Eric Schmidt

Eric W. Schmidt, PhD

Academic Information

Departments William R. Droschkey Endowed Chair - College of Pharmacy , Distinguished Professor - Medicinal Chemistry , Adjunct Professor, School of Biological Sciences - College of Pharmacy

Academic Office Information

ews1@utah.edu

801-585-5234

Lab

Research Interests

  • Biosynthesis of natural products in marine animals
  • RiPP biosynthesis and synthetic biology
  • Discovery of non-opioid drugs to treat pain
  • New treatments for infectious diseases

POSITIONS HELD

  • Distinguished Professor of Biology, College of Science

RESEARCH INTERESTS

The mission of our laboratory is to understand the origin of chemical diversity, and to apply that diversity to drug discovery and the synthetic biology of new materials to serve human health.

We are funded by National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation, and others.

Current projects include:

  • Biosynthesis of natural products in marine animals

  • RiPP biosynthesis and synthetic biology

  • Discovery of non-opioid drugs to treat pain

  • New treatments for infectious diseases

OPPORTUNITIES

Prospective graduate students can join the group via the Biological Chemistry or Molecular Biology Programs.

Prospective postdoctoral fellows should send a CV and statement of interest to Dr. Schmidt.

Undergraduate researchers: please email Dr. Schmidt.

RELATED LINKS

FAR Page

Research Lab

College of Pharmacy

Education History

Fellowship Johns Hopkins University
 NIH Fellowship
Doctoral Training Scripps Institution of Oceanography
 PhD
Undergraduate University of California at San Diego
 BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  2. Z Lin, V Agarwal, Y Cong, SA Pomponi, EW Schmidt. Short macrocyclic peptides in sponge genomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121 (11), e2314383121

  3. N Lacerna, Y Cong, EW Schmidt. An Autocatalytic Peptide Cyclase Improves Fidelity and Yield of Circular Peptides In Vivo and In Vitro. ACS Synthetic Biology 13 (1), 394-401

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