Thomas Kodadek, PhD
Professor
Department of Chemistry
UF Scripps Biomedical Research
Scripps Research Joint Appointments
Faculty, Graduate Program
Education
Ph.D. (Chemistry), Stanford University, 1985
B.S. (Chemistry), University of Miami, 1981
Professional Experience
2022-Present Professor of Chemistry, UF Scripps Biomedical Research
2009-2022 Professor of Chemistry and Cancer Biology, The Scripps Research Institute
2014-2016 Chair, Dept. of Cancer Biology, The Scripps Research Institute
2011-2014 Vice-Chair, Dept. of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute
1988-2009 Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biology,
UT-Southwestern Medical Center
2006-2009 Director, Division of Translational Research, UT-Southwestern Medical Center
1987-1997 Assistant, Associate and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Texas at Austin
Awards & Professional Activities
Fellow of the AAAS (elected 1999)
Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow (1985-1987)
American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Research Award (1989-1991)
Co-Editor of Jan. 2000, Feb. 2005 Issues of Current Opinion In Chemical Biology
Vice Chair (2002) and Chair (2004), Gordon Conference Chem. and Biol. of Peptides
Member (2000-2004) and Chair (2002-2004) of the NIH BNP Study Section
Member, Nucleic Acids Study Section, American Cancer Society (1995-98)
Member, DOE special study section for materials science research (1994)
Member of the American Chemical Society, AAAS, Royal Society of Chemistry
Steering Committee Member, NIH Chemistry Assistant Professor Mentoring Workshops
Member, Scientific Advisory Board of Stratagene Inc., La Jolla, CA
Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Receptors, LLC, Chaska, MN
Member, Scientific Advisory Board of Ra Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
Member, Scientific Advisory Board of Opko Health, Miami, FL
Co-Chair, NHLBI Committee for Strategic Planning in Emerging Technologies (2006)
Board Member, U.S. HUPO Coordinating Committee (2007)
Member, NIH committee on the Future of the Roadmap (2006)NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (2006-2011)
Member, Special Study Section for NIH Director’s Innovator Awards (2007-8)
F1000 Chemical Biology Faculty Member of the Year Award (2015)
Cope Scholar Award (American Chemical Society) (2016)
Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (elected 2016)
Makineni Award, American Peptide Society (2017)
Editorial Boards
Chief of the Editorial Board Molecular BioSystems (Royal Society of Chemistry) Chemistry & Biology (1/98-2017)
Associate Editor, Chemistry & Biology (6/99-5/03)
Chemtracts-Organic Chemistry (1/97-7/01)