Joshua Pierce
Howard J. Schaeffer Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and University Faculty Scholar
Executive Director, Integrative Sciences Initiative
Dabney Hall 840
Education
B.S. University of Pittsburgh 2003
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh 2008
Area(s) of Expertise
We are employing synthetic chemistry to tackle problems in chemical biology and drug discovery. Through the development of novel reactions we aim to synthesize complex natural products and use targeted modifications to lend insight into their biological mechanism of action. Ultimately, these efforts will uncover novel drug lead compounds for further development.
Publications
- Using Stem Mini-Organs to Find New Cures , (2023)
- Chemistry Drives Solutions to Our Planet’s Largest Problems: COVID-19 and Beyond , (2022)
- Restoring Carboxylates on Highly Modified Alginates Improves Gelation, Tissue Retention and Systemic Capture , ACTA BIOMATERIALIA (2022)
- Synthesis provides insight into a traditional medicine , NATURE (2022)
- Tissue-reactive drugs enable materials-free local depots , JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE (2022)
- Total Synthesis of Bipolamine I , JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2022)
- Design, synthesis, and evaluation of substrate - analogue inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi ribose 5-phosphate isomerase type B , BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS (2021)
- Leveraging Marine Natural Products as a Platform to Tackle Bacterial Resistance and Persistence , ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH (2021)
- Rapid synthesis of the core scaffold of crinane and haemanthamine through a multi-component approach , TETRAHEDRON LETTERS (2021)
- Stereoselective Synthesis of the Spirocyclic gamma-Lactam Core of the Ansalactams , ORGANIC LETTERS (2021)