P. Loppnau

The paper uses machine learning-augmented virtual screening to discover a novel series of Mac1 inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 NSP3, validated by experimental assays and crystallography.

This paper identifies and optimizes oxaspiropiperidine inhibitors targeting nsP2hel, showing nanomolar antiviral activity against multiple alphaviruses.

The paper identifies inhibitors of Chikungunya virus nsP2 ATPase by screening compounds that reduce ATP hydrolysis.

The paper develops a resource for discovering ligands for WDR proteins using experimental and computational methods, leading to the identification of drug-like ligands for 9 out of 20 targets.

The paper introduces PFI-7, a chemical probe that inhibits GID4 Pro/N-degron interactions, revealing non-degradative roles of the CTLH complex in human cells.

The paper identifies a first-in-class small molecule ligand for WDR91 using DNA-encoded chemical library selection and machine learning, leading to the discovery of covalent analogs and structural insights.