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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated February 18, 2000, in Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-31140) and related Prospectus of
AtheroGenics, Inc. for the Registration of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock.

                                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
July 12, 2000