Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry

Dalby Earns CPRIT Grant for Drug Delivery Program

September 16, 2021

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recently awarded grants to six faculty members at UT Austin, including the Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry's Kevin Dalby, Ph.D. for his Targeted Therapeutic Drug Discovery and Development Program.

UT Pharmacy Launches Building Our Own Talent (BOOT) Graduate Recruitment Program

September 2, 2021

The college's new Building Our Own Talent (BOOT) program is designed to provide mentoring and support for trainees and embrace the notion that innovation and discovery thrive in an inclusive culture that values diverse ideas. This year’s recipients enter the pharmaceutical sciences graduate program: Charlene Mandimutsira joins the chemical biology and medicinal chemistry (CBMC) track and Kelsey Strey joins the pharmacotherapy (PT) track.

Julia Ceniceros

Fight Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Has a Glowing New Weapon

A 3D representation of the chemical probe as it bridges two zinc molecules

June 2, 2021

Chemistry Assistant Professor Emily Que, Ph.D. and the College of Pharmacy’s Walt Fast, Ph.D. are working together to research new methods to fight against antibiotic resistance. The fluorescent chemical probe developed by Que and Fast may help find a different way to combat resistant bacteria.