UF researchers create powerful cancer-targeting compound
Drs. Yufeng Xiao and Guangrong Zheng from the UF College of Pharmacy contributed to the study.
Drs. Yufeng Xiao and Guangrong Zheng from the UF College of Pharmacy contributed to the study.
Ellis is mentored by Dr. Hendrik Luesch in the department of medicinal chemistry.
Dr. Xie specializes in enzyme research and engineering.
Faculty in the UF College of Pharmacy secured a record $32.4 million in grant funding last year.
Dr. Ding won the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Mentoring Award, while Dr. Zheng won the Research Impact Award.
Dr. McCurdy assumed the new leadership position on May 1.
More than 180 scientists attended The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute Chemical Biology & 5th UF Drug Discovery Symposium in Jupiter, Florida.
Dr. Yousong Ding, an associate professor of medicinal chemistry, contributed to the study that was published in the journal Communications Biology.
Dr. Li's research interests span the fields of deep learning, drug discovery, and precision medicine, with a particular emphasis on AI-driven drug discovery.
Drs. Ding, Huigens and McCurdy from the department of medicinal chemistry are among the award winners.