A. K. Debnath

Discovery of highly potent small molecule pan-coronavirus fusion inhibitors

This paper discovers and characterizes NBCoV63, a potent small molecule inhibitor effective against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants and other coronaviruses.

Stapled peptides based on Human Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) potently inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro

This study designs stapled peptides based on the ACE2 helix to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection, showing potent antiviral activity with no cytotoxicity.