Presenter

Dr. Chang-Guo Zhan is an Endowed Professor and Director of Molecular Modeling and Biopharmaceutical Center in the College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky. His research is focused on drug discovery and development through high-performance supercomputing-based rational design. Multiple first-in-class drug candidates designed by him are currently in clinical development, including two that have completed Phase II clinical trials; one received the FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy designation. He has been very successful in securing nationally competitive research funding from the NIH/NSF/DoD and other resources, including >$33M as PI since 2003. Dr. Zhan has published more than 400 scientific papers and has 55 patents or patent applications. He was a winner of 2005 Emerging Computational Technology Prize from the ACS and a recipient of the NIDA Translational Avant-Garde Award from the NIH. He was elected AAPS Fellow in 2010 and won 2016 AAPS Research Achievement Award in Drug Discovery and Development Interface.