Afsaneh Lavasanifar
@ALavasanifar
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Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences @UAlberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Joined July 2015
Excited to share this new contribution in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au about using machine learning for antibiotic discovery!! #OpenAccess @ALavasani @ACSBioMed
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The escalating prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the increasing complexity of managing severe infections emphasize the critical need for novel and effective antibiotics. Herein, we...
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We are seeking early-career researchers to be featured in our Special Issue: the 2026 Rising Stars in Biological, Medicinal, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. 📅 Deadline: Monday, October 20, 2025 Nominate your Rising Star (self-nominations welcome): https://t.co/ucr7PVPvqq
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I'm excited to announce that nominations for the 2026 Rising Stars in Biological, Medicinal, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry are now open! https://t.co/jSnaGormtP We are seeking early-career investigators within the first eight years of their initial independent appointment.
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Excited to share some hardcore enzymology just published in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au. Please check out the contribution from Paul Berti's lab! #OpenAccess @ALavasanifar @ACSBioMed
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The sialic acid synthase NeuB, and other α-carboxyketose synthases, are long-standing targets for inhibition by potential antimicrobial compounds. NeuB catalyzes an aldol-like reaction of phosphoen...
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Excited to share this review in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au from Rob Cicchillo's lab at Oerth Bio on using PROTACS in plants. Really interesting and well researched. Check it out!! #Openaccess, so no excuses!! @alavasanifar @acsbiomed
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Farmers urgently need novel technologies to ensure global food security for the rapidly expanding population, yet crop protection has seen little innovation in decades. Mounting regulatory pressures,...
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Check out the research of today shaping the world tomorrow @ACSBioMed @BookerMan_PSU
Just a reminder. Check out our amazing rising stars in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au!!! #openaccess @ALavasanifar @ACSBioMed
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Just a reminder. Check out our amazing rising stars in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au!!! #openaccess @ALavasanifar @ACSBioMed
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Super excited to announce today's issue of ACS Bio & Med Chem Au. Please check out our editorial featuring the 2024 Rising Stars in Biological, Medicinal, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry!! #openaccess @ACSBioMed @ALavasanifar
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Rarely post here anymore, but want to get the word out that I am recruiting at all levels for my new Peptide Chemical Biology group launching at @psu_chemistry in the fall! If you or someone you know is interested in a postdoctoral or lab tech position, please reach out!
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So excited to share our first accepted manuscript in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au for our 2025 Juneteenth special issue. It's from Donald Hamelberg's lab at Georgia State University. Check it out! Many more to come!! #openaccess @lavasanifar @acsbiomed
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A new imaging test developed at #UAlberta could revolutionize lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. Afsaneh Lavasanifar and Frank Wuest, WCHRI members, have created a method that uses an antibody and radioactive isotope to track tumors more precisely and monitor treatment
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As it is Black History Month, I am especially excited to share a paper in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au by the Okafor lab at PSU. Dr. Okafor is one of our 2024 Rising Stars in Biological, Medicinal, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. @ACSBioMed @PSUScience @BMB_PSU
https://t.co/Ham6mkEpYp
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Check out this new contribution in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au from the Brazda lab at the Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences! Super exciting! #OpenAccess @ACSBioMed @ALavasanifar
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Clarifying functions of the p53 protein is a crucial aspect of cancer research. We analyzed the binding sites of p53 wild-type (WT) protein and its oncologically significant mutants and evaluated...
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Excited to share this outstanding paper in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au from Han Xiao's lab at Rice University. Dr. Xiao is one of our 2024 Rising Stars in Biological, Medicinal, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Check it out! https://t.co/QOwpPdpcfG
@ALavasanifar @ACSBioMed @kfzhangxin
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an endogenous gaseous signaling molecule that regulates various physiological functions, and its abnormal levels have been closely linked to the onset and progression of...
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I am super excited to share this article in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au from the Parkinson lab at Purdue. Dr. Parkinson is a 2024 Rising Star and a new editorial advisory board member. We are thrilled to have her! #OpenAccess @ACSBioMed @ALavasanifar
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Vesicle Amine Transport-1 (VAT1) is a protein that is overexpressed in many cancers, including breast cancer, glioblastoma, and angiosarcoma. High VAT1 expression correlates with poor overall...
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Another article to share in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au from the Pruksakorn and Saeeng labs in Thailand!! Check it out!! https://t.co/pMzBVTh9o6
#OpenAccess @ACSBioMed @ALavasanifar
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Mycophenolic acid (MPA), a natural compound, was modified to new MPA analogues via the classical method of silylation and esterification. Their cytotoxicity was evaluated in vitro on four osteosarc...
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Excited to share this article from ACS Bio & Med Chem Au from Heidi Mansour's lab at the University of Arizona and Florida International University! https://t.co/rbnsnKcFxb
#OpenAccess @ALavasanifar @ACSBioMed
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This study introduces novel cospray-dried (Co-SD) formulations of simvastatin, a Nrf2 activator ROCK inhibitor, with l-carnitine as molecular mixtures in various molar ratios for targeted pulmonary...
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Excited to have this article from the Mark Chance and Steve Bellon labs as an Editor's choice in ACS Bio & Med Chem Au!! Come join us!! #openaccess @ALavasanifar @ACSBioMed
https://t.co/34ZKSSl2hy
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The BRG-/BRM-associated factor (BAF) chromatin remodeling complex is a central actor in transcription. One mechanism by which BAF affects gene expression is via its various histone mark readers,...
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