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Darren Derksen is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Calgary and serves as the Associate Head (Research) for the department. He is a Full Member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, as well as the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute. His research focuses on synthetic organic chemistry and its application to the preparation of biologically active compounds, particularly in the context of developing novel therapeutics for cancer treatment. Derksen's work emphasizes the systematic study of natural products and aims to create natural product analogs that are synthesized in environmentally friendly and scalable manners, demonstrating high selectivity for target receptors. He leads a multidisciplinary research team dedicated to understanding molecular interactions that elicit desired biological responses. Derksen has an educational background with a B.S. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Alberta, followed by a Ph.D. in the same field from the same institution.
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