The Riley Lab investigates the medicinal chemistry of natural products focused on pain and addiction.

Joined December 2018
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Role call!!! UIC is Iowa-bound for the annual MIKIW meeting!! #MIKIW2026
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In celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the launch of ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, the Early Career Board assembled this collection of some of the most impactful articles from the Journal. doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemle…
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In addition to providing you the opportunity to look at some of the great science that has been published over the years, we also reached out to the Authors and asked them to reflect back on their work in ACS Med Chem Lett.
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We hope the entire medicinal chemistry community will enjoy reading through their inspirational and thoughtful responses as much as we did.
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The December issue of #ACSMedChemLett is out today! Amanda Dombrowski summarizes three must read articles In this Issue. go.acs.org/dyI
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In the October Issue of #ACSMedChemLett, John Woodland describes three must read articles In this Issue! go.acs.org/dfI
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A NOA from NIDA on a UG3 grant is here. Excited to work with Brian Kobilka and Jay Mclaughlin on NAMs for treating opioid overdose upto IND phase. Several postdoc positions in both chemistry/pharmacology available. @washumedicine @WashUClinPharm Please RT
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Spent a fantastic weekend at KU for the annual MIKIW conference. It was a blast showing the group where the magic all started. And we capped it off with Lisa Rusali bringing home the gold with an awesome oral presentation. #MIKIW2025 #noplacelikehome
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Check out the latest issue of ACS Med Chem Lett including a fantastic In This Issue by Early Career Board Member John Woodland.
Read the February issue of #ACSMedChemLett! go.acs.org/chM John Woodland highlights three must read articles In this Issue. go.acs.org/chL
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Check out the newest virtual special issue at ACS Med Chem Lett and J. Med. Chem. highlighting the many faces of medicinal chemistry! pubs.acs.org/page/si/many... Editorial from Ashley Adams, @LoriFerrins , and Anna Junker @ACSBioMed @Kelly_Chibale @JmcLindsley
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šŸ“¢ Call for Papers šŸ“¢ Submit your manuscripts to the upcoming special issue in #ACSMedChemLett highlighting the exciting collaborations in #DrugDiscovery happening across the academic and industrial divide šŸ¤ More information āž” go.acs.org/cen
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Thomas lab has an NIH-funded Postdoctoral position available immediately to study epigenetic regulation. Dynamic research and dedicated mentoring . Full add: postdocjobs.com/posting/7298…, uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersi… #postdoc #postdoclife #phdcandidate #postphd #postdocs #doctoratestudent

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We're celebrating scholarship winners from the recent Research Day. Today we recognize the winner of the Charles L. Bell Award, Lisa Rusali. Congratulations!
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The latest Riley Lab paper using a Ritter-like reaction to form aristoquionline analogues is now out in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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While we were at it, we tested all these compounds against the α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and found a few analogues with improved potency compared to the natural product aristoquinoline!
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productive day in the lab, year 4!!
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Great summaries from Early Career Board member Michelle!!
The December Issue of #ACSMedChemLett is now out! go.acs.org/bWu In this Issue, Michelle Estrada highlights the three must read articles this month. go.acs.org/bWv
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Check out this Virtual Special Issue on Natural Products Driven Medicinal Chemistry!! pubs.acs.org/page/vsi/natura…
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With articles in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,Ā ACS Med Chem Lett,Ā ACS Bio & Med Chem Au, theĀ Journal of Nat Prod,Ā ACS Chem Neurosci, andĀ ACS Chem Bio, this VSI is an exciting reminder of the importance of natural products in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery!
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