William DeGrado
William F. DeGrado | |
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| Born | 12 September 1955 |
| Education | Kalamazoo College University of Chicago |
| Known for | De novo protein design and small molecule drug discovery |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics |
| Institutions | University of California, San Francisco |
William DeGrado (born 12 September 1955) is a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, where he is the Toby Herfindal Presidential Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. As an early pioneer of protein design, he coined the term de novo protein design. He is also active in discovery of small molecule drugs for a variety of human diseases. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1999), American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1997) and National Academy of Inventors. He also is a scientific cofounder of Pliant therapeutics.