Marcy Balunas
Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Educational Background
- B.A. University of Rochester, Chemistry & Biology
- M.S. State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Plant Ecology
- Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago, Pharmacognosy
- Postdoctoral Training: Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Smithsonian Tropical Research
Institute, Marine Natural Products Chemistry
Research Interests
- Selectivity-based anti-parasitic and anti-cancer drug discovery from marine bacteria
- Synthetic modifications of natural product isolates
- Elicitation of silent biosynthetic pathways in cold-obligate and tunicate-associated bacteria

marcy.balunas@uconn.edu | |
Phone | (860) 486-3051 |
Fax | (860) 486-6857 |
Mailing Address | 69 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3092 Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3092 |
Office Location | School of Pharmacy, Room 630 |
Campus | Storrs |
Link | http://balunaslab.uconn.edu/ |