The mission of the Wisconsin Center for Natural Products Research (WISC-NPR) is to promote interdisciplinary natural product-based translational research, the basis for which derives from the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy's unique history and current strengths in natural products drug discovery and development. WISC-NPR is focused upon enhancing core competencies and developing new technologies for natural product discovery, diversification and engineering to ultimately provide bioactive natural product-derived small molecule chemical libraries. These technologies and new chemical entities subsequently serve as a cornerstone for interdisciplinary translational research programs.
NEWS & EVENTS
UWCCC Newsroom: August 2006 Interview with Professors Ben Shen and Jon Thorson: National Cooperative Drug Discovery Group
Feature in Drug Discovery News Research & Development (September 22, 2005)
“Scientists zero in on drugs’ sweet spots”, feature in Wisconsin Week, August 8, 2005
“Scientists to mimic nature for newest cancer drugs”, feature in Wisconsin Week, July 20, 2005