# NIH Reporter #5U19AI189183-02

Medicinal Chemistry Core

**Recipient:** Johns Hopkins University

**Award Amount:** $1,501,239.00
**Ceiling:** $1,501,239.00

**Awarded:** September 18, 2026

**Identifier:** 5U19AI189183-02

NIH funding supports Johns Hopkins University's Medicinal Chemistry Core, which provides chemistry and drug-design expertise for optimizing antifungal drug candidates.

### Description

The Medicinal Chemistry Core provides synthetic and medicinal chemistry, cheminformatics, and structure-based design resources to support antifungal drug discovery projects. Its work includes lead optimization of novel M743 analogs and β-1,3-glucan synthase inhibitors.

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