Director, Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery (SIDD) University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas, Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery (SIDD)http://www.utmb.edu/idd/homeThrough academic and industrial partnerships, UTMB has led the way in discovery of small molecules and biologics for treatment of diseases. The IDD seeks to build on this success for further therapeutics development and has invested in brand-new synthetic chemistry laboratories with state-of-the-art fume hoods to achieve this go