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Research Interests
The elucidation of eukaryotic signal transduction pathways, the study of signal transduction pathway perturbation in disease or injury, and the utilization of this knowledgebase for rational drug discovery and development.
Training Experience
1977 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Duke University |
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Biochemistry/Chemistry, Emory University
… → 1975
Research interests
- Alzheimer's Drug
- Biochemistry: Proteins
- Brain Cancer / Nervous System Cancer
- Brain Injury
- Drug Discovery
- Neuroinflammation
- Pharmacology
- Signal Transduction
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GMP Production and Extended Toxicology of an Oral Formulation Drug for Alzheimer's Disease
6/1/22 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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CardioExcyte 96 System for Pharmacology Research at Northwestern University
George, A. L., Abdulkadir, S. A., Ardehali, H., Arora, R. K., Burridge, P., Kearney, J. A., McNally, E. M., Schiltz, G. E., Silverman, R. B., Watterson, D. M. & Wilsbacher, L. D.
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
6/15/20 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Preclinical development of a novel small molecule inhibitor of Alzheimer's disease-related cognitive impairment
Watterson, D. M. & Anderson, W. F.
5/15/20 → 4/30/24
Project: Research project
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PI3Kγ stimulates a high molecular weight form of myosin light chain kinase to promote myeloid cell adhesion and tumor inflammation
Schmid, M. C., Kang, S. W., Chen, H., Paradise, M., Ghebremedhin, A., Kaneda, M. M., Chin, S. M., Do, A., Watterson, D. M. & Varner, J. A., Dec 2022, In: Nature communications. 13, 1, 1768.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Therapeutic treatment with the antiinflammatory drug candidate MW151 may partially reduce memory impairment and normalizes hippocampal metabolic markers in a mouse model of comorbid amyloid and vascular pathology
Braun, D. J., Powell, D. K., McLouth, C. J., Roy, S. M., Watterson, D. M. & Van Eldik, L. J., Jan 2022, In: PloS one. 17, 1 January, e0262474.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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First-in-Human Studies of MW01-6-189WH, a Brain-Penetrant, Antineuroinflammatory Small-Molecule Drug Candidate: Phase 1 Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetic, and Pharmacodynamic Studies in Healthy Adult Volunteers
Van Eldik, L. J., Sawaki, L., Bowen, K., Laskowitz, D. T., Noveck, R. J., Hauser, B., Jordan, L., Spears, T. G., Wu, H., Watt, K., Raja, S., Roy, S. M., Watterson, D. M. & Guptill, J. T., Feb 2021, In: Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development. 10, 2, p. 131-143 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Phosphorylation-dependent subcellular redistribution of small myosin light chain kinase
Khapchaev, A. Y., Watterson, D. M. & Shirinsky, V. P., Oct 2021, In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research. 1868, 11, 119104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Erratum: A selective and brain penetrant p38αMAPK inhibitor candidate for neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders that attenuates neuroinflammation and cognitive dysfunction (J. Med. Chem. (2019) 62:11 (5298-5311) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00058)
Roy, S. M., Minasov, G., Arancio, O., Chico, L. W., van Eldik, L. J., Anderson, W. F., Pelletier, J. C. & Martin Watterson, D., Aug 13 2020, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63, 15, p. 8649 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Datasets
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3GU7 : Crystal structure of DAPKQ23V-ADP-Mg2+
McNamara, L. K. (Contributor), Brunzelle, J. S. (Contributor), Schavocky, J. P. (Contributor) & Watterson, D. M. (Contributor), RCSB-PDB, 2010
DOI: 10.2210/pdb3gu7/pdb, https://www.rcsb.org/structure/3GU7
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3DFC : Crystal structure of a glycine-rich loop mutant of the death associated protein kinase catalytic domain with AMPPNP
McNamara, L. K. (Contributor), Brunzelle, J. S. (Contributor), Schavocky, J. P. (Contributor) & Watterson, D. M. (Contributor), RCSB-PDB, 2009
DOI: 10.2210/pdb3dfc/pdb, https://www.rcsb.org/structure/3DFC
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4R3C : Crystal structure of p38 alpha MAP kinase in complex with a novel isoform selective drug candidate
Roy, S. M. (Contributor), Tokars, V. L. (Contributor), Minasov, G. (Contributor), Anderson, W. F. (Contributor) & Watterson, D. M. (Contributor), RCSB-PDB, 2015
DOI: 10.2210/pdb4r3c/pdb, https://www.rcsb.org/structure/4R3C
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3GU6 : Crystal structure of DAPKQ23V-ADP
McNamara, L. K. (Contributor), Brunzelle, J. S. (Contributor), Schavocky, J. P. (Contributor) & Watterson, D. M. (Contributor), RCSB-PDB, 2010
DOI: 10.2210/pdb3gu6/pdb, https://www.rcsb.org/structure/3GU6
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1IG1 : 1.8A X-Ray structure of ternary complex of a catalytic domain of death-associated protein kinase with ATP analogue and Mn.
Watterson, D. M. (Contributor), Brunzelle, J. S. (Contributor), Tereshko, V. (Contributor), Teplova, M. (Contributor) & Egli, M. (Contributor), RCSB-PDB, 2002
DOI: 10.2210/pdb1ig1/pdb, https://www.rcsb.org/structure/1IG1
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