From Staff Reports

2022-2027 GlaxoSmithKline Distinguished Professor in Molecular and Chemical Biology Amanda Wolfe and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ryan Steed are combining their individual research specialties of Medicinal Chemistry and Biomolecular Chemistry, respectively, to potentially turn the pharmaceutical industry on its head, UNC Asheville announced recently.

Their team has received a National Institutes of Health Academic Research Enhancement Award of over $380,000 to continue developing their research, and support six students with stipends to work on the project full time over the next three summers.