News

OCTOBER 2025

New Publication in Med. Chem. Res.

Alongside a larger collaborative group from University of Florida, we report a new paper in Medicinal Chemistry Research describing "Synthesis of simplified didehydro-cortistatin A derivatives as anti-proliferative agents". Here, we contributed to molecular modeling of the new cortistain A analogs. Congrats to everyone involved!

Rocky Mountain ACS Conference

Dr. Ferracane attends the ACS Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting to present work on the structure and opioid activity of cyclic tetrapeptides.

NOBCChE 2025 Conference

Bijan attends the NOBCChE 2025 Conference to present ongoing work investigating the structure of cyclic tetrapeptides. Thanks to NOBCChE and the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department for supporting Bijan and this travel!

APS 2025 Conference

The Ferracane Lab attends the 2025 American Peptide Symposium in San Diego! Jian, Ashley, Nikki, Bijan, Ronald, Rafy, and Dr. Ferracane presented a total of four posters during the meeting. We also took time to explore Sea World, Little Italy, and Liberty Public Market and celebrate a birthday. Thanks to the conference organizers for helping to support our attendance. Congrats to everyone on an eventful meeting!

ACS Spring 2025

The Ferracane Lab attends the ACS National Meeting in San Diego! Giselle, Diana, Manuel, and Dr. Ferracane all presented ongoing work with opioid cyclic peptides and development of glycoprotease ligands. It was great to share our science and to meet up with old colleagues and an alumnus from the lab!