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P: 864-656-3065
E: chemistry@clemson.edu

Campus Location

235 Hunter Chemistry Laboratory

Hours

Monday - Friday:
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Modi Wetzler

Chemistry

Senior Lecturer

Hunter Hall 371 [Office]

mwetzle@clemson.edu

Educational Background

Postdoctoral researcher, Bioengineering, Stanford University
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
B.A., B.A., Chemistry & English, University of Buffalo

Profile/About Me

Modi Wetzler completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Buffalo with a double major in Chemistry and English, and then completed a Ph.D. under the aegis of David Wemmer in the Chemistry Department at the University of California at Berkeley. He then was a postdoctoral researcher with Annelise Barron in the Bioengineering Department at Stanford University. He is current a senior lecturer with graduate faculty status in the Chemistry Department at Clemson University.

Research Interests

Dr. Wetzler's research interests are focused on unconventional applications of organic chemistry, primarily for f-element ligand design, potential therapeutics for intellectual disabilities, and peptides for nerve growth regeneration. His research has been funded by the NIH, DOE (NEUP), NSF (EPSCoR), and the Self Family Foundation.

Courses Taught

CH 2010 - Survey of Organic Chemistry
CH 2230 - Organic Chemistry I
CH 2240 - Organic Chemistry II
CH 3600 - Chemical Biology
CH 8600 - Graduate Chemical Biology

Selected Publications

Google Scholar Profile:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QJsyaHsAAAAJ&hl=en

Memberships

American Chemical Society

Contact Information

P: 864-656-3065
E: chemistry@clemson.edu

Campus Location

235 Hunter Chemistry Laboratory

Hours

Monday - Friday:
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.