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Medicinal Chemistry
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Chris M. Ireland, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Chair
phone: 801.581.8305
fax: 801.585.6208
email: cireland@pharm.utah.edu
Education
- Ph.D. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1977
- B.A. University of California, San Diego, 1973
Positions Held
- 2002-Present Chair, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah
- 1991-Present Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah
- 1991-Present Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah
- 1986-91 Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah
- 1986-91 Associate Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah
- 1983-86 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah
- 1983-86 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah
- 1980-83 Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
- 1980 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois
- 1978-80 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hawaii
Professional Affiliations
- American Chemical Society-Organic Division
- American Society of Pharmacognosy
- American Association of Cancer Researchers
Honors and Distinctions
- 1987-92 National Institutes of Health Research Career Development Award
- 1985-89 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow
- 1981 University of Connecticut Summer Faculty Fellow
- 1978-80 National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow
National Public Service Activities & Memberships
- American Society of Pharmacognosy, Chairman, Awards and Funds Committee, 1985-88
- American Society of Pharmacognosy, Chairman & Host, 1988 Annual Meeting
- Member Bio-organic and Natural Products study section-NIH, 1989-1993
- Vice-President/President Elect, American Society of Pharmacognosy, 1990-91
- Co-Chairman, Marine Natural Products Gordon Conference, 1990
- President, American Society of Pharmacognosy, 1991-1992
- Chairman, Marine Natural Products Gordon Conference, 1992
- American Society of Pharmacognosy, Chair, Scientific Committee & Member, Local Committee, 1993 Annual Meeting
- American Society of Pharmacognosy, Chair, Personnel Committee, 1993-1996
- NIH DRG Reviewers Reserve, 1993- Have served ad hoc on numerous study sections and site visit teams.
- American Society of Pharmacognosy, Chair, Research Achievement Award Committee, 1998.
Editorial Boards
- 1999-present, Journal of Natural Products
- 1999-present, Philippine Journal of Science
Research Interests
- Marine pharmacognosy
- Natural products chemistry
- Structure and mechanism of action of antitumor natural products
- Marine microbiology
- Structure and neurotoxicity of conotoxins
Ireland Research Group
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