Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Grant Awarded to University of Richmond Professor

January 4, 2006

Carol A. Parish, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Richmond, has been awarded a $60,000 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award.

Parish was one of seven faculty members across the country who received the award, which is based on accomplishments in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as compelling commitment to teaching.

Parish is working on two projects: using computational chemistry to design new small molecule drugs that inhibit the HIV protease enzyme, which will help in AIDS research, and using quantum mechanics to study cyclization of anti-cancer drugs.

The teacher-scholar awards program was begun in 1993 by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation to support the teaching and research careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences.

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Inc. was established in 1946 by chemist, inventor and businessman Camille Dreyfus as a memorial to his brother Henry, also a chemist and his partner in developing the first commercially successful system of cellulose acetate fiber production.