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The centralized goal in my research group involves the discovery of new small molecules that can be used to interrogate biological pathways associated with human diseases. We use a combination of structure-based design, in silico modeling, and AI-driven technologies to identify hits for further downstream optimization related to potency, selectivity, and ADME/DMPK properties. Therapeutic areas we are currently involved with include malignancies associated with ion channel biology, oncology, and infectious diseases.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Ni-Catalyzed Cyanation of (Hetero)Aryl Electrophiles Using the Nontoxic Cyanating Reagent K4[Fe(CN)6]
Wilson, N. A., Palmer, W. M., Slimp, M. K., Simmons, E. M., Joannou, M. V., Albaneze-Walker, J., Ganley, J. M. & Frantz, D. E., Apr 18 2025, In: ACS Catalysis. 15, 8, p. 6459-6465 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pharmacokinetic and Biodistribution Studies of [18F]-Taccalonolide: A Covalent Microtubule Stabilizer with Antitumor Efficacy
Jaskowski, L. N., Clanton, N. A., Wilkinson, N. J., Bartels, J. L., LoCoco, P. M., Frantz, A. N., Boyer, A. D., Boerma, J. W., Bush, J. E. M., Brown, S. D., Fernandez, K., Archer, N. E., Tekin, V., Fernandez, S. R., Risinger, A. L., Frantz, D. E. & Lapi, S. E., Aug 14 2025, In: ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16, 8, p. 1569-1574 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Palladium-Catalyzed Cyanations of Aryl Imidazolylsulfonates with K 4[Fe(CN) 6]: A Pragmatic Approach to Benzonitriles from Phenols
Wilson, N. A., Palmer, W. M., Ganley, J. M., Coombs, J. R., Levorse, M. S., Albaneze-Walker, J. & Frantz, D. E., Aug 14 2024, In: Synthesis. 56, 17, p. 2655-2662 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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General Method for Ni-Catalyzed C-N Cross-Couplings of (Hetero)Aryl Chlorides with Anilines and Aliphatic Amines under Homogeneous Conditions Using a Dual-Base Strategy
Villatoro, R. S., Belfield, J. R., Arman, H. D., Hernandez, L. W., Simmons, E. M., Garlets, Z. J., Wisniewski, S. R., Coombs, J. R. & Frantz, D. E., Nov 13 2023, In: Organometallics. 42, 21, p. 3164-3172 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Site-Selective Functionalization of Unactivated Allylic C-H Bonds via Direct Deprotonation with KTMP: Application to the Formal Total Synthesis of (+)-Artemisinin from Amorphadiene
Clanton, N. A., Wilson, N. A., Ortiz, E., Blumberg, S. T. & Frantz, D. E., Jan 13 2023, In: Organic Letters. 25, 1, p. 277-281 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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