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Synthetic Bioactive Molecules Section
Section Chief: Daniel Appella, Ph.D.

Lab Members

Our Staff

Daniel Appella.
Daniel Appella, Ph.D.
Section Chief
Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Chemical Biology
Hongchao Zheng
Chemist

Our Fellows

Harsha Amaresakara
Harsha Amarasekara, Ph.D.
Visiting Fellow
Chemical synthesis of modified Peptide Nucleic Acids, nanoparticles, microfluidic assay development
Marco Robello, Ph.D.
Visiting Fellow
Synthesis of antiviral mercaptobenzamides, preclinical evaluation of antiviral molecules
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