Medicinal Chemistry

Daniel J Canney

Daniel J Canney
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Science
Temple University, USA

Biography

Daniel J. Canny received his Ph.D in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Temple University.He got his Post Doctoral Fellowship from the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Biology, University of Washington. He is working as an Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Temple University from 1993.

Research Interest

Research interests include the synthesis, characterization and evaluation of novel ligands for muscarinic, nicotinic, retinoic acid receptor subtypes and amino/amido-lactone derivatives as potential anticonvulsant agents. A recent interest involves the development of inhibitors of the HMGB-1/DNA interaction using glycyrrhetinic acid as a lead. These compounds are evaluated in a variety of in vivo and in vitro assays through collaboration with investigators in the School of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine.