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2021 News, Awards, Publications

The Ivanov team discovered a new biomarker, MKK3, for racial disparity in breast cancer patients of African Americans

Dr. George Painter, Director of EIDD and Professor of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, led the discovery of molnupiravir to fight COVID 19. 

Dr. Yong Wan, Renowned Expert in Cancer Biology, Joins Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Congratulations to Dr. George Painter and the Emory DRIVE team for this milestone achievement: Emergency Use Authorization application expected for COVID-19 antiviral discovered at Emory

Dr. Eddie Morgan Part of Team Developing 'Contact tracing' system for environmental chemical exposures

Dr. Andrey Ivanov Receives 2021 SOM Hidden Gem Award

Dr. George Painter Leads Efforts for Human Trials to Begin in Emory COVID-19 Antiviral Drug

Antiviral drug invented by Emory’s DRIVE licensed in India for COVID-19 emergency

Drug launched at Emory reduces virus that causes COVID-19 to undetectable levels

Dr. Yueming Zhu Joins Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Dr. Stephen F. Traynelis Named Emory SOM Dean's Eminent Investigator

 Drs. George Painter and Dennis Liotta Featured in New York Times for DRIVE: Academic Drug Discovery

Dr. George Painter Drives the Development of Emory’s COVID-19 Drug, Molnupiravir

Drs. Lih-Shen Chin and Lian Li publish their discovery “Integrative glycoproteomics reveals protein N-glycosylation aberrations and glycoproteomic network alterations in Alzheimer’s disease”

Drs. Lih-Shen Chin and Lian Li highlighted in Emory Lab Land

Dr. Eddie Morgan appointed as Vice Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology for Academic Affairs

Dr. Renee Read leads the First-in-human trial to evaluate verteporfin for glioblastoma patients