Jess Anand
Research Assistant Professor
Pharmacology
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Jess Anand
Research Assistant Professor
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    • Qualifications
    • PhD
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2013
    • MS
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009
    • BA
      Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, 2007
    Research Overview

    Medicinal chemistry; structure activity relationships, opioids; CNS disorders; substance use disorder

    Links
    • https://sites.google.com/view/anand-lab/home
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Correction to "Structure-Activity Relationships of the Fentanyl Scaffold: Identification of Antagonists as Potential Opioid Overdose Reversal Agents".
      Anand JP, Moore SC, Dixon EE, Perrien Naccarato CM, West JL, Delong LJ, Burgess E, Twarozynski JJ, Traynor JR. ACS Chem Neurosci, 2024 Oct 2; 15 (19): 3587 - 3588. DOI:10.1021/acschemneuro.4c00579
      PMID: 39354829
    • Preprint
      Xylazine Exacerbates Fentanyl-Induced Respiratory Depression and Bradycardia.
      Demery-Poulos C, Moore SC, Levitt ES, Anand JP, Traynor JR. 2024 Aug 19; DOI:10.1101/2024.08.16.608310
      PMID: 39229079
    • Journal Article
      Structure-Activity Relationships of the Fentanyl Scaffold: Identification of Antagonists as Potential Opioid Overdose Reversal Agents.
      Anand JP, Moore SC, Dixon EE, Perrien Naccarato CM, West JL, Delong LJ, Burgess E, Twarozynski JJ, Traynor JR. ACS Chem Neurosci, 2024 Aug 7; 15 (15): 2830 - 2841. DOI:10.1021/acschemneuro.4c00203
      PMID: 38994846
    • Presentation
      Novel Antagonists as Fentanyl Overdose Rescue Agents
      Anand J. 2024 Jul 11;
    • Presentation
      Novel Opioid Antagonists
      Anand J. 2024 May 6;
    • Journal Article
      Opioid Antagonists from the Orvinol Series as Potential Reversal Agents for Opioid Overdose.
      Disney A, Olson KM, Shafer AM, Moore SC, Anand JP, Traynor JR, Husbands SM. ACS Chem Neurosci, 2022 Nov 2; 13 (21): 3108 - 3117. DOI:10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00464
      PMID: 36223082
    • Presentation
      Silk Purses from Sow's Ears: Designing Safer Pain Killers.
      2021 Feb 1;
    • Journal Article
      SAR Matrices Enable Discovery of Mixed Efficacy μ-Opioid Receptor Agonist Peptidomimetics with Simplified Structures through an Aromatic-Amine Pharmacophore.
      Henry S, Anand JP, Brinkel AC, McMillan DM, Twarozynski JJ, Loo CE, Traynor JR, Mosberg HI. ACS Chem Neurosci, 2021 Jan 6; 12 (1): 216 - 233. DOI:10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00693
      PMID: 33346631
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