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Professor Portoghese received his Ph.D (1961) in medicinal
chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He then
joined the faculty of the College of Pharmacy at the University
of Minnesota where he presently is Distinguished Professor
in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry.
Over the years Professor Portoghese has maintained an active
research program and has trained approximately 100 graduate
students and postdoctorals. He has published over 350 scientific
papers and he is listed in the ISI database of Highly Cited
Researchers. He has received numerous awards from national
and international scientific societies, the most recent being
the Nauta Award (2006) given by the European Federation of
Medicinal Chemistry. The American Chemical Society’s
awards include the prestigious Alfred Burger Award (2000),
the Medicinal Chemistry Award (1990), and the Smissman Bristol-Myers
Squibb Award (1991). Other awards include the Ernest H. Volwiler
Award (1984), which is the highest research recognition presented
by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy; and two
Research Achievement Awards in Medicinal Chemistry given by
the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (1990)
and the Academy of Pharmaceutical Scientists of the American
Pharmaceutical Association (1980). The fact that he is recipient
of the Eddy Award (1991, College on Problems of Drug Dependence)
and Founders Award (2000, International Narcotics Research
Conference) whose members are primarily biologists, illustrates
that his scientific contributions are also recognized outside
the discipline of medicinal chemistry. His achievements have
been recognized by the University of Minnesota, and include
his induction into the Academy of Excellence in Health Research
(2003); Citation of Excellence in Teaching, Research, and
Service (2000); and the Weaver Medal (2001). He is recipient
of a Citation (1996) from the University of Wisconsin (Madison)
and he has been recognized abroad with honorary doctorate
degrees from the University of Catania (1986) and the Royal
Danish School of Pharmacy (1992). The importance of his research
has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health with
a MERIT Award (1997).
His broadest impact on medicinal chemistry has been as Editor-in-Chief
of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (JMC). Over the past
35 years he has shaped the Journal into the world’s
most prestigious and most highly cited (impact factor, 5.1)
medicinal chemistry journal. The Journal presently has nine
editors in the U.S. and Europe. Altogether, the Journal accounts
for more than 25% of all citations in the field. |
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