Douglas A. Mitchell
Professor, Biochemistry
William Kelly Warren Sr. Chair in Biochemistry
Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology
- : douglas.mitchell@vanderbilt.edu
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12415-F MRB IV
- : Lab Website
chemical biology, natural product biosynthesis, enzyme engineering, synthetic biology
The Mitchell lab focuses on the study of natural products. Natural products are highly evolved and functionally privileged compounds that often display complex chemical structures. These molecules have inspired generations of synthetic organic chemists, unveiled numerous fundamental biological processes as chemical probes, and served as the most significant source of chemical matter for drug discovery.