Research Themes

With a background in synthetic organic and industrial medicinal chemistry, and chemical technology, our research program focuses on those areas of research that will impact on treatment of human disease, and on areas that will expedite the drug discovery process. As an industrialized outpost of medicinal chemistry in academia, we use state-of-the-art computational and database tools for compound design and data analyses, cutting edge synthesis and purification approaches, all combined with creative organic and medicinal chemistry. The three primary research areas for the group are as follows, described in detail in the Research Themes section.:

  1. Neglected infectious disease drug discovery.
  2. Chemical tool development.
  3. Chemical technology development.
  • Contact:

    Michael Pollastri, Ph.D.
    Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
    Email address: m.pollastri@neu.edu
    Phone Number: 617-373-2703