Douglas F. Covey Back to Faculty Listing Page . We are interested in the design, synthesis and evaluation of allosteric modulators of ion channel function. The compounds are of interest as investigational tools for physiological studies of ion channel function, and as potential drugs having anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic and anesthetic activity.
Research projects provide opportunities for training in medicinal chemistry.
Through the participation of collaborating laboratories, students also may obtain additional training in a variety of pharmacological, physiological and biochemical techniques. Green PS, Yang, S-H, Nilsson KR, et al. Covey DF, Han M, Kumar AS, et al. Covey DF, Nathan D, Kalkbrenner M, et al.