Kurt Dolence and Co-Researchers Granted U.S. Patent

Kurt Dolence

Kurt Dolence, Associate Professor of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry, together with his co-researchers Richard T. Mayer and Gabriele E. Mayer from the College of Agriculture, was granted a U.S. patent. Their invention relates to the field of pharmacology and in particular, drug metabolism. More specifically, the invention provides fluorescent substrates useful for measuring N-dealkylase activity directly in real time.

Dolence was also recently notified that he had received an extension of the funding for his project "ARS Development of West Nile Diagnostic and Vector Control Chemicals" from the US Department of Agriculture.

Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2007