Dr. Salvatore D. Lepore received his B.S. degree cum laude in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Florida in 1992. He then pursued doctoral studies at Purdue University under the direction of Dr. M. B. Andrus. The focus of his dissertation research was the synthesis of a naturally occurring compound (stipiamide) that reverses chemotherapy resistance in cancer cells. In 1997, Dr. Lepore went on to obtain further training in the area of organic synthesis as a postdoctoral fellow under the direction of Dr. M. R. Wiley at Eli Lilly and Company (the makers of Trulicity, Prozac, and many other drugs). In 2000, He began his academic career as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at FAU. In 2006, he was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor and in 2011 to Full Professor. Dr. Lepore is also an Associate Editor for the journal Letters in Organic Chemistry (LOC) and serves on multiple NIH study sections that review research grant applications.
Dr. Lepore and his wife (Susan) live in Delray Beach, Florida
