Education
- B.S. Chemistry with Mathematics Minor, Wingate University, Wingate, North Carolina, USA
Entry Date into the Medicinal Chemistry PhD program: Fall 2015
Research Interests
- Blood Brain Barrier
- Cancer
- Peptide Chemistry
Professional Experience
- Intern, Novartis, Holly Springs, North Carolina
- Intern, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Publications
1. Pescatore, R., Marrone, G., Sedberry, S., Vinton, D., Finkelstein, N., Katlowitz, Y., Pasternak, G., Wilson, K., and Majumdar, S. (2015) Synthesis and Pharmacology of Halogenated δ-Opioid-Selective [d-Ala2] Deltorphin II Peptide Analogues. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 6: 905-910. DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.5b00060.
2. Wilson, K. R., Sedberry, S., Pescatore, R., Vinton, D., Love, B., Ballard, S., Wham, B. C., Hutchison, S. K., and Williamson, E. J. (2016) Microwave-assisted cleavage of Alloc and Allyl Ester protecting groups in solid phase peptide synthesis. J. Pept. Sci., 22: 622–627. doi: 1002/psc.2910.
Contact Information
Email: ro.pescatore@ufl.edu