Ph.D.
Martha Larsen, M.S.
Richard Neubig, M.D., Ph.D.
David Sherman, Ph.D.
Hollis Showalter, Ph.D.

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