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Dennis C. Liotta

Dennis C. Liotta

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Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
17143
World Ranking
5861
National Ranking
1797

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2005 - Herty Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1980 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Dennis C. Liotta is a researcher affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their work spans multiple scientific domains, focusing notably on molecular biology and neuroscience. Their publications frequently address complex biochemical mechanisms and therapeutic development.

Among recent research outputs are the following papers:

  • "Biased modulators of NMDA receptors control channel opening and ion selectivity" (2020), published in Nature Chemical Biology
  • "NMDA receptor channel gating control by the pre-M1 helix" (2020), published in The Journal of General Physiology
  • "Molecular mechanism of ligand gating and opening of NMDA receptor" (2024), published in Nature
  • "Negative allosteric modulation of GluN1/GluN3 NMDA receptors" (2020), published in Neuropharmacology
  • "Potent SARS-CoV-2 Direct-Acting Antivirals Provide an Important Complement to COVID-19 Vaccines" (2021), published in ACS Central Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Liotta include:

  • Craig W. Lindsley
  • Courtney C. Aldrich
  • Cynthia J. Burrows
  • Shu Wang
  • Hyun Jae Kim

Liotta's work has been published often in several scientific journals, including:

  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science
  • ACS Infectious Diseases

Their research covers various subfields such as history and philosophy of science, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, infectious diseases, and general health professions.

Main topics addressed in Liotta's scholarship include:

  • Academic Writing and Publishing
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • HIV Research and Treatment

Dennis C. Liotta has been recognized with several professional honors, including:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2013)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2010)
  • Herty Medal, American Chemical Society (2005)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2002)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1980)

Best Publications

  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel curcumin analogs as anti-cancer and anti-angiogenesis agents

    Brian K. Adams;Eva M. Ferstl;Matthew C. Davis;Marike Herold

  • Thematic Review Series: Sphingolipids. Biodiversity of sphingoid bases (“sphingosines”) and related amino alcohols

    Sarah T. Pruett;Sarah T. Pruett;Anatoliy Bushnev;Kerri Hagedorn;Madhura Adiga

  • Characterization of human immunodeficiency viruses resistant to oxathiolane-cytosine nucleosides.

    R F Schinazi;R M Lloyd;M H Nguyen;D L Cannon

  • Quantitation of free sphingosine in liver by high-performance liquid chromatography.

    Merrill Ah;Wang E;Mullins Re;Jamison Wc

  • Polyoxometalate HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors. A New Mode of Protease Inhibition

    Deborah A. Judd;James H. Nettles;Neysa Nevins;James P. Snyder

  • The Ecstasy and Agony of Assay Interference Compounds

    Courtney Aldrich;Carolyn Bertozzi;Gunda I. Georg;Laura Kiessling

  • EF24, a novel synthetic curcumin analog, induces apoptosis in cancer cells via a redox-dependent mechanism.

    Brian K. Adams;Jiyang Cai;Jeff Armstrong;Marike Herold

  • Inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway by the curcumin analog, 3,5-Bis(2-pyridinylmethylidene)-4-piperidone (EF31): anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.

    Anlys Olivera;Terry W. Moore;Fang Hu;Andrew P. Brown

  • Fumonisins and fumonisin analogs as inhibitors of ceramide synthase and inducers of apoptosis

    Kena Desai;M.Cameron Sullards;Jeremy Allegood;Elaine Wang

  • In situ complexation directs the stereochemistry of N-glycosylation in the synthesis of oxathiolanyl and dioxolanyl nucleoside analogues

    Woo Baeg Choi;Lawrence J. Wilson;Suresh Yeola;Dennis C. Liotta

  • Acylation of naturally occurring and synthetic 1-deoxysphinganines by ceramide synthase. Formation of N-palmitoyl-aminopentol produces a toxic metabolite of hydrolyzed fumonisin, AP1, and a new category of ceramide synthase inhibitor.

    Hans-Ulrich Humpf;Eva-Maria Schmelz;Filmore I. Meredith;Hubert Vesper

  • Fumonisins: fungal toxins that shed light on sphingolipid function

    Alfred H. Merrill;Dennis C. Liotta;Ronald T. Riley

  • Disruption of sphingolipid metabolism and stimulation of DNA synthesis by fumonisin B1. A molecular mechanism for carcinogenesis associated with Fusarium moniliforme.

    J. J. Schroeder;H. M. Crane;Jianhui Xia;D. C. Liotta

  • Total synthesis of SR 121463 A, a highly potent and selective vasopressin v(2) receptor antagonist.

    Hariharan Venkatesan;Matthew C. Davis;Yesim Altas;James P. Snyder

  • Inhibition of IκB Kinase-Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling Pathway by 3,5-Bis(2-flurobenzylidene)piperidin-4-one (EF24), a Novel Monoketone Analog of Curcumin

    Andrea L. Kasinski;Yuhong Du;Shala L. Thomas;Jing Zhao

  • New organoselenium methodology

    Dennis Liotta

  • Bimodal Regulation of Ceramidase by Interleukin-1β IMPLICATIONS FOR THE REGULATION OF CYTOCHROME P450 2C11 (CYP2C11)

    Mariana Nikolova-Karakashian;Edward T. Morgan;Christopher Alexander;Dennis C. Liotta

  • Highly active anticancer curcumin analogues.

    Cara A. Mosley;Dennis C. Liotta;James P. Snyder

  • The development of a selective cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor that shows antitumor activity.

    Simak Ali;Dean A. Heathcote;Sebastian H.B. Kroll;Ashutosh S. Jogalekar

  • A stereoselective synthesis of sphingosine, a protein kinase c inhibitor

    Sanjay Nimkar;David Menaldino;Alfred H Merrill;Dennis Liotta

  • Chemical synthesis and biological evaluation of cis- and trans-12,13-cyclopropyl and 12,13-cyclobutyl epothilones and related pyridine side chain analogues.

    K. C. Nicolaou;K. C. Nicolaou;Kenji Namoto;Kenji Namoto;Andreas Ritzén;Andreas Ritzén;Trond Ulven;Trond Ulven

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig W. Lindsley
Craig W. Lindsley Vanderbilt University
Gunda I. Georg
Gunda I. Georg University of Minnesota
Alanna Schepartz
Alanna Schepartz University of California, Berkeley
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Carolyn R. Bertozzi Stanford University
James P. Snyder
James P. Snyder Emory University
Kenneth M. Merz
Kenneth M. Merz Michigan State University
Marc A. Hillmyer
Marc A. Hillmyer University of Minnesota
Vincent M. Rotello
Vincent M. Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst
Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University

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