Martin D. Burke

Martin D. Burke
Born (1976-02-05) February 5, 1976 (age 48)
Westminster, Maryland
Alma materHarvard University Ph.D. (2003), M.D. (2005)
Johns Hopkins University B.A. (1998)
AwardsBeckman Young Investigators Award[1]
Nobel Laureate Signature Award[2]
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic Chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
ThesisA synthesis strategy for generating diverse skeletons of small molecules combinatorially (2004)
Doctoral advisorStuart L. Schreiber
Other academic advisorsHenry Brem and Gary H. Posner
Websitewww.chemistry.illinois.edu/faculty/Martin_Burke.html

Martin D. Burke (born February 5, 1976, in Westminster, Maryland) is the May and Ving Lee Professor for Chemical Innovation at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign,[3] and Associate Dean of Research in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine.[4] His research has involved the development of antifungal treatments for cystic fibrosis,[5] and the development of a COVID-19 test that the University of Illinois has used over one million times.[6]

  1. ^ "Martin D. Burke". Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ "National Awards".
  3. ^ "Chemistry faculty". University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  4. ^ "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  5. ^ Service, Robert (March 2019). "Antifungal drug could help cystic fibrosis patients for whom common treatments don't work". Science. doi:10.1126/science.aax3254. S2CID 242754081.
  6. ^ "University of Illinois System completes 1 million COVID-19 tests". WAND TV. December 4, 2020.