Thomas Hermann
Associate Professor
Microbiology
Biotech Umea
Sweden
Biography
Thomas Hermann, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Co-Director, UCSD Center for Drug Discovery Innovation Thomas Hermann received a Ph.D. from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, and after postgraduate work in Strasbourg, France, and at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York joined Anadys Pharmaceuticals in San Diego where he participated in the discovery of the HCV drug setrobuvir. In 2005, he joined the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UC San Diego where he also serves as the founding director of the Center for Drug Discovery Innovation. His research interests are focused on RNA as a drug target and RNA nanotechnology.
Research Interest
microbiology