Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE 205A
Tampa, FL 33620-5250
Office: (813) 974-7312, NES 330B
Lab: NES 329, 330
Email: eturos@cas.usf.edu
B.S. in Chemistry (Summa Cum Laude), Towson State University, 1982
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Penn State University, 1986
Dissertation Title: Stereoselective Synthesis of Vicinal Diamines Using Sulfur Bis(imide) Dienophiles
Advisor: Steven Weinreb
Postdoctoral Research, Yale University, 1987-89
Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Natural Products Total Synthesis
Mentor: Samuel Danishefsky
Our research group is focusing on the synthesis and evaluation of new antibacterial and anticancer agents, as well as development of nanoparticle polymers as drug delivery vehicles and biomedical plastics.
Biplob Bhattacharya, Ryan Cormier, Faeez Mahzamani, Katie Prosen, Praveen Ramaraju
Dr. Sampath Abeylath, Dr. Raphael Labruere, Dr. Renaud Sicard
Hollie Gaeto (Honors), Cynthia Lichorowic (Honors), Jordan Markel (Honors), JoAnn Tran (Honors), Ayesha Farooq (Honors), Jennifer Pequero (Honors), Neiman Principio, Danielle Gergeres