Dr. Christopher R McCurdy, PhD, F.A.A.P.S., has been named as the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery Center (DDC) 2024 Duane D. Miller Lecturer in Drug Discovery. McCurdy will deliver the lectureship on June 3rd, 2024, in the morning. The DDC and the Duane D. Miller Endowment Fund support this lectureship. More information will follow soon.
Dr. McCurdy is a professor and holds The Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the College of Pharmacy, University of Florida. He is also the Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Director of The University of Florida Translational Drug Development Core.
You can find more information about Dr. McCurdy at https://pharmacy.ufl.edu/profile/mccurdy-christopher/.
The DDC established the “The Duane D. Miller Lectureship” and its related graduate student award, “The Duane D. Miller Award in Drug Discovery” in 2023. This lectureship and student award honor Dr. Duane Miller, Professor Emeritus at UTCoP, for his exceptional and long-lasting impacts on the establishment of the Medicinal Chemistry programs in UTCoP in 1992 after more than 20 years successful career at the Ohio State University, and his accomplishments in inventing several small molecule investigational new drugs (e.g., Enobosarm, Sabizabulin) that have moved to advanced clinical trials.
- The annual Duane D. Miller Lectureship Award recognizes a small molecule drug discovery expert, with Dr. Miller being the inaugural awardee.
- The Duane D. Miller Award in Drug Discovery recognizes a graduate student for outstanding achievement in small molecule drug discovery and development research. The first named award for students in the UTCoP graduate program carries a monetary award, generously provided by Dr. Miller himself for the inaugural year 2023
For more information visit: https://www.uthsc.edu/pharmacy/research/duane-miller-endowment.php
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