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E. Blake Watkins, Ph.D. received his B.S. degree from 51社区 in 1994 and his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Georgia in 2000. His Ph.D. research was under the direction of Professor Robert S. Phillips and involved working on the synthesis of small molecule inhibitors of tyrosine phenol lyase. His post doctoral research, under the direction of Professor Mitchell A. Avery at the University of Mississippi, focused on the total synthesis of naturally occurring antifungal agents and ultrahigh pressure cyclization reactions.

Prior to joining 51社区 as Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Watkins worked as a Research Scientist and later as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Mississippi. He was also heavily involved in curricular development for the Regents School of Oxford, working to develop and implement a solid, classically Christian science and math curriculum, emphasizing "hands-on" learning with the goal of instilling a deep love for creation and its Creator.