CTCB COBRE in Translational Chemical Biology

The COBRE for Translational Chemical Biology (CTCB) supports innovative junior investigator projects and pilots by providing both research funding and mentorship.

The COBRE for Translational Chemical Biology (CTCB) is lead by an experienced Executive Committee and world-class Advisory Committee.

The COBRE for Translational Chemical Biology (CTCB) augments and leverages CPRI core services, state-of-the-art facilities, and unique expertise to facilitate translational research.

UK Now highlights CTCB Project Leader, Dr. Yosra Helmy's,  new study titled “Multidrug Resistance and Virulence Traits of Salmonella enterica Isolated from Cattle: Genotypic and Phenotypic Insights” .

Therapeutics Outcomes Discovery and Delivery (TODD) Symposium on Translational Chemical Biology was held at the College of Pharmacy on October 15, 2024. 

The annual TODD Symposium brings together scientists from across campus and the nation to engage in the latest scientific advancements for a day of seminars, poster sessions, and conversations.

Former CTCB Project Leader, Dr. Martha Grady, and former COBRE Pilot Project Leader, Dr. Yosra Helmy, among 4 professors to receive Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards

Dr. Martha Grady, CTCB Graduate, receives NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award. 

Read more about how natural products-based lead to discovery in our Newsweek feature.

The University of Kentucky was awarded a prestigious Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant to study translational chemical biology from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.