title: Paul J. Hergenrother
text: # Paul J. Hergenrother
  
  Paul J. Hergenrother is an American chemist and the Kenneth L. Rinehart Jr. Endowed Chair in Natural Products chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on the development of organic small molecules with novel biological properties such as enzyme inhibitors and activators, chemotherapeutics, and antibacterial agents. In 2008 Hergenrother was awarded the Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry.
  
  ## Education
  
  Hergenrother attended college at University of Notre Dame. In 1999, Hergenrother earned his PhD in chemistry from the University of Texas, where he worked in the lab of Professor Stephen F. Martin.
  
  ## Career and research
  
  From 1999 to 2001, Hergenrother completed an American Cancer Society postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University in the lab of Professor Stuart Schreiber. In 2001, Hergenrother became a faculty member in the department of chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
  
  ## Notable papers
  
  Web of Science lists 215 publications authored by Hergenrother in peer-reviewed scientific journals that have been cited over 8000 times. His three most cited research articles have been cited >200 times each.
  
  ### Awards and honors
  
  * 2016 - Ehrlich Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry
  * 2008 - Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry
  * 2006 - American Cancer Society Research Scholar
  * 2006 - Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
  * 2006 - ACS David Robertson Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry
  * 2006 - GlaxoSmithKline Chemistry Scholar Award
  * 2005 - Sloan Research Fellow
  * 2003 - Beckman Young Investigator Award
  * 2003 - Research Corporation Research Innovation Award
  * 2002 - National Science Foundation Career Award
  