University of Utah · PharmacologyMarine Antibacterial Discovery Lab
Eric W Schmidt · Salt Lake City, Utah
Research Focus
Dr. Eric W Schmidt's lab focuses on discovering new antibacterial drugs and understanding the chemical diversity found in nature, particularly from marine animals and their symbiotic bacteria. They aim to develop innovative compounds that can combat multidrug-resistant pathogens and enhance our understanding of pain signaling in the sensory nervous system. By exploring the unique chemistry of these organisms, the lab hopes to advance drug discovery technologies and improve therapeutic approaches for various diseases.
antibacterial drugschemical diversitymarine natural productssymbiotic bacteriasensory nervous systemmultidrug resistancepain treatmentsynthetic biologydrug discovery
Research Aims
5AIM 01Discover new antibacterial agents from symbiotic bacteria
AIM 02Investigate chemical diversity in marine animals
AIM 03Develop methods for synthesizing novel pharmaceuticals
AIM 04Characterize the mechanisms of action of natural products
AIM 05Explore the role of specific neuron types in sensory signaling.
Skills the Lab Values
PCRcell cultureanimal modelsnatural product extractionmicroscopychemical synthesisbioinformaticsRNA sequencingtoxicity testingassay development
Output against the department
Publications244top 33% of dept.154th of 462
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Citations12ktop 33% of dept.152nd of 462
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