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Organic Chemistry Seminar Series: Walter Fast (University of Texas at Austin)
February 27, 2023 | 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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About the Seminar:
Title:
Developing switchable electrophiles as covalent inhibitors of DDAH, a nitric oxide regulating enzyme
About the Speaker:
Education:
1994 – 1998 Ph.D. Biological Sciences; Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
1992 – 1993 Graduate Studies; Biochemistry; Brandeis University (Waltham MA)
1988 – 1992 B.S. Chemistry; Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)
Professional Appointments:
2016 – present Division Head, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry
2016 – present Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry
2008 – 2016 Associate Professor (Tenured), The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry
2002 – 2008 Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Division of Medicinal Chemistry
2002 – Present Graduate Studies Committee, Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology, The University of Texas, Austin, Research Tracks: Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery; Biomolecular Structure and Function
1998 – 2002 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, The Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA)
Honors and Awards:
2015 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Research Fellow
2014 Co-Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Enzymes, Co-enzymes and Metabolic Pathways
2013 Co-Vice Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Enzymes, Co-enzymes and Metabolic Pathways
2008 Texas Exes Teaching Award, Pharmacy
2002 – 2004 NIH/NIAID Research Scholar Development Award
2000 – 2002 NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship