Donna M. Huryn is an American medicinal and organic chemist.
[5] She is a fellow of the American Chemical Society,[6] recipient of the ACS Philadelphia Local Section Award,[7][8] has held a number of elected positions within the American Chemical Society at both the local and national levels, and is 2015 Chair of the Division of Organic Chemistry.
[9] Huryn also formed, along with a number of other scientists, the Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry Conferences in 2019.
[10] The goal was to empower and bring the research and career of all marginalized individuals in chemistry-related fields to the forefront of the scientific community.
[15] Huryn’s research focuses on the design and synthesis of small molecules probes and drugs to treat cancer, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases.