Heppner Named Associate Editor of Journal
David Heppner, Jere Solo Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, has been named an associate editor of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Journal of Medicinal Chemistry – regarded as the flagship journal for drug discovery research worldwide.
Heppner previously served as a member of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry early career board where he edited a special virtual issue for the journal coming this fall, titled “Structural Biology in Drug Discovery and Development.” He is also a recipient of the 2025 honor named for the journal’s longtime editor-in-chief, the Philip S. Portoghese Lectureship Award. The honor goes to early-career investigators who have made significant impacts on the field of medicinal chemistry research.