Stephen Leonard

Stephen Leonard received a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Doctorate in Chemical Biology from the University of Michigan developing chemical tools to investigate cysteine oxidation under the guidance of Dr. Kate Carroll. His post-doctoral work with Dr. Dustin Maly at the University of Washington involved chemical genetic techniques to study Src-family kinase conformations.

Dr. Leonard rejoined Indiana Wesleyan University in 2014. His current research focus is developing selective and potent inhibitors of the oncogenic tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2 both through a traditional medicinal chemistry approach and a chemical-genetic technique using targeted monobodies.

Dr. Leonard currently teaches General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and other upper divisional chemistry courses. His chemistry education work focuses on the development of science identity in undergraduate STEM majors.