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Stefan France is a Professor and the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Duke University, an M.A. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests focus on Method Development, Natural Product Synthesis, and Medicinal Chemistry. He aims to design efficient methodologies to accomplish the formation of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds, and apply these methodologies to synthesize complex natural and unnatural targets. His work in Natural Product Synthesis is inspired by the complexity and biological activity of natural products, leading to the development of novel synthetic strategies and facilitation of combinatorial libraries. Furthermore, his research in Medicinal Chemistry seeks to design and synthesize pharmaceutical drugs with a focus on treating diseases such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, and neurological disorders. France emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration with biologists, biochemists, and computational chemists to enhance drug design and development processes.
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