Rate Professor Dennis Dougherty

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Dennis Dougherty earned his BS from Bucknell University in 1974 and his PhD from Princeton University in 1978.

Research Interests: His research focuses on physical organic chemistry and neuroreceptor function.

Appointments: George Grant Hoag Professor of Chemistry at Caltech.

Awards: ACS James Flack Norris Award, elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Publications: Key papers on ion channels in Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Additional Contributions: Dougherty develops chemical tools for studying brain function.