Points of Distinction

Emily Scott, associate professor in the School of Pharmacy’s Department of Medicinal Chemistry, has earned the North American New Investigator Award from the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics.

Scott’s research focuses on obtaining crystal structures of human cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes that exist in cellular membranes and play an important role in drug metabolism and steroid generation, especially the development of anticancer compounds for lung and prostate cancer.