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Ulrich Bierbach

Professor

Diplom (Chemistry), 1989, University of Oldenburg, Germany
Ph.D., 1992, University of Oldenburg, Germany (S. Pohl)
Postdoctoral Fellow (German Research Council, DFG), 1992–1993, Leiden University, The Netherlands (J. Reedijk)
DFG Research Fellow, 1994–1996, Virginia Commonwealth University (N. Farrell)
Research Associate, 1996–1998, Virginia Commonwealth University (N. Farrell)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1998–1999, University of Minnesota (L. Que, Jr.)

E-Mail Me

Phone: (336) 758-3507
Home Page: http://www.wfu.edu/academics/bierbachgp/

Research Details

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Description of Research
Research in our laboratory is interdisciplinary in nature and spans the fields of organic and inorganic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, (bio)physical chemistry, and molecular and cellular biology. The ultimate goal of our research program is to design structurally unique organic–inorganic hybrid molecules as pharmacophores for tackling chemoresistant disease (in particular non-small cell lung cancer) and as probes of biomolecular structure and function. While the major thrust of our current research efforts is to promote our hybrid agents into clinical trials, we are equally interested in developing this technology into a tool for probing and manipulating nucleic acid secondary structure in live cells. Collaborations exist with the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Health Sciences and several extramural research centers.
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