Research in bioorganic and medicinal chemistry at SCMB includes:

• Synthesis of bioactive natural products and derivatives
• Isolation and structure elucidation of naturally occurring bioactive compounds
• Mechanism and inhibition of medicinally important enzymes
• Design and synthesis of small molecules with therapeutic potential
• Preparation and testing of modified compounds and materials for drug and vaccine delivery

Staff associated with the Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry group are:

Paul Bernhardt	Coordination chemistry
Joanne Blanchfield	Drug development and delivery
James De Voss	Biological and synthetic chemistry
Lawrie Gahan	Biological coordination chemistry
Mary Garson	Chemistry and bioactivity of natural products
Vito Ferro	Glycoscience, drug discovery, and biotechnology
Ross McGeary	Synthesis, methodology, and medicinal chemistry
Michael Monteiro	Living polymers
Istvan Toth	Novel drug delivery systems
Craig Williams	Synthesis of complex natural products