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Ashley K. Woods

Scripps Research Institute

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Pharmacology & Toxicology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 1

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Anil K. Sen GuptaiD· 3 shared Arnab K. ChatterjeeiD· 3 shared Case W. McNamaraiD· 3 shared James R. PedroarenaiD· 3 shared Peter G. SchultziD· 3 shared Sean B. JosephiD· 3 shared Victor ChiiD· 3 shared Alireza Rahimi· 2 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Pan-Coronavirus Protease Engagement and Differentiated Pharmacology of Antiviral Candidate CMX990

N. G. R. Dayan Elshan, Karen C. Wolff, Laura Riva, Malina A. Bakowski, Simeon Babarinde, Anshul Chaudhary, Mark Zeller, Ashley K. Woods, Gennadii A. Grabovyi, Katy B. Wilson, Rebecca A. Leonard, Briana Lynn McGovern, Jared Benjamin, Isidora D. Suazo, Mary Gordon, , Arnab K. Chatterjee

This study evaluates CMX990, a coronavirus Mpro inhibitor, showing broad antiviral activity against multiple coronaviruses and superior pharmacologic properties compared to existing inhibitors.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology

Orally Bioavailable SARS-CoV-2 Protease Inhibitors Bearing a Hydroxymethyl Ketone Warhead

N. G. R. Dayan Elshan, Karen C. Wolff, Frank O. Weiss, Sourav Ghorai, Gennadii A. Grabovyi, Katy Wilson, Laura Riva, Ashley K. Woods, James R. Pedroarena, Armen Nazarian, Yuyin Liu, Wrickban Mazumdar, Lirui Song, Neechi Okwor, Jacqueline Malvin, , Arnab K. Chatterjee

This paper describes the development of orally bioavailable SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitors with a hydroxymethyl ketone warhead, showing improved potency and bioavailability compared to previous compounds.

Viruses · Jul 26, 2026Peer-reviewedPharmacology & Toxicology

Identification of mCMQ069, a novel antimalarial with potential for a single-dose cure and/or 28-day chemoprevention

Anil K. Sen Gupta, James R. Pedroarena, Armen Nazarian, Jenya Antonova-Koch, Frank Weiss, Krittikorn Kümpornsin, Victor Chi, Ashley K. Woods, Kyoung-Jin Lee, Sean B. Joseph, Shuangwei Li, Jason Brittain, Eugenio L. de Hostos, James Duffy, Anne E. Cooper, , Arnab K. Chatterjee

This paper identifies mCMQ069, a novel antimalarial with potential for single-dose cure and one-month chemoprevention, showing improved pharmacokinetic properties over KAF156.

bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology