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Dr. Allyn Ontko is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Beck College of Sciences & Mathematics, Arkansas State University, specializing in rational drug design and transition metal toxicology. His teaching portfolio spans Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Pharmacology, with a research focus on gold-based anticancer complexes and DNA biosensors.
- Education: Ph.D. in Chemistry (Iowa State University), Postdoctoral work at UNC-Chapel Hill and University of Iowa
- Research Highlights: Mechanisms of gold-induced apoptosis, ligand environment engineering in metal complexes, and development of DNA-based biosensors for disease detection.
Dr. Ontko is affiliated with the American Chemical Society and American Cancer Society. His laboratory investigates transition metal-containing micronutrients and strategies to overcome cancer resistance through structural modifications of metal-based therapeutics.
Research fields
Rational drug designStructure-Activity RelationshipsCellular uptake and toxicology of transition metalsBiosensor developmentAnticancer activity of gold-containing coordination complexesOvarian cancer cell linesOxidation state effects on metal-based therapeuticsLigand environment variations in coordination chemistryGold-induced apoptosis mechanismsCancer resistance therapiesDNA-based biosensorsTransition metal-containing micronutrients
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