Our research program involves studies in chemistry, biology, and medicine. A special emphasis is placed on synthesis and design and on the utilization of synthesis, mechanistic, computational and biological studies to address problems of significance in chemistry, chemical biology, medicine and materials science. Our group is affiliated with numerous programs at Stanford, including the Bio-X program, the Center for Molecular Analysis and Design, the Institute of Chemical Biology, the Molecular Imaging Program, the Cancer Center, the Cancer Nanotechnology Program, and the Molecular Therapeutics Program. We also collaborate with biotech and pharmaceutical industries.