Project 1
Isolation Chemistry of Tropical Plants and Biological Evaluation
A. Douglas Kinghorn, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Photograph by Kevin Fitzsimons
Jack L. Beal Chair and Distinguished University Professor
The Ohio State University (OSU) Contact Principal Investigator
Project 1 Leader– Isolation Chemistry of Tropical Plants and Biological Evaluation
Core A Director– Administrative and Biostatistics Core
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Dr. Esperanza Carcache De Blanco
Ohio State University (OSU) Project 1 Co-Investigator
Biological Screening Assays for Projects 1-3
Mechanism-based and Secondary Cell-based
Phytochemical Analysis
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Dr. Liva Rakotondraibe
Ohio State University (OSU) Project 1 Co-Investigator
Discovery of Secondary Metabolites from
U.S. Coastal Lichens and their Fungal Mycobionts
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Project 2
Isolation Chemistry of Cultured Cyanobacteria and Plant Acquisition
Dr. Jimmy Orjala
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Project 2 Leader
Isolation Chemistry of Cultured Cyanobacteria
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Dr. Djaja D. Soejarto
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Project 2 Co-Investigator
Plant Acquisition and Taxonomic Identification of Tropical Plants
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Project 3
Isolation Chemistry of Filamentous Fungi and Biological Evaluation
Dr. Nicholas H. Oberlies
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Project 3 Leader and Multiple Principal Investigator
Isolation and Characterization of Secondary Metabolites from
Filamentous Fungi
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Dr. Cedric Pearce
Project 3 Co-Investigator
Acquisition and Biosynthetic Optimization of Fungal Samples
Core 1
Biological Correlation and Analysis Core
Dr. Joanna Burdette
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Core 1 Director
Biological Correlation and Analysis
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Core 2
Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacokinetics Core
Dr. James Fuchs
Ohio State University Core 2 Director and Multiple Principal Investigator
Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Optimization of Drug Leads
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