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Joseph G. Cannon

Education
  • University of Illinois, B.S., Pharmacy (high honors), 1951

  • University of Illinois, M.S., Chemistry, 1953

  • University of Illinois, Ph.D., Chemistry (Pharmacology), 1956

Professional Experience
University of Wisconsin, Assistant Professor, 1956-1960
University of Wisconsin, Associate Professor, 1960-1962
University of Iowa, College of Pharmacy, Associate Professor, 1962-1965
University of Iowa, College of Pharmacy, Professor, 1965-

Named Dale E. Wurster Research Fellow, 1986

Research
Dr. Cannon's research interests include synthetic organic chemistry, chemical pharmacology, heterocyclic chemistry, structure-activity relationships, and the stereochemistry of nerve hormones and of nerve hormone receptors. He retired from active teaching and research in October 1996.
Representative Publications
J.G. Cannon, P.T. Flaherty, U. Ozkutlu, and J.P. Long, "A-Ring ortho-Disubstituted Aporphine Derivatives as Potential Agonists or Antagonists at Serotonergic 5-HT1A Receptors," J. Med. Chem., 38, 1995: 1841-1845.
J.G. Cannon, "Cholinergics," chapter in Burger's Medicinal Chemistry, M.E. Wolff, ed., 5th ed., Vol. 2, New York: Wiley Interscience, 1995.

J.G. Cannon and C.-Y. Liang, "Preparation and Structure Verification of cis, cis- and trans, trans-Bicyclohexyl-4,4'-Dicarboxylic Acids," Synthetic Communications, 25, 1995: 2079-2089.

J.G. Cannon, "Analog Design," chapter in Burger's Medicinal Chemistry, M.E. Wolff, ed., 5th ed. Vol. 1, New York: Wiley Interscience, 1994, pp. 783-802.

J.G. Cannon, "Structure-Activity Aspects of Hemicholinium-3 ("HC-3") and its Analogs and Congeners," in Medicinal Research Reviews, G. deStevens, ed., New York: Wiley & Co., 1994, pp. 505-531.
J.G. Cannon, K.S. Kirschbaum, V.E.D. Amoo, A.K. Johnson, and J.P. Long, "'p-Dimethoxy' Congeners of (+) - and (-) -3- (3-Hydroxyphenyl) - N-n-propylpiperidine ('3-PPP')," J. Med. Chem., 36, 1993: 2416-2419.

J.G. Cannon, R. Raghupathi, S.T. Moe, A.K. Johnson, and J.P. Long, "Preparation and Pharmacological Evaluation of Enantiomers of Certain Non-Oxygenated Aporphines: (+) - and (-) -Aporphine and (+) - and (-) -10-Methylaporphine," J. Med. Chem., 36, 1993: 1316-1318.

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