Robert (Bob) Hunter Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

· Designing PROTACs (Proteolysis targeting chimeras) for use in agriculture as novel herbicides, fungicides and insecticides.· Direction of CRO-based chemistry teams for multiple research programs.

Birmingham, Alabama

• Medicinal Chemistry
• Design and Synthesis of intermediate and target compounds for pharmaceutical purposes.
• Coordinate efforts of CRO chemists for multiple research programs

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Medicinal Chemistry
• Design and Synthesis of intermediate and target compounds for pharmaceutical purposes.
• Coordinate efforts of CRO chemists for multiple research programs

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Occupational Testing Service
• Supervisor for 16 technologists. Scheduled and directed GC/MS and LC/MS technologists.
• Accountable for quantity and quality of specimens handled and test results.
• Managed the performance and behavior of staff in a positive and effective manner.
• Demonstrated a strong ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems; keeping management informed of emerging issues and concerns.
• Initiated quality-control measures and monitors quality of work… Show more Occupational Testing Service

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Enteroendocrine unit,
• Lead chemist for the discovery of novel GLP-1 peptide agonists. Coordinated and directed chemists during optimization and target validation. Developed chemistry strategy resulting in the discovery of novel GLP-1.
• Developed chemistry strategy and discovered novel CCK-A receptor peptide agonists which demonstrated robust activity in vivo and enhanced metabolic stability.
• … Show more Enteroendocrine unit,
• Assisted in establishment of the peptide synthesis group within the Enteroendocrine Discovery Performance Unit. The remit of this group was to establish peptide synthesis infrastructure and expertise in peptide design.
• Lead peptide chemist for the discovery of novel Ghrelin agonists.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Division of Medicinal Chemistry
• Synthesized intermediate and target compounds as kinase inhibitors for pharmaceutical purposes.
• Developed chemistry strategy resulting in the discovery of aza-stilbenes as potent and selective c-RAF inhibitors.
• Developed key structure activity relationships in the discovery of the anti-cancer medication VOTRIENT (Pazopanib).
• Established and directed Post Synthetic Purification Specialists (PSPs) as a highly effective protocol for the HPLC… Show more Division of Medicinal Chemistry
• Established and directed Post Synthetic Purification Specialists (PSPs) as a highly effective protocol for the HPLC purification of small molecules in a High Throughput Hit to Lead Parallel synthesis lab. Show less