Molecules and Medicine (eBook)

E. J. Corey has been a Professor at Harvard University since 1959. He was educated at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1945-1950) and served as a faculty member at the University of Illinois from1951 to 1959. He is the 1990 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, and the recipient of over seventy international awards and honorary degrees, including the U.S. National Medal of Science, the Japan Prize in Science, and the Priestley Medal of the American Chemical Society. He is amember of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. National Institute of Medicine. Professor Corey is the author of more than 1,000 publications and is one of the most cited authors in science. Barbara Czakó completed undergraduate studies at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, where she worked with Dr. Sándor Berényi. She obtained a Master of Science degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia with Professor Shon R. Pulley. Dr. Czakó received her Ph.D. degree (2006) in synthetic organic chemistry under the guidance of Professor Gary A. Molander at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently she is a postdoctoral fellow with Professor E.J. Corey at Harvard University. In 2005 she published with László Kürti the textbook Strategic Applications of Named Reactions in Organic Synthesis. László Kürti was born and raised in Hungary. He received his diploma from the University of Debrecen, Hungary, where he conducted research in the laboratory of Professor Sándor Antus. Subsequently he received his Master of Science degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia working with Professor Michael Harmata, and his Ph.D. degree (2006) in synthetic organic chemistry under the supervision of Professor Amos B. Smith III (the University of Pennsylvania). Currently he is a Damon Runyon Cancer Fellow in the group of Professor E.J. Corey at Harvard University. In 2005 he published with Barbara Czakó the textbook Strategic Applications of Named Reactions in Organic Synthesis.

"Molecules and Medicine is a fascinating introduction
to the convergence of chemistry and physiology, and to the
emergence of the science of molecular medicine." (The
Nucleus, January 2010)

"Molecules and Medicine is extremely well organized and
integrates history, chemistry, biology, and pharmacology of drug
development seamlessly." (The Quarterly Review of Biology,
September 2008)

"...I find this to be a useful book for somemone teaching a
biochemistry class. Use of examples and information from
Molecules and Medicine should make material in lectures seem more
relevant to students and assist motivation for learning."
(Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, May/June
2008)

"This is a treasure trove of information about molecules as
medicines." (Education in Chemistry, May 2008)

"Molecules and Medicine is an engaging book that takes the
reader into the world of small molecule clinical therapeutics and
how they are discovered and used to improve health."
(CHOICE, March 2008)

"...numerous colorful illustrations that help to explain the
various topics covered make it easy and interesting reading."
(ChemBioChem, March 2008)