Duke University | Chemical Biology Program

Enabling small molecule approaches to biological discovery.

Welcome to the Duke University Center for Chemical Biology. The mission of the Center is to bring together people and resources to enable research in Chemical Biology at Duke University, both in Durham and at affiliated sites worldwide. At this site you will find information about Chemical Biology, the mission and capabilities of the Center for Chemical Biology, research in Chemical Biology active at Duke University, enabling services offered through the Center for Chemical Biology, educational opportunities in chemical biology at both the graduate and undergraduate level, and links to useful materials and resources.

Combinatorial chemistry produces large libraries of diverse ligands in an astonishingly small number of steps. Synthesis facility staff work with diverse researchers to prepare both small focused libraries and larger discovery libraries to identify and improve hits in the shortest possible time.