William Jorgensen
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Sterling Professor of Chemistry
Director, Division of Physical Sciences & Engineering
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- Developmental Therapeutics
- Wu Tsai Institute
- Yale Cancer Center
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- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative
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Karen Anderson, PhD
Priti Kumar, PhD
David Spiegel, MD, PhD
Pradeep Uchil, PhD
Stefan Krimmer
Walther Mothes, PhD
51Publications
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2024
The Beginnings of JCTC
Jorgensen W. The Beginnings of JCTC. Journal Of Chemical Theory And Computation 2024, 20: 7692-7693. PMID: 39315606, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.4c01146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricProdrug nanotherapy demonstrates in vivo anticryptosporidial efficacy in a mouse model of chronic Cryptosporidium infection
Ranjan A, Czyzyk D, Martinez-Traverso G, Sadiqova A, Valhondo M, Schaefer D, Spasov K, Jorgensen W, Vishwanatha J, Riggs M, Castellanos-Gonzalez A, Anderson K. Prodrug nanotherapy demonstrates in vivo anticryptosporidial efficacy in a mouse model of chronic Cryptosporidium infection. RSC Pharmaceutics 2024 PMID: 39372445, PMCID: PMC11447440, DOI: 10.1039/d4pm00093e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMonte Carlo simulations for free energies of hydration: Past to present
Jorgensen W. Monte Carlo simulations for free energies of hydration: Past to present. The Journal Of Chemical Physics 2024, 161: 064111. PMID: 39136662, PMCID: PMC11324328, DOI: 10.1063/5.0222659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsFree energy of hydrationEnergy of hydrationOrganic moleculesHydration of organic moleculesMonte Carlo statistical mechanics simulationsAtom force fieldStatistical mechanics simulationsTIP4P water modelLennard-Jones interactionsUnsigned errorForce fieldCarbon atomsLennard-JonesFree energyMechanical simulationsWater modelMoleculesMonte Carlo simulationsOptimization potentialTIP4PHydrationAtomsCarlo simulationsProof-of-concept studies with a computationally designed Mpro inhibitor as a synergistic combination regimen alternative to Paxlovid
Papini C, Ullah I, Ranjan A, Zhang S, Wu Q, Spasov K, Zhang C, Mothes W, Crawford J, Lindenbach B, Uchil P, Kumar P, Jorgensen W, Anderson K. Proof-of-concept studies with a computationally designed Mpro inhibitor as a synergistic combination regimen alternative to Paxlovid. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2320713121. PMID: 38621119, PMCID: PMC11046628, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2320713121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDirect-acting antiviralsSARS-CoV-2Lack of off-target effectsIn vitro pharmacological profileTreatment of patientsDevelopment of severe symptomsPharmacological propertiesDrug-drug interactionsSARS-CoV-2 infectionProof-of-concept studySARS-CoV-2 M<sup>pro</sup>.Combination regimenImmunocompromised patientsLead compoundsSARS-CoV-2 main proteaseOral doseActive drugTreat infectionsPharmacological profileSARS-CoV-2 MPotential preclinical candidateOff-target effectsPatientsComplete recoveryCapsule formulationEnthalpies and entropies of hydration from Monte Carlo simulations
Jorgensen W. Enthalpies and entropies of hydration from Monte Carlo simulations. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2024, 26: 8141-8147. PMID: 38412420, PMCID: PMC10916384, DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00297k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsComputing free energies of hydrationMolecular dynamicsFree energy perturbation theoryOPLS-AA force fieldFree energy of solvationTIP4P waterEnthalpy changeFree energy of hydrationEnergy of solvationOrganic solutesComputed free energiesFree energyEnergy of hydrationVan't Hoff plotsEntropy of hydrationFree energy changeVan't Hoff approachOPLS-AASolvation processPartial molar volumesForce fieldHoff plotsGas phaseEntropic componentsExcessive hydrophobicity
2023
OPLS/2020 Force Field for Unsaturated Hydrocarbons, Alcohols, and Ethers
Jorgensen W, Ghahremanpour M, Saar A, Tirado-Rives J. OPLS/2020 Force Field for Unsaturated Hydrocarbons, Alcohols, and Ethers. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 2023, 128: 250-262. PMID: 38127719, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c06602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsForce fieldStatistical mechanics calculationsUnsaturated hydrocarbonsFree energyPure liquidsFree energy perturbation calculationsStandard force fieldsAtom force fieldAverage unsigned errorOrganic moleculesMechanics calculationsBiomolecular systemsConformational energeticsHeat of vaporizationLarge moleculesKcal/Perturbation calculationsUnsigned errorAverage errorLiquidEtherExperimental dataMoleculesErrorHydrationEnsemble Geometric Deep Learning of Aqueous Solubility
Ghahremanpour M, Saar A, Tirado-Rives J, Jorgensen W. Ensemble Geometric Deep Learning of Aqueous Solubility. Journal Of Chemical Information And Modeling 2023, 63: 7338-7349. PMID: 37990484, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricA High-Throughput, High-Containment Human Primary Epithelial Airway Organ-on-Chip Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Therapeutic Screening
Fisher C, Medie F, Luu R, Gaibler R, Mulhern T, Miller C, Zhang C, Rubio L, Marr E, Vijayakumar V, Gabriel E, Quezada L, Zhang C, Anderson K, Jorgensen W, Alladina J, Medoff B, Borenstein J, Gard A. A High-Throughput, High-Containment Human Primary Epithelial Airway Organ-on-Chip Platform for SARS-CoV-2 Therapeutic Screening. Cells 2023, 12: 2639. PMID: 37998374, PMCID: PMC10669988, DOI: 10.3390/cells12222639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsChip platformHigh-throughput organSARS-CoV-2 infectionHigh throughputScreening applicationsDisease modelingEfficacy of remdesivirNative virusRobust viral replicationSARS-CoV-2Therapeutic screeningPlatformRapid developmentAntiviral effectLung tissuePreclinical modelsEfficacious vaccineHuman donorsViral replicationEffective therapeuticsPlaque assayAntiviral studiesWorldwide pandemicThroughputRT-qPCR
2021
Engineering diaminotriazole ligands into ATP-mimetics for selective targeting of the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) pseudokinase domain (JH2)
Liosi M, Krimmer S, Sofia Newton A, Dawson T, Puleo D, Cutrona K, Suzuki Y, Henry S, Schlessinger J, Jorgensen W. Engineering diaminotriazole ligands into ATP-mimetics for selective targeting of the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) pseudokinase domain (JH2). 2021 DOI: 10.1021/scimeetings.1c00737.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
From in silico hit to long-acting late-stage preclinical candidate to combat HIV-1 infection
Kudalkar SN, Beloor J, Quijano E, Spasov KA, Lee WG, Cisneros JA, Saltzman WM, Kumar P, Jorgensen WL, Anderson KS. From in silico hit to long-acting late-stage preclinical candidate to combat HIV-1 infection. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 115: e802-e811. PMID: 29279368, PMCID: PMC5789948, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1717932115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHIV-1 drugsDrug-resistant HIV-1 strainsHIV-1 drug-resistant strainsPreclinical candidateDrug-resistant HIV-1HIV-1-infected T cellsDaily treatment regimensActive antiretroviral therapyT cell lossSynergistic antiviral activityHIV-1 infectionAnti-HIV-1 agentsCombination drug regimensHIV-1 strainsMajor therapeutic challengeHIV-1 pandemicPlasma drug concentrationsDrug-resistant strainsVivo pharmacokinetic behaviorAntiretroviral therapyDrug regimensTherapeutic challengeViral loadTreatment regimensSingle dose
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