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Professor Hergenrother received his B.S. in chemistry from the University of Notre Dame in 1994 and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. He held a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University through the American Cancer Society and joined the faculty at the University of Illinois in 2001. His research interests lie in synthetic organic chemistry, chemical biology, and biochemistry, focusing on the design and synthesis of organic molecules with novel biological properties such as enzyme inhibitors and activators, as well as anticancer and antibacterial compounds. One of his significant achievements includes the development of 'Complexity-to-Diversity' methods that generate thousands of novel compounds for future biological discoveries. Hergenrother is also actively engaged in discovering personalized cancer drugs and tackling drug-resistant bacterial infections, utilizing innovative strategies to identify compounds targeting resistant pathogens. He has received multiple awards, including the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award and Beckman Young Investigator Award.
University of Illinois • Urbana, IL
Conducts research and teaches in the field of Chemistry.
A procaspase-activating compound with anticancer activities.
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