FACULTY PROFILE
Robert P. Cameron, Jr.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Ph.D., University of New Orleans
B.S., The University of Southern Mississippi
Faculty Research Interests
My primary research interests include the determination of the structures of small molecules by X-ray crystallography. I am also involved in the synthesis of a series of related organometallic compounds and studies of the structural relationships between them. I maintain an interest protein crystallography, especially in the application of x-ray data to molecular modeling and rational drug design. Rational drug design is a process by which the affinity of a molecule for a protein may be predicted in molecular modeling experiments, thereby reducing the number of target molecules that must be synthesized.
Primary Teaching Responsibilities
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (CHEM 108)
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 109)
Foundations of Chemistry (CHEM 205)
Foundations of Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 206)
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (CHEM 215)
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM 216)
Organic Reactions and Mechanisms (CHEM 315)
Organic Reactions and Mechanisms Laboratory (CHEM 316)
Nutritional Biochemistry (CHEM 345)
Unified Laboratory I (CHEM 370)
Unified Laboratory II (CHEM 375)
Senior Seminar (CHEM 460)
CONTACT INFO:
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Samford University
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL
35229-2236
Office: SCI 333
Phone: (205) 726-2055
Fax: (205) 726-2479
Email: rpcamero@samford.edu
Updated // 8.15.08
