Hongmin Li
Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Endowed Chair, R Ken and Donna Coit - Drug Discovery
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Primary Department
Department Affiliations
Contact
(520) 626-2823
Work Summary
My laboratory focuses on both basic and translational sciences. In basic science part, we investigate the structures, functions and mechanisms of essential macromolecules involved in various cellular actions and disease processes. The knowledge gained from these basic science studies leads to the second category, the drug discovery part where we develop novel biochemical and cellular assays for different drug targets, carry out high throughput screening (HTS) assays to identify novel target-based inhibitors, perform cellular antiviral/antifungal/anti-cancer assays, and conduct ADMET profiling and mouse model efficacy studies for lead compounds.