Douglas A. Kinghorn, Ph.D., D.Sc.

Jack L. Beal Professor and Chair
Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
College of Pharmacy
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(614) 247-8094
kinghorn.4@osu.edu
Full Member
Primary Food Innovation Center Area: Foods for Health
Areas of Expertise: botanical dietary supplements, plant-derived drugs, pharmacognosy, natural products chemistry
Assist other investigators in FIC by providing accurate identifications of plant secondary metabolites in foods and food products, using a combination of spectroscopic methods.
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FIC Member Douglas Kinghorn Named Distinguished Scholar
Food Innovation Center member A. Douglas Kinghorn, PhD, DSc, has been selected as one of this year’s recipients of The Ohio State University Distinguished Scholar Award. Read more

FIC Member Dr. Kinghorn Receives $7.1 Million Continuation of Program Project Grant Funding from the National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health has awarded A. Douglas Kinghorn, professor and Jack L. Beal chair in the Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, an additional $7.1 million for years 6–10 of “Discovery of Anticancer Agents of Diverse Natural Origin,” a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional project directed toward the discovery of new, naturally occurring antitumor agents, specifically those from selected tropical plants, aquatic cyanobacteria and filamentous fungi. Read more