▁to ▁the ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁drug ▁design . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁Director ▁and ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁D rug ▁Design ▁at ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Health ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Robert ▁V ince ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁A ub urn , ▁New ▁York . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Ph arm acy ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁V ince ▁joined ▁the ▁research ▁group ▁of ▁Prof ▁Howard ▁J . ▁Sch a ef fer ▁at ▁S UN Y ▁Buff alo ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁in ▁medic inal ▁chem istry . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁st int ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁of ▁medic inal ▁chem istry . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁medic inal ▁chem istry ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁V ince ▁established ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁D rug ▁Design ▁within ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Health ▁Center ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota , ▁where ▁he ▁continues ▁as ▁director ▁and ▁maintain s ▁his ▁research ▁program . ▁ ▁Career ▁Cont ribution s ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁student , ▁V ince ’ s ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁a cy cl on uc le os ides , ▁with ▁Howard ▁J . ▁Sch a ef fer ▁at ▁S UN Y ▁Buff alo ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁anti - vir al ▁drug ▁a cyc