Organic Chemistry Ph.D. Program
About the Organic Chemistry Program
The Organic Chemistry Graduate Program is designed to prepare students to address emerging research opportunities at the crossroads of modern chemistry, biological chemistry, and materials science as it relates to problems of biomedical importance.
Students participate in dynamic research led by faculty that are world leaders in the field of chemistry and experience the satisfaction of making original contributions to the advancement of chemistry and related disciplines. Students in the program benefit from working collaboratively across disciplines to solve complex health challenges, a hallmark of an education at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Top-Notch Facilities and Advanced Research
UT Southwestern has world-class facilities for modern chemistry, including four high-field NMR systems devoted to small molecules.
Research projects focus on topics at the forefronts of synthetic and mechanistic chemistry, chemical biology, and discovery biology.
Areas of research include:
- Asymmetric catalysis
- Medicinal chemistry
- Organometallics
- Synthesis of natural products
- Synthetic methodology
- Chemical biology
Check out recent publications by our students.
Meet the Program Director
“Our objective is to produce students who are independent scientists, capable of tackling the most important problems in chemistry and biology.”
Uttam Tambar, Ph.D.
Professor
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Contact the Graduate School
Arnaldo Diaz Vazquez, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
arnaldo.diazvazquez@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-2527
