Kevin G. Pinney has served on the faculty of Baylor University in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry since 1993 after completing his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and postdoctoral studies at the University of South Carolina. He is a Professor of Chemistry leading a dynamic research group focused on the design and synthesis of structurally diverse and biologically interesting small-molecule analogs, many of which are inspired by natural products. Some of the well-established, diverse research projects include vascular disrupting agents (VDAs), inhibitors of tubulin polymerization, inhibitors of cathepsin L (and/or K), hypoxia-activated prodrugs, and related drug-linker constructs. He teaches classes at both the undergraduate and graduate level in the area of Organic Chemistry. The research in his laboratory has been funded over the years by various grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), and a pharmaceutical company. He continues to enjoy productive research collaborations, including those with the Mason Group (UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA) and the Trawick Group (Baylor University).