D'Antonio, Edward Lawrence
Professor
Our work has been centered on finding new inhibitors to target the glucose kinases in the protozoa of Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania by structure-based drug design and high-throughput screening.
Biographical Profile
- College
- University of SC Beaufort
- Department
- BFT Natural Sciences
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research, Teaching
- Countries
- Brazil, Taiwan
- Description
- I was a Visiting Scientist in Campinas, Brazil for 3 months performing a high-throughput screening study on an enzyme drug-target of a pathogenic protozoan parasite. I am an Adjunct Faculty member for Feng Chia University (Taichung City, Taiwan) responsible in teaching Introductory Biology (an online course).
- Institution/Entity
- Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materias (Campinas, Brazil). Feng Chia University (Taichung City, Taiwan).
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Biomedical Sciences, Science and Engineering (Other)
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- No
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Portuguese and Spanish.)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates
- Interest Keywords
- Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Chagas' Disease, Leishmaniasis, and Medicinal Chemistry, Infectious Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Trypanosoma cruzi, T. cruzi, Parasites, Drug Discovery, High-throughput Screening (HTS), Pharmaceutical Industry, X-ray Crystallography
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Biomedical Sciences, Science and Engineering (Other)
- Personal Focus Areas
- Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Medicinal Chemistry
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Award | Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award | University of South Carolina |
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Facilities
- Laboratory
- Yes. Webpage: http://www.uscb.edu/academics/academic_departments/natural_sciences/research/edantonio/instruments.html
- Animal
- No.
- Clinical
- No.
- Other
- No.
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