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Brian Thacher Murphy

Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences

INST AFFL, Institute for Tuberculosis Research Faculty and Staff Committee, Diversity & Inclusion

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Contact

Building & Room:

Molecular Biology Research Building, Room 3120

Address:

900 South Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60607

Office Phone:

(312) 413-9057

About

The Murphy lab focuses on applying high-throughput robotics and bioinformatics toward the discovery of antibiotics from aquatic bacteria. His lab also partners with local community centers such as the Boys & Girls Club of Chicago to perform high-end biomedical research. Dr. Murphy’s program has been featured in Chemical & Engineering News, NPR, Science Daily, the Toronto Star, and the London Science Museum, among others.

Keywords: Chemistry, drug-lead discovery, spectroscopy, aquatic microbiology