Dr. Daniel Flaherty

Associate Professor

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Biography

Daniel P. Flaherty is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Purdue University. His research focuses on medicinal chemistry, especially in the development of new therapeutic agents to combat antibiotic resistance and diseases such as chronic pain and cancer. Through his lab, Flaherty pursues innovative approaches like fragment-based drug design and high-throughput screening, advance drug discovery projects, including drug repurposing for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. He emphasizes integrating medicinal chemistry with pharmacology to yield therapeutics with improved safety profiles. Flaherty's background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central College and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, followed by postdoctoral work at the University of Kansas. He actively engages in various professional committees and mentoring students in drug discovery training. His recent projects aim to develop inhibitors targeting deubiquitinating enzymes and validating new therapeutic targets for antibiotic resistance. Flaherty has published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and frequently presents at international conferences. He is committed to educating the next generation of scientists in medicinal chemistry and continues to foster collaboration across disciplines to enhance drug discovery.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN

Teaching and conducting research in the field of medicinal chemistry.

Awards

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Seed Success Acorn Award

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Fulbright U.S. Scholar

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Chaney Family Early Faculty Scholar Award

Requirements for Purdue University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:14
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:18
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
35 semester hours of undergraduate chemistry Courses in General, Quantitative, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores (General and Subject) are NOT considered.