Overview
Eric earned his PhD from the university of Hannover under the supervision of Prof HMR Hoffmann in synthetic organic chemistry. At Aston University a collaborative programme with Prof Les Iversen was launched to design, discover and develop novel CCK antagonists as analgesics. In collaboration with Prof MJ Tisdale novel anticancer agents based on butenolides and natural products were synthesised and evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Over a decade CCK antagonists in the area of neuroscience and anticancer agents from natural sources and synthetics were prepared and tested. Consequently the idea of a CCK antagonist from a CNS drug towards an anticancer agent was promoted and realised. Full Profile
