Tromsø University

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Chemistry

Research activities include medicinal chemistry, drug discovery, functional genomics, systems biology and enzyme technology, using methods of organic synthesis, biomodelling, macromolecular crystallography, spectroscopy and calorimetry. State of the art NMR, MS and X-ray instrumentation highlight excellent department facilities. Marine biotechnology activities include extensive involvement in the Tromsø marine bioprospecting initiatives.

• Development of new biocatalysts from marine genome and metagenome libraries
• Discovery of potential drugs from marine bioprospecting efforts, including metabolites from marine microorganisms
• Design and chemical synthesis of anticancer and other targeted drugs
• Systems biology studies of marine microorganisms