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MOHAMMED SALMAN KHAN Biswadip Das Ekaterina M. Nestorovich Joel Caton Anil Roy Dubey Saheem Ahmad Sabrina Bhagwan Carole Ayoub Moubareck Dr.(Ms.) Neeloo Singh Sarah J. Ewing Ruchi Seth Kelly A. Grant Tobias Baskin Magdalena Bezanilla Jeffrey Blanchard Steven D. Brewer Samuel H.P. Chan Catherine Day Pamela L. Tuma Mark Banfield View MoreRichard W. Fitch
Professor
Bioorganic/Medicinal Chemistry Pharmacognosy
Indiana State University
United States of America
B.S. 1992, Western Kentucky University Ph.D. 1998, University of Louisville Postdoctoral Experience: 1999-2003 National Institutes of Health
Dr. Fitch is interested in the chemistry and pharmacology of natural products. Research in his laboratory is multifaceted, including isolation and structural characterization of novel biologically active compounds, as well as their synthesis and determination of their pharmacology. The purpose of this research is to discover compounds useful as pharmacologic probes and potential therapeutics for human disease. Medicinal chemistry is also used to this end, in that the compounds isolated from the natural source are lead compounds which can be chemically modified to tune their pharmacology, with the aim of developing selective drugs for treatment of disease with increased potency and efficacy, while reducing potential side effects.