Hergenrother Awarded 2008 Eli Lilly Award

Date
12/31/07

Professor Paul J. Hergenrother of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois was recently chosen to receive the 2008 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry.

This award is granted: "For outstanding research in biological chemistry of unusual merit and independence of thought and originality. This award recognizes Professor Hergenrother's application of chemical principles to the study of cellular processes in developing promising new approaches to arresting cancer, and to treating bacterial diseases. Paul Hergenrother has developed a research program that is grounded in biological chemistry, and combines his expertise in synthetic organic chemistry and molecular biology. He has used this integrated chemical/biochemical approach to identify several new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of cancer and bacterial diseases, and he has validated these strategies by identifying novel cellular targets, and new chemical reagents to affect the cellular activity of these targets. Hergenrother has demonstrated a unique capacity to discover compounds with fascinating biological activity. His rapid progress at a young age reflects a capacity to combine a deep understanding of chemical principles with an appreciation, at the molecular level, of the cellular process that cause the disease state".

 

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