Troyer to present new research on drug development
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HUNTINGTON, Ind. Dr. Tim Troyer has spent the last 20 years
researching new drug development. At 4 p.m. Feb. 21, he will present his
research in "Breaking Tim: Twenty Years of Making Drugs Legally."
This
free presentation will take place in Hiner Hall of the Dowden Science
Hall at Huntington University. This presentation is a part of the Gerald
D. Smith Lecture Series in the Natural and Mathematical Sciences.
Troyer, assistant professor of chemistry,
has conducted his research during his own graduate studies and while
working at Bristol-Myers Squibb pharmaceutical company. He also has
worked with undergraduate students at HU. Of particular interest in his
research is the isolation of powerful antibacterial compounds found in
an invasive species of flower found all over the United States. This
research, conducted at HU, shows progress toward discovering new
medicines.
Troyer earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry and
physics from Goshen College in 1996, a master's degree in chemistry from
the University of Michigan in 1999 and a Ph.D. in chemistry from
Vanderbilt University in 2008.