David M. Bartley, Ph.D.

Assistant professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, teaches organic chemistry.

His research focuses on the design and synthesis of new phosphorus containing peptides for use as antibiotic and anticancer agents.  His is particularly intersted in identifying new targets for antimicrobial chemotherapy and in developing new strategies for synthesizing carbon-phosphorus bonds.

Bartley holds a B.S. from Alma Colllege and a Ph. D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Michigan.  He performed post-doctoral research at Johns Hopkins Universitry prior to joining the Univeristy of Detroit Mercy in 2007