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UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Ahmed, Mahmood
- Drug Discovery Unit - Professor (Teaching and Research) of Medicinal Chemistry
Person: Academic
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Toward better understanding of compound property requirements for effective drug distribution to the female reproductive tract
Norval, S. (Investigator) & Read, K. (Investigator)
1/01/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Development of a Preclinical Candidate for Chagas Disease That Acts Through Inhibition of Trypanosoma Cruzi Squalene Synthase
Bodkin, M. (Investigator), De Rycker, M. (Investigator), Gilbert, I. (Investigator), Gray, D. (Investigator) & Read, K. (Investigator)
1/01/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Structure-guided drug discovery coalition
Baragana, B. (Investigator), Bodkin, M. (Investigator), Gilbert, I. (Investigator) & Postis, V. (Investigator)
1/07/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
Research output
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A Tensioned Human Skin Explant Model Used for Preliminary Assessment of Chemexfoliant-Stimulated Bioeffects
Conneely, M. J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Namkoong, J., Allison, F., Hirata Tsutsumi, S. K., Grussu, D., Willis, R., Henderson, K., Campbell, P. A., Moy, M., Lesniak, E., Wu, J. & Hickerson, R. P., Jan 2025, In: JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health. 5, 1, 9 p., 100305.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterisation of RNA guanine-7 methyltransferase (RNMT) using a small molecule approach
Gray, D. (Lead / Corresponding author), Pearson, L.-A., Petit, A.-P., Mendoza Martinez, C., Bellany, F., Lin, D., Niven, S., Swift, R., Eadsforth, T., Fyfe, P., Paul, M., Postis, V., Hu, X. & Cowling, V., 17 Feb 2025, In: Biochemical Journal. p. 209-224 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Different chemical scaffolds bind to L-phe site in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phe-tRNA synthetase
Gade, P., Chang, C., Pryde, D., Fletcher, D., Niven, S., Godoy Magalhaes, L., Robinson, D. A., Saini, J., Ezzat Girgis Fahmy Ibrahim, P., Forte, B., Wower, J., Bodkin, M., Baragana, B. (Lead / Corresponding author), Gilbert, I., Michalska, K. & Joachimiak, A., 5 Apr 2025, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 287, 12 p., 117335.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Supporting data for “A Systematic Study of the In Vitro Pharmacokinetics and Estimated Human In Vivo Clearance of Indole and Indazole-3-Carboxamide Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists Detected on the Illicit Drug Market”
Brandon, A. (Creator), Antonides, L. (Creator), Riley, J. (Contributor), Epemolu, O. (Contributor), Read, K. (Creator) & McKenzie, C. (Creator), University of Dundee, Mar 2021
DOI: 10.15132/10000164
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Modelling data for: Short-course combination treatment for experimental chronic Chagas disease
González Del Valle, S. (Creator), Zuccotto, F. (Creator), Luise, C. (Creator), Wyllie, S. (Creator) & De Rycker, M. (Creator), Dryad, 14 Dec 2023
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.95x69p8r7, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.95x69p8r7
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Prizes
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Current Trends in Forensic Toxicology 2023 Poster Award
Baginski, S. (Recipient), May 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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DNDi Project of the Year 2023
De Rycker, M. (Recipient), Bell, S. (Recipient), Cookson, A. (Recipient), MacLean, L. (Recipient), Paterson, C. (Recipient), Riley, J. (Recipient), Thomas, J. (Recipient), Thompson, S. (Recipient), Torrie, L. (Recipient), Wyllie, S. (Recipient), De Sousa Paradela, L. (Recipient), Cookson, K. (Recipient), Gardner, E. (Recipient), Hughes, F. (Recipient), Sharma, K. (Recipient) & Swan, L. (Recipient), 6 Oct 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dundee Difference Awards 2024 - Collaboration Award
Floyd, A. (Recipient), 18 Jan 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Maryfield Family Food and Fun Easter 2025
Floyd, A. (Organiser), Brewer, A. (Participant), Cordova Perez, A. (Participant), Perez i Rafols, A. (Participant) & Edgar, R. (Participant)
3 Apr 2025 → 10 Apr 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Arboricultural Association Scottish Branch AGM and public lectures and awards
Frediani, K. (Organiser), Knapman, C. (Speaker), Stuart, S. (Organiser), Frediani, K. (Speaker), Floyd, A. (Contributor), Cooper, M. (Organiser) & Mains, S. (Contributor)
25 Jan 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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LGBT+ History Month 2025
Floyd, A. (Organiser)
31 Jan 2025 → 28 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition
Press/Media
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History and science come together at new Dundee TB exhibition
Floyd, A., Cleghorn, L., Tamaki, F., Davis, S., Hedges, L. & Mackintosh, A.
6/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Student theses
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Developing a high throughput assay for determining an accurate intracellular concentration of compounds within gram-negative bacteria
Ness, M. (Author), Read, K. (Supervisor), Coulthurst, S. (Supervisor) & Gilbert, I. (Supervisor), 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Discovery of high quality molecular leads and screening collections for CNS drug targets
Farnaby, W. (Author), Ciulli, A. (Supervisor) & Read, K. (Supervisor), 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Oocyst development in the parasite Cryptosporidium parvum
Sands, E. (Author), Pawlowic, M. (Supervisor) & Gilbert, I. (Supervisor), 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy