Gary E. Brandt

 

Gary is a 2006-2010 Self Fellow pursuing a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry. He received a B.S. (2005) in chemistry from Georgia State University. At GSU, he worked as a research assistant. He was the 2003-2004 Organic Chemistry Student of the Year, and the recipient of the Dean Scholarship Key and the Faculty Scholarship Award. Gary has worked in industry as a pharmacy technician. His research centers on the convergent total synthesis of a novel natural product which exhibits interesting anti-cancer activity by inhibiting F1Fo ATP synthase in the mitochondria of tumor cells. The next step is to complete structure-activity relationship studies on the molecule in an attempt to develop a novel cancer chemotherapeutic. Mentor: Brian S. J. Blagg, Associate Professor, Medicinal Chemistry