Stanton F. McHardy

Stanton F. McHardy, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of Research in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), where he also directs the Medicinal Chemistry and Synthesis Core Facility within the Center for Innovative Drug Discovery (CIDD).

• University: UTSA
• Academic Rank: Associate Professor
• Core Leadership: Medicinal Chemistry and Synthesis Core Director

Research Interests focus on:

• Medicinal chemistry and synthetic methodology
• Small molecule drug discovery for cancer, infectious diseases, and neuroscience
• Targeting stem cell differentiation via novel compounds

The CIDD, a joint UTSA/UT Health initiative, emphasizes translational research from basic discoveries to pre-clinical drug candidates. Dr. McHardy’s work involves high-throughput screening and computational modeling collaborations.