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Lieselotte Schurmans

KU Leuven

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Mechanistic insights into coronavirus inhibition by a distinct base-modified adenosine analog targeting the viral polymerase

Nikolai Bakirtzoglou, Barbara Selisko, Yucen Huang, Peng Nie, Bruno Ribeiro de Castro Ramos, Ria Van Berwaer, Lieselotte Schurmans, Véronique Fattorini, Yu Zhou, Yufan Pan, Xiaoxia An, Julie Vandeput, Benjamin Van Loy, Bert Vanmechelen, Piet Maes, , Annelies Stevaert

This paper investigates the mechanism of 6-ethyl-modified 7-deazaadenosine (EDA) as a coronavirus inhibitor, showing it stalls viral polymerase without causing mutagenesis.

bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

N-benzamides as Influenza Virus Fusion Inhibitors Acting on H1 and H5 Hemagglutinins

Silke Rimaux, Aitor Valdivia, Juan Martín-López, Valeria Francesconi, Celia Escriche, Cato Mestdagh, Ria Van Berwaer, Lieselotte Schurmans, Kaat Verleye, Sam Noppen, Oscar Perlaza Lozano, Annelies Stevaert, Francisco Javier Luque, Lieve M. J. Naesens, Santiago Vázquez

This paper identifies N-benzamides as inhibitors of influenza virus fusion, showing efficacy against H1 and H5 hemagglutinins with low EC50 values and high selectivity.

bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology