Drug Discovery & Development Faculty

Learn more about this group by contacting Dr. Eugene Douglass () or visiting the Center for Drug Discovery website.

Drug discovery and development involves identifying new drug targets, synthesis of new chemical or biological entities, preclinical evaluations, and formulation development to maximize therapeutic potential. Members of this multidisciplinary group cover the full spectrum of the drug discovery and development process including areas such as pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion), biopharmaceutics (drug transporters), drug analysis, toxicology, and novel drug formulations and delivery (e.g. liposomes, nanoparticles, and gene delivery).

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Michael Bartlett

University Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences; Neuroscience

Blake Billmyre

Assistant Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences; Infectious Diseases

Houjian Cai

Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Maria Belen Cassera

Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

David Crich

Professor; Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Drug Design
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences; Chemistry

Roberto Docampo

Professor
Cellular Biology

Eugene Douglass

Assistant Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Kosuke Funato

Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Neil J. Grimsey

Assistant Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Hitesh Handa

Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Robert Huigens

Associate Professor
Chemistry

Kate Hummels

Assistant Professor
Microbiology

Anumantha G. Kanthasamy

Professor, John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair, and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Director, Center for Neurological Disease
Physiology & Pharmacology

Arthi Kanthasamy

Professor
Physiology & Pharmacology

Eileen Kennedy

Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Dennis Kyle

Professor
GRA Eminent Scholar Chair in Antiparasitic Drug Discovery
Cellular Biology; Infectious Diseases

Dexi Liu

Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences; Neuroscience

Cory Momany

Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Silvia Moreno

Distinguished Research Professor
Cellular Biology, Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases

UMA SINGH

Assistant Research Scientist, Lecturer
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences

S. Mark Tompkins

Professor, Director of Center for Vaccines & Immunology
Infectious Diseases; Toxicology

M. Stephen Trent

UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor
Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor Genetics

Assistant Professor
Genetics

Ryan Weiss

Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Complex Carbohydrate Research Center

Catherine White

Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences; Toxicology

Robert Woods

Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Yaguang Xi

UGA Athletic Association Distinguished Professor, Department Head
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Jin Xie

Professor
Chemistry

Zhong-Ru (Paul) Xie

Assistant Professor
Bioinformatics

May Xiong

Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Hang Yin

Assistant professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Jason Zastre

Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences; Toxicology

Nadja Zeltner

Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cellular Biology; Neuroscience

Y. George Zheng

Professor
Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Scholar
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences