{"id":8050,"date":"2023-11-03T14:07:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T21:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/chemistry\/?page_id=8050"},"modified":"2023-12-11T10:46:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T18:46:51","slug":"charles-e-mckenna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/faculty\/charles-e-mckenna\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles E. McKenna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"margin-top: -50px;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7241 size-medium\" src=\"\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2023\/11\/usc-chemistry-charles-mckenna-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Charles McKenna\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" style=\"padding-bottom:30px;\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8401\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Professor of Chemistry<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ph.D., 1971, University of California, San Diego<br \/>\nB.A., 1966, Oakland University, MI<\/p>\n<p><em>Office:<\/em>  LJS 268<br \/>\n<em>Phone:<\/em> (213) 740-7007<br \/>\n<em>Email:<\/em> <a href=\"mailto:mckenna@usc.edu\">mckenna@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div style=\"margin-top: -70px; font-family: Source Sans Pro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">\n<strong>Research Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are a drug discovery and medicinal chemistry lab using organic synthesis, computer-assisted design modeling, and a network of more than 20 biological collaborators to devise and develop molecules for the treatment of viral, bacterial and fungal infections, as well as cancer. 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