Research

Publications

At Usona, our exploration of psychedelic compounds is defined by scientific rigor and discovery. Our Medicinal Chemistry team has published significant research articles in collaboration with scientists around the globe.

Usona Publications

MDMA and Their Analogs as Therapeutics for Mental Disorder and Response Predictor

Kargbo, R. B. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2022.

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Restoration of Motor Function Post-Neurological Injury Using Serotonergic Agonist

Kargbo, R. B. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2022.

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Application of Deuterated N,N‑Dimethyltryptamine in the Potential Treatment of Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders

Kargbo, R. B. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2022.

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Assessment of Bioactivity-Modulating Pseudo-Ring Formation in Psilocin and Related Tryptamines

Claudius Lenz; Sebastian Dörner; Felix Trottmann; Prof. Dr. Christian Hertweck; Alexander Sherwood; Prof. Dr. Dirk Hoffmeister. 2022
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An Improved, Practical, and Scalable Five-Step Synthesis of Psilocybin

Sherwood, A. M.; Meisenheimer, P.; Tarpley, G.; Kargbo, R. B. Synthesis. 2020
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Psilocybin: crystal structure solutions enable phase analysis of prior art and recently patented examples

Sherwood, A. M.; Kargbo, R.B; Kaylo, K.W.; Cozzi, N.V.; Meisenheimer, P.; Kaduk, J.A. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry (IUCr). 2021.
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Reinforcing Effects of Synthetic Cathinondes in Rhesus Monkeys: Dose-Response and Behavioral Economic Analyses

De Moura F. B.; Sherwood, A. M.; Prisinzano T. E.; Paronis, C. A.; Bergman, J; Kohut, S. J. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 2021
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Discriminative-Etimulus Effects of Synthetic Cathinones in Squirrel Monkeys

Wakeford. A. GP.; Sherwood, A. M.; Prisinzano, T. E.; Bergman, J.; Kohut, S. J.; Paronis, C. A. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021.
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