Monika Konaklieva
American University, USA
Biography
Monika Konaklieva is an organic synthetic/medicinal chemist, whose research focuses on the synthesis and evaluation of new antibacterial, neuroprotective and anticancer agents, as well as development of efficient and environmentally friendly synthetic approaches for their preparation. She obtained her doctoral degree in Organic Synthetic Chemistry from State University of New York at Buffalo (1997). She was a visiting Assistant Professor at the School of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Chicago, IL (1997-1999). She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Washington, DC. In 2007, she spent her sabbatical leave at the Tuberculosis Research Section, LCID, NIAID, NIH
Abstract
Abstract : b-Lactams cidal against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
