Drug Development Tool

Probing Cellular Activity Via Charge-Sensitive Quantum Nanoprobes

SUMMARY Burn injuries are among the most devastating of all injuries and are the fourth most common type of trauma worldwide.  In the United States, there are 1.1 million burn injuries which require medical attention each year.  These injuries often result in significant scarring having a negative impact on the… Read More

Bioorthogonal Enzyme-Probe System For Spatially Specific Biomolecule Labeling

SUMMARY Novel proximity labeling technology utilizes a bioorthogonal protecting group, impervious to endogenous esterases, paired with evolved BS2 esterase mutants. The enzyme-mediated unmasking creates a reactive acid chloride intermediate that rapidly labels adjacent RNA, ensuring high specificity and sensitivity for biomolecule mapping within living cells. Read More

Small Molecule Inhibitors Targeting RNA Modifying Enzymes to Modulate Drug Response and Overcome Drug Resistance

SUMMARY DNA hypomethylating agents have been widely used to treat various hematologic and non-hematologic malignancies. However, accumulating evidence has demonstrated that DNA methylation status does not correlate with clinical response to hypomethylating agents.  Two RNA cytosine methyltransferases (RCMTs) NSUN1 and NSUN2 are responsible for catalyzing the majority of 5-methylcytosine in… Read More

Engineered Multipurpose Antibody Module Platform

SUMMARY Burn injuries are among the most devastating of all injuries and are the fourth most common type of trauma worldwide.  In the United States, there are 1.1 million burn injuries which require medical attention each year.  These injuries often result in significant scarring having a negative impact on the… Read More