James Morre PhD

Dr. D. James Morré, Ph.D. was the Dow Distinguished Professor of Medicine Chemistry at the School of Pharmacy, Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Purdue is a public institution founded in 1869. Four of its professors have won the Nobel Prize, including Ei-ichi Negishi, another Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. Prof. Morré received his doctorate in biochemistry from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (Cal Tech) in 1963. He was the Founding Director of the Purdue Center for Cancer Research 1976-1986). In 2004, he received the Society of Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award. He is the author or coauthor of more than 750 papers and reviews. He is listed among the 300 most-cited authors in science by Current Contents with 3,065 citations for the 14 year period between 1965-1978. He also placed above the 95th percentile in the distribution of extramural NIH funds over the past 24 years, according to Columbia University. he can also be reached at morre@pharmacy.purdue.edu