Milos V. Novotny
Chemistry Department C105; IUB
(812) 855-4532
(812) 855-8300 FAX
The Institute for Pheromone Research promotes research and graduate
education in various aspects of chemical ecology, and particularly in
chemical communication. It specializes in identifying mammalian pheromones
and understanding chemical communication through the structural elucidation
of mammalian pheromones and the molecular mechanisms of their reception
at target tissues. The Institute encourages interdisciplinary research
in these areas, involving scientists with diverse expertise, ranging
from bioanalytical and synthetic chemistry to neurobiology, reproductive
physiology and behavioral science. The Institute promotes research contacts
with different laboratories at national and international levels. The
Institute is a major chemically-oriented unit in this research area.
It is well equipped with instrumentation for the analysis of small molecules
as well as for proteomics. New computational techniques further enhance
the capabilities of data treatment.
