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Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location:
Room 124E Charles T. Wethington Building
College of Health Sciences
900 S. Limestone
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0200
Office Phone:
(859) 323-1100 Ext.
8-0887
(859) 323-1100 Ext.
8-0879 Lab
Office Fax:
(859) 323-8957
dchen2@email.uky.edu |
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About:
Damodaran Chendil, Ph.D.,
who has a Doctorate in Cancer Biology from the University of Madras,
is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical
and
Reproductive Laboratory Sciences. The
research focus of Dr. Chendil’s laboratory is the identification of
novel phytochemicals that are chemopreventive and/or
chemotherapeutic with respect to prostate and breast cancer. As an
extension of the breast and prostate cancer research efforts, Dr.
Chendil is involved in synthesizing and testing the derivatives of
the bioactive parent compounds detailed above; some compounds appear
to be more effective than their parent compounds. Dr. Chendil’s
pursuit of drugs for cancer therapy from natural products
contributes significantly identifying new drugs that might possibly
cure cancer or prevent its occurrence. Currently, funding sources
that support this research program include the National Institutes
of Health, Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Kentucky Lung Cancer
Research Program, and American Cancer Society.
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