Wei Wang
Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Professorship, R Ken and Donna Coit | Co-Director, Arizona Center for Drug Discovery | Professor, BIO5 Institute | Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
About
As Co-Director of the Arizona Center for Drug Discovery and professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dr. Wang is responsible for advancing the mission of drug discovery at the UA Health Sciences, main campus and the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. By uniting the UA’s state-of-the-art facilities, expertise and resources, he will helfacilitate drug discovery and development while enhancing translational research collaboration.
Research Area
catalysis, organic synthesis, organic chemistry, organocatalysis, heterocyclic compounds, fluorescent probes, chemical synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, chemical reactions, drug discovery, drug development, enantioselective synthesis, medicinal chemistry, photoredox catalysis, chemistry, drug delivery, enantioselective, reaction mechanism, targeted therapy, photocatalysis, deuteration, stereoselectivity, chemical reaction, cancer treatment, chiral compounds, chemical sensing, cancer, aldehydes, radical chemistry, synthesis
Recent
Faculty Perspectives on Contemporary Topics in Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutics, & Molecular Toxicology
Introduction to Molecular Therapeutics and Drug Discovery
Medicinal Chemistry
Principles in Drug Discovery, Design, and Development
Introduction to Pharmacology, Drug Discovery & Pharmaceutics