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Cosmas O Okoro

Cosmas O Okoro

Editorial Board Member
Tennessee State University USA Member since 2017

Biography

Cosmas Okoro is a Professor of Chemistry at Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, USA. He is a member of American Chemical Society (ACS), division of Medicinal Chemistry. In addition, he is a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon Chemical Honorary Society, as well as Sigma Xi Scientific Society - Vanderbilt University chapter. Professor Okoro received BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from North Carolina Central University and a PhD. in Organic Chemistry from Howard University, Washington DC in 1993. He completed postdoctoral training (1993-1995) in Medicinal Chemistry at Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL. He was also an NIH minority fellow in postdoctoral training in Medicinal Chemistry at University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (1999-2000). He is active in drug synthesis research and have published several articles in refereed journals. He has mentored 15 MS students and 10 have enrolled in PhD programs in Chemistry across the country. Three of the above have completed their doctoral degrees, while 2 have accepted positions as chemists. He has supervised more than 18 undergraduate senior research projects.

Research Interests

Synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry virtual screening of compound databases including those at nearby institutions and medical centers.

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