On-going research at the interface of chemistry and biology includes investigations of natural product biosynthesis, identification of biomarkers for autoimmune diseases, mechanisms of DNA damage and repair, biomimetic catalysis, synthesis of antibiotic building blocks, and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. Chemical biology is also the basis of research collaborations between Chemistry Department faculty and research groups in the Division of Biology and Medicine.
Chemical Biology
Associated Faculty

Amit Basu
Professor of Chemistry
Areas of Interest
- Glycobiology
- Polymers and nanomaterials
- Molecular recognition
- Synthetic organic chemistry
- Interfacial recognition
- Biophysical chemistry

Sarah Delaney
Professor of Chemistry
Areas of Interest
- Nucleic acids chemistry and biology
- DNA repair
- Enzyme kinetics

Eunsuk Kim
Professor of Chemistry
Areas of Interest
- Bioinorganic chemistry
- Coordination chemistry
- Redox signaling
- Nitric oxide signaling
- Energy
- Carbon dioxide conversion

Megan Kizer
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Areas of Interest
- Glycochemistry
- Directed Evolution
- Probe Development
- Cancer Therapeutics
- Microbial Immunology

Paul G. Williard
Professor of Chemistry
Areas of Interest
- X-ray diffraction analysis
- organolithium compounds
- NMR
- organometallics
- organic synthesis

Ming Xian
Jesse Houghton Metcalf Professor of Chemistry
Areas of Interest
- Organic Chemistry
- Chemical Biology