Richard D. Gandour
- Professor of Chemistry
- Email: gandour@vt.edu
- Phone: 540-231-3731
- FAX: 540-231-3255
Welcome
Hokie TracksTM represent dendritic amphiphiles that the Gandour Group synthesizes to create structure–function probes to solve challenges in chemical biology and surface science. Two main objectives— (1) Design and synthesis of affordable anti-infectives and (2) Modification of metal oxide surfaces in designing bionano-constructs and responsive thin films—comprise our current projects.
Recent News
- May 2009. Richard V. Macri defends his doctoral dissertation. James Satalich, Yangxi Liu, Ken Liu, and Trey Stewart join the group as undergraduate researchers for Summer I.
- April 2009. "Comparing Anti-HIV, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Micellar, and Cytotoxic Properties of Tricarboxylato Dendritic Amphiphiles" published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry.
- January 2009. Thesis of Marcelo L. Actis approved by Graduate School. Marcelo accepted research position at St. Jude Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Alexander Nguyen, undergraduate Biology major, joined the group.