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  • 1996 - Herty Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)

Overview

David W. Boykin is affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a notable focus on molecular biology as a subfield.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, the prominent subfields of study encompass:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Physiology

David W. Boykin's research topics cover a diverse set, including:

  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism

Recent publications by David W. Boykin showcase their active contributions to various scientific journals:

  • Positively selected modifications in the pore of TbAQP2 allow pentamidine to enter Trypanosoma brucei (2020, eLife)
  • Restoring and Enhancing the Potency of Existing Antibiotics against Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria through the Development of Potent Small-Molecule Adjuvants (2022, ACS Infectious Diseases)
  • Molecular characterization of myotonic dystrophy fibroblast cell lines for use in small molecule screening (2022, iScience)
  • Pharmacological restriction of genomic binding sites redirects PU.1 pioneer transcription factor activity (2024, Nature Genetics)
  • Induction of AML cell differentiation using HOXA9/DNA binding inhibitors as a potential therapeutic option for HOXA9-dependent AML (2024, HemaSphere)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Abdelbasset A. Farahat
  • W. David Wilson
  • Richard R. Tidwell
  • Ananya Paul
  • Arvind Kumar

David W. Boykin has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • eLife
  • ACS Infectious Diseases
  • iScience
  • Nature Genetics

Among awards received, David W. Boykin was honored with the Herty Medal from the American Chemical Society in 1996.

Best Publications

  • The search for structure-specific nucleic acid-interactive drugs: effects of compound structure on RNA versus DNA interaction strength.

    W. D. Wilson;L. Ratmeyer;Min Zhao;L. Strekowski

  • Human African trypanosomiasis: pharmacological re-engagement with a neglected disease

    M P Barrett;D W Boykin;R Brun;R R Tidwell

  • Synthesis of some new 2-substituted-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carbonitriles and their potent activity against Candida species.

    Hakan Göker;Canan Kuş;David W. Boykin;Sulhiye Yildiz

  • Structure-In Vitro Activity Relationships of Pentamidine Analogues and Dication-Substituted Bis-Benzimidazoles as New Antifungal Agents

    Maurizio Del Poeta;Wiley A. Schell;Christine C. Dykstra;Susan Jones

  • Antiparasitic compounds that target DNA.

    W. David Wilson;Farial A. Tanious;Amanda Mathis;Denise Tevis

  • Extended aromatic furan amidino derivatives as anti-Pneumocystis carinii agents.

    Hopkins Kt;Wilson Wd;Bender Bc;McCurdy Dr

  • Structure-specific recognition of quadruplex DNA by organic cations: influence of shape, substituents and charge.

    Elizabeth W. White;Farial Tanious;Mohamed A. Ismail;Anthony P. Reszka

  • Simple amine/Pd(OAc)(2)-catalyzed suzuki coupling reactions of aryl bromides under mild aerobic conditions.

    Bin Tao;David W Boykin

  • Dicationic diarylfurans as anti-Pneumocystis carinii agents.

    Boykin Dw;Kumar A;Spychala J;Zhou M

  • Dications That Target the DNA Minor Groove: Compound Design and Preparation, DNA Interactions, Cellular Distribution and Biological Activity

    W. David Wilson;Binh Nguyen;Farial A. Tanious;Amanda Mathis

  • SYNTHESIS AND ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY OF 2,5-BIS(4-GUANYLPHENYL)FURANS

    B. P. Das;D. W. Boykin

  • G‐quadruplex‐binding small molecules ameliorate C9orf72 FTD/ALS pathology in vitro and in vivo

    Roberto Simone;Rubika Balendra;Rubika Balendra;Thomas G. Moens;Thomas G. Moens;Elisavet Preza

  • Diguanidino and "reversed" diamidino 2,5-diarylfurans as antimicrobial agents

    Chad E. Stephens;Farial Tanious;Susan Kim;W. David Wilson

  • A thermodynamic and structural analysis of DNA minor-groove complex formation.

    Mazur S;Tanious Fa;Ding D;Kumar A

  • Synthesis and potent antibacterial activity against MRSA of some novel 1,2-disubstituted-1H-benzimidazole-N-alkylated-5-carboxamidines.

    Hakan Göker;Seçkin Özden;Sulhiye Yıldız;David W. Boykin

  • PU.1 controls fibroblast polarization and tissue fibrosis

    Thomas Wohlfahrt;Simon Rauber;Steffen Uebe;Markus Luber

  • Binding of 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) to GC and mixed sequences in DNA: intercalation of a classical groove-binding molecule

    W. David Wilson;Farial A. Tanious;Henryk J. Barton;Robert L. Jones

  • 2,5-bis[4-(N-alkylamidino)phenyl]furans as anti-Pneumocystis carinii agents.

    David W. Boykin;Arvind Kumar;Ge Xiao;W. David Wilson

  • New Treatment Option for Second-Stage African Sleeping Sickness: In Vitro and In Vivo Efficacy of Aza Analogs of DB289

    Tanja Wenzler;David W. Boykin;Mohamed A. Ismail;James Edwin Hall

  • NOVEL DICATIONIC IMIDAZO[1,2-a]PYRIDINES AND 5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDRO-IMIDAZO[1,2a]PYRIDINES AS ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS

    David W. Boykin;Richard R. Tidwell;W. David Wilson;Mohamed A. Ismail

  • Synthesis and antiprotozoal activity of aza-analogues of furamidine.

    Mohamed A. Ismail;Reto Brun;Judy D. Easterbrook;Farial A. Tanious

Frequent Co-Authors

W. David Wilson
W. David Wilson Georgia State University
Richard R. Tidwell
Richard R. Tidwell University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Reto Brun
Reto Brun University of Basel
Farial A. Tanious
Farial A. Tanious Georgia State University
Stephen Neidle
Stephen Neidle University College London
John R. Perfect
John R. Perfect Duke University
Jian-Dong Jiang
Jian-Dong Jiang Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Dhiren R. Thakker
Dhiren R. Thakker University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Byron L. Blagburn
Byron L. Blagburn Auburn University
Andrew Hemphill
Andrew Hemphill University of Bern

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