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Dr. Elokely is an Associate Professor of Chemistry (Research) and director of the Forensic Chemistry PSM program. His research interests include drug design and development to understand the molecular determinants of drug recognition using computational and medicinal chemistry tools. Dr. Elokely has experiences in medicinal and analytical chemistry with advanced training in the areas of computer aided drug design (CADD) and quality assurance of active pharmaceutical ingredients. He includes in his research the use of rational drug design, structure-based approaches, ligand-based techniques, bioisosteric replacement strategies, and manipulation of medicinal chemistry approaches in the design of biologically active agents. Currently, he is working on targeting the Kv1.3 voltage-gated potassium channel to design safe and novel immunomodulators by applying medicinal chemistry and conventional computational approaches, and on the development of new inhibitors for the main protease of SARS-CoV-2.