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Bioanalytical Brilliance
Sylvia Daunert, Ph.D., Pharm.D., M.S., a brilliant educator and internationally renowned biochemist, joined the Miller School faculty last summer as chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Most recently, Daunert was a Distinguished Professor and the Gill Eminent Professor of Analytical and Biological Chemistry at the University of Kentucky.
“One of my most important responsibilities as dean is to attract leaders who are world-class scientists to our faculty, and Sylvia Daunert is a world-class luminary joining our Miller School family,” said Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D. “Dr. Daunert’s cutting-edge work will be an inspiration for us all, and I particularly admire her commitment to achieving real-world applications useful to humankind.”
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| Sylvia Daunert, Ph.D., Pharm.D., M.S., reviewing research data with M.D./Ph.D. student Brian Deegan, is renowned for her innovative work in bioanalytical chemistry and nanotechnology approaches to detection and treatment of health and environmental disorders. |
Daunert is well known for her work in bioanalytical chemistry and her focus on developing outstanding new molecular devices to help detect or treat health and environmental disorders.
“The Miller School and the University of Miami have made significant strides over the years, and becoming part of the institution means joining a team that is destined for greatness,” Daunert said. “Dean Goldschmidt has enormous enthusiasm for the interface of biotechnology and bioengineering, and I see unlimited opportunity to help create new programs to educate students and explore new scientific discoveries.”
Daunert and her Kentucky team focused on recombinant DNA technology to develop new bioanalytical techniques. The group has genetically altered proteins and cells to develop new biosensors,
biomaterials and devices.
Bionanotechnology, new devices and methods of drug delivery are important aspects of her group’s scientific endeavors, for which they hold several patents.
Daunert is a native of Barcelona, Spain. She earned two doctorate degrees, a Pharm.D. and a Ph.D. in bioanalytical chemistry, both from the University of Barcelona, and a master of science in medicinal chemistry from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Daunert,
who was a Fulbright Scholar, also serves on several scientific advisory boards and has been part of National Institutes of Health special review panels. She has been honored with numerous awards from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the American Chemical Society, and other professional and private institutions.
Daunert’s husband, Leonidas G. Bachas, Ph.D., formerly the Frank J. Derbyshire Professor of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky, assumed leadership of UM’s College of Arts and Sciences last summer. |
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