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Department of Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy
Kelton Schleyer

Kelton Schleyer, Ph.D., M.S.

Research Assistant Professor

Department: Medicinal Chemistry
Business Phone: (352) 273-9899
Business Email: kschleyer@ufl.edu
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About Kelton Schleyer

Kelton Schleyer, Ph.D., completed a B.S. in Chemistry at Harding University in Searcy, AR, before beginning graduate school in the department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) under Dr. Lina Cui. After receiving an M.S. in Chemistry, he joined Dr. Cui again in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Florida, finishing his Ph.D. in 2021. Dr. Schleyer then pursued post-doctoral research with Dr. Ralph Weissleder at the Center for Systems Biology in Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2025, Dr. Schleyer returned to the College of Pharmacy at UF as a Research Assistant in the Cui lab.

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. A Universal and Modular Scaffold for Heparanase Activatable Probes and Drugs.

    Journal
    Bioconjugate chemistry.
    Volume/Issue
    33(12):2290-2298
    [DOI]
    10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00426.
    [PMID]
    36346913.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. Molecular probes for selective detection of cysteine cathepsins.

    Journal
    Organic & biomolecular chemistry.
    Volume/Issue
    19(28):6182-6205
    [DOI]
    10.1039/d1ob00225b.
    [PMID]
    34288999.
    12 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Dual-Mechanism Quenched Fluorogenic Probe Provides Selective and Rapid Detection of Cathepsin L Activity*.

    Journal
    ChemMedChem.
    Volume/Issue
    16(7):1082-1087
    [DOI]
    10.1002/cmdc.202000823.
    [PMID]
    33295147.
    2 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Ultrasensitive small molecule fluorogenic probe for human heparanase.

    Journal
    Chemical science.
    Volume/Issue
    12(1):239-246
    [DOI]
    10.1039/d0sc04872k.
    [PMID]
    34163592.
    14 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Responsive Fluorophore Aggregation Provides Spectral Contrast for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging.

    Journal
    Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology.
    Volume/Issue
    21(15):2196-2204
    [DOI]
    10.1002/cbic.202000056.
    [PMID]
    32180309.
    8 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-9899
Emails:
Business:
kschleyer@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100485
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1345 CENTER DRIVE
MEDICAL SCIENCES BUILDING
 GAINESVILLE FL 32601