Pictured: Derek Tan
Q&A
Taking Clues from Nature for the Development of New Drugs
By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor  |  Monday, September 16, 2013

In this Q&A, Memorial Sloan-Kettering chemist Derek Tan discusses why natural products offer inspiration for the development of new drugs.

Lab Research; Chemistry; Drug Discovery
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Pictured: Structure of Synthesized Erythropoietin
In the Lab
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Investigators Synthesize Vital Biological Molecule Erythropoietin for the First Time
By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor  |  Monday, October 8, 2012

Researchers have produced a fully synthetic, functional version of erythropoietin, the hormone that controls production of red blood cells.

Lab Research; Research; Chemistry; Molecular Pharmacology
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