Daniela Andrei

Daniela Andrei is a Researcher at Dominican University, specializing in Medicinal Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Her work focuses on the synthesis and biological characterization of diazeniumdiolates, particularly their roles as nitroxyl (HNO) and nitric oxide (NO) donors. She holds a PhD from Florida International University and completed postdoctoral research at the National Cancer Institute/NIH. She also undertook a sabbatical at CNRS/University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1.

Education:

• MS/BE, Technical University of Iasi, Romania
• PhD, Florida International University, Miami, FL
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, NCI/NIH, Frederick, MD
• Sabbatical Leave, CNRS/University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France

Her research interests include drug design, nitric oxide biochemistry, and the development of novel therapeutic agents. Recent work emphasizes asymmetric synthesis and fluorine chemistry in medicinal applications.

Grants:

• Co-Principal Investigator (CoPI) on a Department of Defense (DOD) HBCU/MI Equipment Grant (2022), awarded $478,741 for imaging technology in STEM education and research.