Edgars Suna Group

Research topics

Antimalarial agents

Anticancer agents

Antibacterials

Material science

Organic electrosynthesis

Total synthesis

Diastereoselective synthesis

Enantioselective Catalysis

Late-stage C-H functionalization

Latest news

Jul 12, 2024

July 2024

Arturs won the awards for the best poster of BOS 2024. Congrats!

Jun 20, 2024

June 2024

Undergraduate and Master’s students from our team have graduated from University of Latvia. Congrats!

Jan 28, 2024

January 2024

Congratulations to the latest PhD graduate from our group – Olesja Koleda!

Jun 19, 2023

June 2023

Undergraduate and Master’s students from our team have graduated from University of Latvia. Congrats!

May 25, 2023

May 2023

Artis becomes associate professor of University of Latvia Faculty of Chemistry. Congrats!

May 16, 2023

May 2023

Linda spent two months working in prof. Christopher J. Schofield group. Welcome back!

May 12, 2023

May 2023

Linda spent two months working in prof. Tore Bengtsson group. Welcome back!

Feb 17, 2023

February 2023

Prime Minister of Latvia Krišjānis Kariņš visits LIOS!

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Recent publications

54. Impurity-Induced Phosphorescence in Purely Organic Materials

Mazarevics A., Leduskrasts K., Suna E. ACS Materials Lett. 2024, 6, 2703–2713.
DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c00447.

53. Development of Potent Microtubule Targeting Agent by Structural Simplification of Natural Diazonamide

Kalnins T., Vitkovska V., Kazak M., Zelencova-Gopejenko D., Ozola M., Narvaiss N., Makrecka-Kuka M., Domračeva I., Kinens A., Gukalova B., Konrad N., Aav R., Bonato F., Lucena-Agell D., Díaz J. F., Liepinsh E., Suna E. J. Med. Chem., 2024, 67 (11), 9227–9259.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00388.

52. The Novel Adrenergic Agonist ATR-127 Targets Skeletal Muscle and Brown Adipose Tissue to Tackle Diabesity and Steatohepatitis

Talamonti E., Davegardh J., Kalinovich A., van Beek S. M. M., Dehvari N., Halleskog C., Bokhari H. M., Hutchinson D. S., Ham S., Humphrys L. J., Dijon N. C., Motso A., Sandstrom A., Zacharewicz E., Mutule I., Suna E., Spura J., Ditrychova K., Stoddart L. A., Holliday N. D., Bengtsson T. Molecular Metabolism, 2024, 101931.
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2024.101931.

51. Chiral 4-MeO-Pyridine (MOPY) Catalyst for Enantioselective Cyclopropanation: Attenuation of Lewis Basicity Leads to Improved Catalytic Efficiency

Kluga R., Kinens A., Suna E. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202301136
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301136.

50. Development of novel β2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the stimulation of glucose uptake – The importance of chirality and ring size of cyclic amines

Jaunsleine, K.; Supe, L.; Spura, J.; van Beek, S.; Sandström, A.; Olsen, J.; Halleskog, C.; Bengtsson, T.; Mutule, I.; Pelcman, B. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2024, 97, 129562. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2023.129562.