Teruna J. Siahaan is the Aya and Takeru Higuchi Distinguished Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The University of Kansas. Dr. Siahaan's research area is focused on the discovery and development of peptides for the modulation of immune response and drug delivery. He is interested in designing cyclic peptides for improving their selectivity, stability, and delivery. He has published more than 200 scientific papers, 13 patents, and two edited books.