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Marina Tanasova

Marina Tanasova

Contact

mtanasov@mtu.edu
906-487-1163
Chem Sci 620B

Professor, Chemistry
Graduate Program Director

PhD, Chemistry, Michigan State University

Links of Interest

Research Group Page

Positions are open for undergraduate, M.S. and Ph.D. students and Postdocs

Research Interests

Synthesis of molecular probes for evaluating substrate selection by carbohydrate transporters
Development of platforms for tumor imaging and drug delivery
Design and synthesis of bioreductively-activated DNA repair inhibitors

Research Interests

Evaluating therapeutic potential of fructose transport targeting for cancer therapy and prevention.
Development of fructose metabolism inhibitors.
Development of carbohydrate transport specific drug delivery platforms
Development of fluorescent assays for evaluating carbohydrate transport activity and screening carbohydrate transport and metabolism inhibitors
Synthesis and evaluation of bioreductively-activated pharmacophores

Teaching Experience

CH4412 - Spectroscopy of Organic Chemistry
CH5410 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
CH4430 - Intermediate Organic Chemistry
CH2430 - Mechanistic Organic Chemistry