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Biography
Position
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Medicinal Chemistry
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Monash teaching commitment
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science teaching:
- Introduction to pharmaceutical sciences
- Analytical methods
- Molecular basis of drug action
- Research project
Bachelor of Pharmacy teaching:
- Basis of drug action I
- Integrated therapeutics: Psychiatry
Biography
Dr Capuano is an experienced synthetic medicinal chemist specialising in the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of: (1) small biomolecules targeting G protein-coupled receptors implicated in schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease, (2) analogues of the opium poppy-derived alkaloid noscapine as novel anticancer agents and (3) allosteric modulators of the central muscarinic receptor as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease, and (4) fragment-based drug discovery towards novel inhibitors of the enzymes DsbA and HIV-integrase as potential antibacterial agents and anti-HIV agents, respectively. The specific expertise include (i) solution and solid phase organic synthesis, (ii) comprehensive chemical purification and characterisation (iii) knowledge of molecular modeling techniques including virtual screening and molecular docking and (iv) training in in vitro/functional & behavioural assays.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- G protein-coupled receptors
- schizophrenia
- Parkinson's disease
- Dopamine D2 Receptor
- allosteric modulation
- Fragment Based Drug Design
- Serotonin Receptors
- structure-based drug design
- ligand-based drug design
- orthosteric ligands
Network
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Modulation of the M4 muscarinic receptor for the treatment of schizophrenia
Valant, C., Capuano, B., Choy, C., Thal, D., Miao, Y., Christopoulos, A., Felder, C. & Pantellis, C.
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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IC18.4 Enabling fragment-based lead discovery for challenging targets
Mackay, J. P., Kassiou, M., Scanlon, M. & Capuano, B.
19/12/19 → 21/07/24
Project: Research
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A computer based approach to drug discovery: Identifying New Treatments for Osteoporosis and Asthma
Keller, A., Leach, K., Gregory, K. & Capuano, B.
Project: Research
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IC18.8 Characterisation of soluble and membrane proteins for fragment-based screening using mass spectrometry
Poulsen, S., Scanlon, M., Hallili, M. & Capuano, B.
22/07/19 → 21/07/21
Project: Research
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Personalised medicines for familial hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism
Josephs, T. M., Zhang, F., Dinh, L. V., Keller, A. N., Conigrave, A. D., Capuano, B., Gregory, K. J. & Leach, K., 9 May 2022, In: Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 69, 1, p. 243-257 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Structural Features of Iperoxo-BQCA Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Hybrid Ligands Determining Subtype Selectivity and Efficacy
Wakeham, M. C. L., Davie, B. J., Chalmers, D. K., Christopoulos, A., Capuano, B., Valant, C. & Scammells, P. J., 5 Jan 2022, In: ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 13, 1, p. 97-111 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
The Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel 9-Arylxanthenedione-Based Allosteric Modulators for the -Opioid Receptor
Deo, O., Alvi, S., Pham, V., Christopoulos, A., Thal, D. M., Jörg, M., Capuano, B., Valant, C. & Scammells, P. J., 13 Sep 2022, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 65, 18, p. 12367–12385 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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1,3-Benzodioxole-Modified Noscapine Analogues: Synthesis, Antiproliferative Activity, and Tubulin-Bound Structure
Yong, C., Devine, S. M., Abel, A. C., Tomlins, S. D., Muthiah, D., Gao, X., Callaghan, R., Steinmetz, M. O., Prota, A. E., Capuano, B. & Scammells, P. J., 16 Sep 2021, In: ChemMedChem. 16, 18, p. 2882-2894 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Development of AC265347-Inspired Calcium-Sensing Receptor Ago-Positive Allosteric Modulators
Dinh, L. V., DeBono, A., Keller, A. N., Josephs, T. M., Gregory, K. J., Leach, K. & Capuano, B., 19 Nov 2021, In: ChemMedChem. 16, 22, p. 3451-3462 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review