UF pharmacy professor jointly appointed at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore
Dr. Hendrik Luesch’s new joint appointment will expand UF’s natural products research to one of the world’s prime areas for marine biodiversity.
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Symposium brings together two powerhouses in drug discovery
More than 180 scientists attended The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute Chemical Biology & 5th UF Drug Discovery Symposium in Jupiter, Florida.
UF discovery could lead to earlier pancreatic cancer treatments
UF College of Pharmacy researchers identified two small molecules that inhibit precancerous cell progression in pancreatic cancer.
Dr. Hendrik Luesch and team awarded $8.8 million NIGMS grant to unlock limitations in natural product drug discovery research
The research will focus on marine organisms with exceptional biosynthetic potential, employing genomic and chemical approaches.
Dr. Hendrik Luesch wins UF Innovation of the Year award for Gatorbulin discovery
Hendrik Luesch’s discovery and complete chemical and pharmacological characterization of a novel marine natural product that can potentially fight cancer has earned him a 2021 UF Innovation of the Year award.
UF researchers discover marine natural product off Florida’s coast that could help fight cancer
Dr. Hendrik Luesch and a team of researchers have discovered a novel marine natural product that binds to a new site of tubulin, an important target for cancer drugs.
UF scientists eye novel drug candidate with marine origins to treat vision loss
Researchers in the UF College of Pharmacy teamed with collaborators in Singapore to study a novel drug candidate with marine origins as a new method to prevent or treat vision loss.
Novel drug inspired by a marine natural product offers new approach to treat pancreatic cancer
A UF College of Pharmacy researcher team led by Dr. Hendrik Luesch recently developed a novel molecule based on marine cyanobacteria, Apra S10, to target pancreatic cancer cells.
Dr. Hendrik Luesch appointed to Natural Product Reports’ editorial board
Natural Product Reports is the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal for publication of reviews in all areas of natural products chemistry, including biosynthesis, chemical biology, pharmacology and organic synthesis.
Dr. Hendrik Luesch featured in Go Greater campaign video
Luesch's marine drug discovery research is highlighted in the video supporting UF's $3 billion fundraising campaign.
