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Congratulations Daniel Klosowski for Having His Work Featured on the Cover of Synlett!

February 16, 2018

Check out the latest issue of Synlett where Daniel Klosowski's work is featured on the cover!  Congratulations Danny - great work!

W. Klosowski, Daniel & F. Martin, Stephen. (2018). Enantioselective Synthesis of F-Ring Fragments of Kibdelone C via Desymmetrizing Bromolactonization of 1,4-Dihydrobenzoic Acid. Synlett. 2018, 29,

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Scientists Discover Powerful Potential Pain Reliever

September 5, 2017

A team of scientists led by chemists Stephen Martin and James Sahn at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered what they say is a powerful pain reliever that acts on a previously unknown pain pathway. The synthetic compound, known as UKH-1114, is as effective at relieving neuropathic pain in injured mice as a drug widely used for pain relief called gabapentin, but it works at a much lower dose, with longer duration of action.

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UT at Austin Professors Present Early-Stage Pharmaceutical Startups

September 4, 2017

The StARTup Studio put on by the Innovation Center at the University of Texas at Austin had a decidedly pharmaceutical focus during its January presentations.

Three professor-led startups presented a variety of ideas including a traumatic brain injury treatment drug, a peptide sequencing platform to combat bacteria and a new way to create antibiotics.

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