Publications
(2025) Discovery of a fluorinated macrobicyclic antibiotic through chemical synthesis. Nat Chem. 10.1038/s41557-025-01738-7
(2024) Development of 2nd generation aminomethyl spectinomycins that overcome native efflux in abscessus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 121, e2314101120
(2017) Co-produced natural ketolides methymycin and pikromycin inhibit bacterial growth by preventing synthesis of a limited number of proteins. Nucleic Acids Res. 45, 9573-9582
(2025) A broad-spectrum lasso peptide antibiotic targeting the bacterial ribosome. Nature. 10.1038/s41586-025-08723-7
(2021) Binding and Action of Triphenylphosphonium Analog of Chloramphenicol upon the Bacterial Ribosome. Antibiotics (Basel). 10.3390/antibiotics10040390
(2018) Binding and Action of Amino Acid Analogs of Chloramphenicol upon the Bacterial Ribosome. J Mol Biol. 10.1016/j.jmb.2018.01.016
(2024) Berberine analog of chloramphenicol exhibits a distinct mode of action and unveils ribosome plasticity. Structure. 10.1016/j.str.2024.06.013
(2014) The antibiotics dityromycin and GE82832 bind protein S12 and block EF-G-catalyzed translocation. Cell Rep. 6, 357-65
(2024) An antibiotic preorganized for ribosomal binding overcomes antimicrobial resistance. Science. 383, 721-726
(2014) Amicoumacin a inhibits translation by stabilizing mRNA interaction with the ribosome. Mol Cell. 56, 531-40
(2024) Activity, structure, and diversity of Type II proline-rich antimicrobial peptides from insects. EMBO Rep. 25, 5194-5211
(2015) Acoustic vibrations contribute to the diffuse scatter produced by ribosome crystals. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 71, 2021-31

