Medicinal chemistry and organic synthesis facilities
Leaders
Medicinal Chemistry and Organic Synthesis Laboratories offer a state-of-art facilities and equipment for the synthesis of novel drug candidates and their prodrugs. Novel drug molecules are designed in a collaboration with computer-aided drug designers (molecular modellers). The syntheses of new compounds follow the principles of green chemistry and sustainable development (e.g., utilization of microwave synthesizer). The novel compounds are purified by recrystallization or different chromatographic methods and they are structurally characterized by spectroscopic methods (NMR, MS). The researchers working in these facilities develop novel drug candidates in collaboration with other research groups at the University of Eastern Finland as well as with collaborators from other institutes nationally and internationally. We also educate primary student as well as postgradute students to different expert and research tasks of medicinal chemistry.
Cooperation
Leaders
Professors
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Jarkko Rautio
ProfessorSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences -
Jouko Vepsäläinen
ProfessorSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences -
Antti Poso
ProfessorSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences
Senior Researchers
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Santosh Adla
Senior ResearcherSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences -
Petri Turhanen
Staff ScientistSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences -
Tapio Nevalainen
University LecturerSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences
Doctoral Researchers
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Landry Anamea
Doctoral ResearcherSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences -
Seyedhamed Maljaei
Doctoral ResearcherSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences