Mariusz Skwarczynski completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1999 at Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland). His postdoctoral training began at Tokushima Bunri University (Japan) under the direction of late Professor M. Nishizawa, where he studied the biomimetic total synthesis of anticancer agent paclitaxel. He then joined the laboratory of Professor Yoshiaki Kiso at Kyoto Pharmaceutical University (Japan) to study prodrugs of paclitaxel. In 2004 he was awarded with Japanese fellowship (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science postdoctoral fellowship) and research grant to conduct further research on paclitaxel. He developed novel classes of paclitaxel prodrugs: isotaxoids and phototaxels. He also co-developed an epimerization-free method for the synthesis of novel building blocks (isodipeptides) for solid phase peptide synthesis and these units have been commercialized by Merck-Novabiochem.
In 2008 he joined Professor Istvan Toth group at University of Queensland (Australia) to work on vaccine delivery strategies. Since then, he research is mainly focused on nanotechnology-based peptide vaccine delivery approaches. In 2010 he was awarded with University of Queensland Strategic Fund Research Fellowship. In Australia, he is involved in a wide range of collaborative research projects, both nationally and internationally, to develop vaccines against GAS, HIV, hookworm infections, malaria and cancer, along with antibiotics against multidrug resistant bacteria.
Mariusz Skwarczynski has over 180 publications, including peer-reviewed journals, book chapters (Wiley, Springer Nature, Nova Science, Elsevier), and two edited book (Elsevier, Springer Nature) – as of 2023. Among these publications, 16 are in journals with an impact factor of 10-30. He was ranked 3rd in the world in the Subunit Vaccines field (2012-2022) by Expertscape's PubMed-based scheme and placed among the top 0.1% (0.022% of 18,308 published authors) of scholars writing about Subunit Vaccines over the past 10 years: https://expertscape.com/ex/vaccines%2C+subunit. He is an inventor on three patents that attracted interest from the industry including Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd, Vet-Agro Sp. z o.o., Paragen Bio, and Brandon Capital. He co-developed an epimerization-free method for the synthesis of novel building blocks (isodipeptides) for solid-phase peptide synthesis; these units have been commercialised by Merck-Novabiochem. Recently, he has been actively engaged in several projects aimed at the commercialisation of veterinary vaccines (mostly targeting domestic and wild animals’ fertility control) in Australia and Italy.
He is very active in a collaborative initiative between universities, on projects to develop vaccines against Group A Streptococcus, tuberculosis, hookworm, malaria, porcine circovirus, babesia and cancer, as well as other drug delivery systems. He is an Associate Editor in Frontiers in Pharmacology, (2016 – current) and Regional Editor of Australia in Vaccines (2018 – current). In addition to grants from the ARC and NHMRC, he is also the recipient of industry-specific grants (Economic Accelerator Launch Programme 2023 and Meat & Livestock Australia Limited grant 2021). He regularly communicates with the public (locally and internationally) on issues related to vaccine development and safety. His recent publication on the oral hookworm vaccine has attracted wide media interest from all over the world (Australia, India, China, Kenya, New Zealand, Hungary, Pakistan, etc.). He is often invited to present at international conferences, and recently he organised and chaired Micro and Nanoparticles in Drug and Vaccine Delivery Symposium, Brisbane, 2021.
He has served as a primary supervisor of four PhD students (two ongoings, two theses awarded) and co-supervisor of 23 PhD students in the medicinal chemistry, biotechnology, and vaccine development fields. All his former students have successfully found jobs, many of which are in the fields of biology or chemistry, across industry and academia, in Australia and abroad. Some notable examples of current employers of his past students include Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, National University of Malaysia, The Translational Research Institute, Griffith University, Miltenyi Biotec Australia, James Cook University, Procter & Gamble, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, WuXi Biologics, and Endologix California.
Journal Article: Cholesterol as an inbuilt immunoadjuvant for a lipopeptide vaccine against group A Streptococcus infection
Alharbi, Nedaa, Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Boer, Jennifer C., Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2024). Cholesterol as an inbuilt immunoadjuvant for a lipopeptide vaccine against group A Streptococcus infection. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 663, 43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.134
Journal Article: Utilizing murine dendritic cell line DC2.4 to evaluate the immunogenicity of subunit vaccines in vitro
Lu, Lantian, Kong, Wei Yang, Zhang, Jiahui, Firdaus, Farrhana, Wells, James W., Stephenson, Rachel J., Toth, Istvan, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Cruz, Jazmina L. Gonzalez (2024). Utilizing murine dendritic cell line DC2.4 to evaluate the immunogenicity of subunit vaccines in vitro. Frontiers in Immunology, 15 ARTN 1298721, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1298721
Journal Article: Polymeric nanoparticles as oral and intranasal peptide vaccine delivery systems: the role of shape and conjugation
Koirala, Prashamsa, Shalash, Ahmed O., Chen, Sung-Po R., Faruck, Mohammad O., Wang, Jingwen, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Monteiro, Michael J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2024). Polymeric nanoparticles as oral and intranasal peptide vaccine delivery systems: the role of shape and conjugation. Vaccines, 12 (2) 198, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12020198
A nanovaccine against Invasive Group A Streptococcus and Rheumatic Heart Disease
(2024–2027) NHMRC IDEAS Grants
Paving the way for a Clinical Vaccine Candidate against Hookworm Infection
(2024–2027) NHMRC IDEAS Grants
Single-shot anti-fertility vaccine in pigs
(2024–2025) Australia's Economic Accelerator Seed Grants
Polymers and peptides for vaccine delivery.
Doctor Philosophy
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
Peptide synthesis: methods and protocols
Waleed Hussein, Mariusz Skwarczynski and Istvan Toth eds. (2019). Peptide synthesis: methods and protocols. New York, NY USA: Humana New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0227-0
Micro- and nanotechnology in vaccine development
Mariusz Skwarczynski and Istvan Toth eds. (2016). Micro- and nanotechnology in vaccine development. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.
Current Prospects in Peptide-Based Subunit Nanovaccines
Koirala, Prashamsa, Bashiri, Sahra, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Current Prospects in Peptide-Based Subunit Nanovaccines. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 309-338) New York, NY: Humana Press Inc.. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1892-9_16
Developments in vaccine adjuvants
Firdaus, Farrhana Ziana, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Developments in vaccine adjuvants. Vaccine Design: Methods and Protocols, Volume 3: Resources for Vaccine Development. (pp. 145-178) edited by Sunil Thomas. New York, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1892-9_8
Liposomes for the delivery of lipopeptide vaccines
Yang, Jieru, Azuar, Armira, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Liposomes for the delivery of lipopeptide vaccines. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 295-307) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1892-9_15
Polymer–Peptide Conjugate Vaccine for Oral Immunization
Faruck, Mohammad Omer, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Polymer–Peptide Conjugate Vaccine for Oral Immunization. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 35-44) New York, NY: Humana Press Inc.. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1892-9_3
Zhao, Lili, Bashiri, Sahra, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Preparation of Trimethyl Chitosan-Based Polyelectrolyte Complexes for Peptide Subunit Vaccine Delivery. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 141-149) New York, NY: Humana Press Inc.. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1900-1_9
Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Double conjugation using mercapto-acryloyl and alkyne-azide reactions for the synthesis of branched multiantigenic vaccine candidates. Peptide conjugation: methods and protocols. (pp. 141-150) New York, NY United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1617-8_13
Peptide-Polymer Conjugation Via Copper-Catalyzed Alkyne-Azide 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition
Hussein, Waleed M., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Peptide-Polymer Conjugation Via Copper-Catalyzed Alkyne-Azide 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 1-7) New York, NY United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1617-8_1
Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). An isodipeptide building block for microwave-assisted solid-phase synthesis of difficult sequence-containing peptides. Peptide synthesis: methods and protocols. (pp. 139-150) edited by Waleed M. Hussein, Mariusz Skwarczynski and Istvan Toth. New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0227-0_9
Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Preface. Peptide synthesis: methods and protocols. (pp. v-v) edited by Waleed M. Hussein, Mariusz Skwarczynski and Istvan Toth. New York, NY, United States: Springer.
Nevagi, Reshma J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2018). Peptide-based vaccines. Peptide applications in biomedicine, biotechnology and bioengineering. (pp. 327-358) edited by Sotirios Koutsopoulos. Duxford, United Kingdom: Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier). doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-100736-5.00012-0
Liposomes as a vaccine delivery system
Marasini, N., Ghaffar, K.A., Skwarczynski, M. and Toth, I. (2017). Liposomes as a vaccine delivery system. Micro and Nanotechnology in Vaccine Development. (pp. 221-239) edited by Mariusz Skwarczynski and Istvan Toth. Kidlington, Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-39981-4.00012-9
Micro- and Nanotechnology in Vaccine Development - Introduction
Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2017). Micro- and Nanotechnology in Vaccine Development - Introduction. Micro- and Nanotechnology in Vaccine Development . (pp. XVII-XVIII) edited by Skwarczynski, M. and Toth, I.. Kidlington, Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier Science.
Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Introduction. Micro and nanotechnology in vaccine development: micro and nano technologies. (pp. xvii-xviii) edited by Mariusz Skwarczynski and Istvan Toth. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-39981-4.00027-0
Ahmad Fuaad, Abdullah A. H., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). The use of microwave-assisted solid-phase peptide synthesis and click chemistry for the synthesis of vaccine candidates against hookworm infection. Vaccine design: methods and protocols: volume 1: vaccines for human diseases. (pp. 639-653) edited by Thomas, Sunil. New York, NY United States: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3387-7_36
Lipo-peptides/saccharides in peptide vaccine delivery
Skwarczynskim, Mariusz, Zaman, Mehfuz and Toth, Istvan (2013). Lipo-peptides/saccharides in peptide vaccine delivery. Handbook of biologically active peptides. (pp. 571-579) edited by Abba J. Kastin. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Academic Press/Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385095-9.00078-6
Lipid core peptide system for self-adjuvanting synthetic vaccine delivery
Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2011). Lipid core peptide system for self-adjuvanting synthetic vaccine delivery. Bioconjugation protocols: Strategies and methods. (pp. 297-308) edited by Sonny S. S. Mark. New York , U.S.A: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-151-2_18
Medicinal chemistry of a-hydroxy-b-amino acids
Ziora, Zyta, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2011). Medicinal chemistry of a-hydroxy-b-amino acids. Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins in Organic Chemistry: Volume 4 - Protection Reactions, Medicinal Chemistry, Combinatorial Synthesis. (pp. 189-234) edited by Andrew B. Hughes. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH. doi: 10.1002/9783527631827.ch6
Toll-like receptor 2 mediated dendritic cell activation: Key target for lipopeptide vaccines design
Zaman, Mehfuz, Skwarczynski, Marius and Toth, Istvan (2010). Toll-like receptor 2 mediated dendritic cell activation: Key target for lipopeptide vaccines design. Dendritic Cells: Types, Life Cycles and Biological Functions. (pp. 63-80) edited by Lorraine C. Welles. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Nova Science Publishers.
Alharbi, Nedaa, Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Boer, Jennifer C., Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2024). Cholesterol as an inbuilt immunoadjuvant for a lipopeptide vaccine against group A Streptococcus infection. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 663, 43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.134
Lu, Lantian, Kong, Wei Yang, Zhang, Jiahui, Firdaus, Farrhana, Wells, James W., Stephenson, Rachel J., Toth, Istvan, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Cruz, Jazmina L. Gonzalez (2024). Utilizing murine dendritic cell line DC2.4 to evaluate the immunogenicity of subunit vaccines in vitro. Frontiers in Immunology, 15 ARTN 1298721, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1298721
Koirala, Prashamsa, Shalash, Ahmed O., Chen, Sung-Po R., Faruck, Mohammad O., Wang, Jingwen, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Monteiro, Michael J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2024). Polymeric nanoparticles as oral and intranasal peptide vaccine delivery systems: the role of shape and conjugation. Vaccines, 12 (2) 198, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12020198
Jin, Shengbin, Zhang, Jiahui, Nahar, Ummey J., Huang, Wenbin, Alharbi, Nedaa A., Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Yang, Jieru, Kiong, Jolynn J. E., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Stephenson, Rachel J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M. (2023). Activity relationship of poly(ethylenimine)-based liposomes as group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery systems. ACS Infectious Diseases, 9 (8), 1570-1581. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00159
Towards the development of subunit vaccines against tuberculosis: The key role of adjuvant
Duong, Viet Tram, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2023). Towards the development of subunit vaccines against tuberculosis: The key role of adjuvant. Tuberculosis, 139 102307, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2023.102307
Duong, Viet Tram, Koirala, Prashamsa, Chen, Sung-Po R., Monteiro, Michael J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2023). Multiepitope subunit peptide-based nanovaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) elicited high antibody titers in vaccinated mice. Molecules, 28 (5) 2248, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/molecules28052248
Firdaus, Farrhana Z., Bartlett, Stacey, Hussein, Waleed M., Lu, Lantian, Wright, Quentin, Huang, Wenbin, Nahar, Ummey J., Yang, Jieru, Khongkow, Mattaka, Veitch, Margaret, Koirala, Prashamsa, Ruktanonchai, Uracha R., Monteiro, Michael J., Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Stephenson, Rachel J., Wells, James W., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2023). Liposomal formulations of a polyleucine–antigen conjugate as therapeutic vaccines against cervical cancer. Pharmaceutics, 15 (2) 602, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020602
Yang, Jieru, Boer, Jennifer C., Khongkow, Mattaka, Phunpee, Sarunya, Khalil, Zeinab G., Bashiri, Sahra, Deceneux, Cyril, Goodchild, Georgia, Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Ruktanonchai, Uracha, Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2023). The development of surface-modified liposomes as an intranasal delivery system for group A Streptococcus vaccines. Vaccines, 11 (2) 305. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11020305
Confinement of triple-enzyme-involved antioxidant cascade in two-dimensional nanostructure
Szerlauth, Adel, Varga, Árpád, Madácsy, Tamara, Sebők, Dániel, Bashiri, Sahra, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Maléth, József and Szilagyi, Istvan (2023). Confinement of triple-enzyme-involved antioxidant cascade in two-dimensional nanostructure. ACS Materials Letters, 5 (2), 565-573. doi: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00580
Polymeric nanoparticles as a self‐adjuvanting peptide vaccine delivery system: the role of shape
Koirala, Prashamsa, Chen, Sung‐Po R., Boer, Jennifer C., Khalil, Zeinab G., Deceneux, Cyril, Goodchild, Georgia, Lu, Lantian, Faruck, Mohammad Omer, Shalash, Ahmed O., Bashiri, Sahra, Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Monteiro, Michael J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2023). Polymeric nanoparticles as a self‐adjuvanting peptide vaccine delivery system: the role of shape. Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (12) 2209304, 2209304. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202209304
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Zhao, Guangzu, Ozberk, Victoria, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Khalil, Zeinab G., Pandey, Manisha, Hussein, Waleed M., Nevagi, Reshma J., Batzloff, Michael R., Capon, Robert J., Good, Michael F. and Toth, Istvan (2023). Polyphenylalanine as a self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based vaccines: the role of peptide conformation. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 76 (8), 429-436. doi: 10.1071/ch22167
Nahar, Ummey Jannatun, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Mannose in vaccine delivery. Journal of Controlled Release, 351, 284-300. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.09.038
The influence of component structural arrangement on peptide vaccine immunogenicity
Alharbi, Nedaa, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). The influence of component structural arrangement on peptide vaccine immunogenicity. Biotechnology Advances, 60 108029, 1-24. doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.108029
Kiong, Jolynn, Nahar, Ummey Jannatun, Jin, Shengbin, Shalash, Ahmed O., Zhang, Jiahui, Koirala, Prashamsa, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M. (2022). Development of multilayer nanoparticles for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccine against group a Streptococcus. Pharmaceutics, 14 (10) 2151, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102151
Perspectives in the vaccine development against Opisthorchis viverrini liver fluke
Shalash, Ahmed O., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Perspectives in the vaccine development against Opisthorchis viverrini liver fluke. MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, 1 (2) e21, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/mba2.21
Poly(hydrophobic amino acids) and liposomes for delivery of vaccine against Group A Streptococcus
Azuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Boer, Jennifer C., Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Wang, Jingwen, Khalil, Zeinab G., Deceneux, Cyril, Goodchild, Georgia, Yang, Jieru, Koirala, Prashamsa, Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Poly(hydrophobic amino acids) and liposomes for delivery of vaccine against Group A Streptococcus. Vaccines, 10 (8) 1212, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10081212
Shalash, Ahmed O., Becker, Luke, Yang, Jieru, Giacomin, Paul, Pearson, Mark, Hussein, Waleed M., Loukas, Alex, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Development of a peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: immunogenicity, efficacy, and immune correlates of protection. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 150 (1), 157-169.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.02.020
The potential of developing a protective peptide‐based vaccines against SARS‐CoV‐2
Shalash, Ahmed O., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). The potential of developing a protective peptide‐based vaccines against SARS‐CoV‐2. Drug Development Research, 83 (6), 1251-1256. doi: 10.1002/ddr.21969
New Advances in Short Peptides: Looking Forward
Apostolopoulos, Vasso, Bojarska, Joanna, Chai, Tsun-Thai, Feehan, Jack, Kaczmarek, Krzysztof, Matsoukas, John M., Paredes Lopez, Octavio, Saviano, Michele, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Smith-Carpenter, Jillian, Venanzi, Mariano, Wolf, Wojciech M., Zielenkiewicz, Piotr and Ziora, Zyta M. (2022). New Advances in Short Peptides: Looking Forward. Molecules, 27 (11) 3635, 3635. doi: 10.3390/molecules27113635
Shalash, Ahmed O., Azuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Modhiran, Naphak, Amarilla, Alberto A., Liang, Benjamin, Khromykh, Alexander A., Hussein, Waleed M., Chappell, Keith J., Watterson, Daniel, Young, Paul R., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Peptide-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: peptide antigen discovery and screening of adjuvant systems. Pharmaceutics, 14 (4) 856, 856. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040856
Antimicrobial activity enhancers: towards smart delivery of antimicrobial agents
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Bashiri, Sahra, Yuan, Ye, Ziora, Zyta M., Nabil, Osama, Masuda, Keita, Khongkow, Mattaka, Rimsueb, Natchanon, Cabral, Horacio, Ruktanonchai, Uracha, Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Toth, Istvan (2022). Antimicrobial activity enhancers: towards smart delivery of antimicrobial agents. Antibiotics, 11 (3) 412, 412. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11030412
Islam, Md. Tanjir, Ho, Mei-Fong, Nahar, Ummey J., Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Hussein, Waleed M., Stanisic, Danielle I., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Investigation of liposomal self-adjuvanting peptide epitopes derived from conserved blood-stage Plasmodium antigens. PLoS One, 17 (3) e0264961, e0264961. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264961
Editorial: Advances in vaccine delivery: Adjuvants, carriers, formulations, and routes
Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Editorial: Advances in vaccine delivery: Adjuvants, carriers, formulations, and routes. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13 857792, 857792. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.857792
Peptide-based nanovaccines in the treatment of cervical cancer: a review of recent advances
Zhang, Jiahui, Fan, Jingyi, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Stephenson, Rachel J, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M (2022). Peptide-based nanovaccines in the treatment of cervical cancer: a review of recent advances. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 17, 869-900. doi: 10.2147/ijn.s269986
Development of a hyperbranched polymer-based methotrexate nanomedicine for rheumatoid arthritis
Marasini, Nirmal, Er, Gerald, Fu, Changkui, Subasic, Christopher N., Ibrahim, Jibriil, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Kaminskas, Lisa M. (2022). Development of a hyperbranched polymer-based methotrexate nanomedicine for rheumatoid arthritis. Acta Biomaterialia, 142, 298-307. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.01.054
Shalash, Ahmed O., Azuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Modhiran, Naphak, Amarilla, Alberto A., Liang, Benjamin, Khromykh, Alexander A., Watterson, Daniel, Young, Paul R., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain neutralization by a sensitive competitive ELISA assay. Vaccines, 9 (12) 1493, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9121493
Hookworm infection: toward development of safe and effective peptide vaccines
Shalash, Ahmed O., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Hookworm infection: toward development of safe and effective peptide vaccines. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 148 (6), 1394-1419.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.10.013
Stanisic, Danielle I., Ho, Mei-Fong, Nevagi, Reshma, Cooper, Emily, Walton, Maddison, Islam, Md Tanjir, Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Good, Michael F. (2021). Development and evaluation of a cryopreserved whole-parasite vaccine in a rodent model of blood-stage malaria. mBio, 12 (5) e02657-21, e0265721. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02657-21
Bojarska, Joanna, Mieczkowski, Adam, Ziora, Zyta, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Shalash, Ahmed O., Parang, Keykavous, El-Mowafi, Shaima A., Mohammed, Eman H. M., Elnagdy, Sherif, AlKhazindar, Maha and Wolf, Wojciech M. (2021). Cyclic dipeptides: the biological and structural landscape with special focus on the anti-cancer proline-based scaffold. Biomolecules, 11 (10) 1515, 1515. doi: 10.3390/biom11101515
Shalash, Ahmed O., Becker, Luke, Yang, Jieru, Giacomin, Paul, Pearson, Mark, Hussein, Waleed M., Loukas, Alex, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Oral peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: correlation of antibody titers with protective efficacy. Vaccines, 9 (9) 1034, 1034. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9091034
Azuar, Armira, Shibu, Mohini A., Adilbish, Nomin, Marasini, Nirmal, Hung, Hong, Yang, Jieru, Luo, Yacheng, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Poly(hydrophobic amino acid) conjugates for the delivery of multiepitope vaccine against Group A Streptococcus. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 32 (11) acs.bioconjchem.1c00333, 2307-2317. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00333
Polyacrylate-GnRH peptide conjugate as an oral contraceptive vaccine candidate
Faruck, Mohammad O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Yang, Jieru, D’Occhio, Michael J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Polyacrylate-GnRH peptide conjugate as an oral contraceptive vaccine candidate. Pharmaceutics, 13 (7) 1081, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13071081
Shalash, Ahmed O., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Key considerations for the development of safe and effective SARS‐CoV‐2 subunit vaccine: a peptide‐based vaccine alternative. Advanced Science, 8 (16) 2100985, 1-35. doi: 10.1002/advs.202100985
Pre-clinical evaluation of a whole-parasite vaccine to control human babesiosis
Al-Nazal, Hanan A., Cooper, Emily, Ho, Mei Fong, Eskandari, Sharareh, Majam, Victoria, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Hussein, Waleed M., Islam, Md Tanjir, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Kumar, Sanjai, Zaid, Ali, Batzloff, Michael, Stanisic, Danielle I. and Good, Michael F. (2021). Pre-clinical evaluation of a whole-parasite vaccine to control human babesiosis. Cell Host and Microbe, 29 (6), 894-903. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.04.008
Chemical conjugation strategies for the development of protein-based subunit nanovaccines
Lu, Lantian, Duong, Viet Tram, Shalash, Ahmed O., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Chemical conjugation strategies for the development of protein-based subunit nanovaccines. Vaccines, 9 (6) 563, 1-24. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9060563
Yang, Jieru, Firdaus, Farrhana, Azuar, Armira, Khalil, Zeinab G., Marasini, Nirmal, Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Cell-penetrating peptides-based liposomal delivery system enhanced immunogenicity of peptide-based vaccine against group A streptococcus. Vaccines, 9 (5) 499, 499. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9050499
Azuar, Armira, Li, Zhuoqing, Shibu, Mohini A., Zhao, Lili, Luo, Yacheng, Shalash, Ahmed O., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Poly(hydrophobic amino acid)-based self-adjuvanting nanoparticles for Group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64 (5) acs.jmedchem.0c01660, 2648-2658. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01660
A global review on short peptides: frontiers and perspectives
Apostolopoulos, Vasso, Bojarska, Joanna, Chai, Tsun-Thai, Elnagdy, Sherif, Kaczmarek, Krzysztof, Matsoukas, John, New, Roger, Parang, Keykavous, Lopez, Octavio Paredes, Parhiz, Hamideh, Perera, Conrad O., Pickholz, Monica, Remko, Milan, Saviano, Michele, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Tang, Yefeng, Wolf, Wojciech M., Yoshiya, Taku, Zabrocki, Janusz, Zielenkiewicz, Piotr, AlKhazindar, Maha, Barriga, Vanessa, Kelaidonis, Konstantinos, Sarasia, Elham Mousavinezhad and Toth, Istvan (2021). A global review on short peptides: frontiers and perspectives. Molecules, 26 (2) 430, 430. doi: 10.3390/molecules26020430
A potent vaccine delivery system
Zhao, Guangzu, Azuar, Armira, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). A potent vaccine delivery system. Bio-protocol, 11 (7) e3973, e3973. doi: 10.21769/bioprotoc.3973
Pandey, Manisha, Ozberk, Victoria, Eskandari, Sharareh, Shalash, Ahmed O., Joyce, Michael A., Saffran, Holly A., Day, Christopher J., Lepletier, Ailin, Spillings, Belinda L., Mills, Jamie-Lee, Calcutt, Ainslie, Fan, Fan, Williams, James T., Stanisic, Danielle I., Hattingh, Laetitia, Gerrard, John, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Mak, Johnson, Jennings, Michael P., Toth, Istvan, Tyrrell, D. Lorne and Good, Michael F. (2021). Antibodies to neutralising epitopes synergistically block the interaction of the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 to ACE 2. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 10 (3) e1260, e1260. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1260
Zhao, Lili, Yang, Jieru, Nahar, Ummey Jannatun, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). A dual-adjuvanting strategy for peptide-based subunit vaccines against group A Streptococcus: lipidation and polyelectrolyte complexes. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 28 (24) 115823, 115823. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115823
Carbohydrate immune adjuvants in subunit vaccines
Bashiri, Sahra, Koirala, Prashamsa, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2020). Carbohydrate immune adjuvants in subunit vaccines. Pharmaceutics, 12 (10) 965, 965-33. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100965
Progress in the development of subunit vaccines against malaria
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Chandrudu, Saranya, Rigau-Planella, Berta, Islam, Md. Tanjir, Cheong, Yee S., Liu, Genan, Wang, Xiumin, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M. (2020). Progress in the development of subunit vaccines against malaria. Vaccines, 8 (3) 373, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030373
Zhao, Lili, Jin, Wanli, Cruz, Jazmina Gonzalez, Marasini, Nirmal, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Development of polyelectrolyte complexes for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccines against group A streptococcus. Nanomaterials, 10 (5) 823, 823. doi: 10.3390/nano10050823
Lipopeptide-based oral vaccine against hookworm infection
Bartlett, Stacey, Eichenberger, Ramon M., Nevagi, Reshma J., Ghaffar, Khairunnisa Abdul, Marasini, Nirmal, Dai, Yang, Loukas, Alex, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2020). Lipopeptide-based oral vaccine against hookworm infection. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 221 (6), 934-942. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz528
Non-invasive mucosal vaccine delivery: advantages, challenges and the future
Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Non-invasive mucosal vaccine delivery: advantages, challenges and the future. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 17 (4), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/17425247.2020.1731468
Development of natural and unnatural amino acid delivery systems against hookworm infection
Bartlett, Stacey, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Xie, Xin, Toth, Istvan, Loukas, Alex and Eichenberger, Ramon M. (2020). Development of natural and unnatural amino acid delivery systems against hookworm infection. Precision Nanomedicine, 3 (1), 471-482. doi: 10.33218/prnano3(1).191210.1
Poly(amino acids) as a potent self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based nanovaccines
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Zhao, Guangzu, Boer, Jennifer C., Ozberk, Victoria, Azuar, Armira, Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina, Kumar Giddam, Ashwini, Khalil, Zeinab G., Pandey, Manisha, Shibu, Mohini A., Hussein, Waleed M., Nevagi, Reshma J., Batzloff, Michael R., Wells, James W., Capon, Robert J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Good, Michael F. and Toth, Istvan (2020). Poly(amino acids) as a potent self-adjuvanting delivery system for peptide-based nanovaccines. Science Advances, 6 (5) eaax2285, eaax2285. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aax2285
Polyacrylate–peptide antigen conjugate as a single-dose oral vaccine against Group A Streptococcus
Faruck, Mohammad Omer, Zhao, Lili, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Polyacrylate–peptide antigen conjugate as a single-dose oral vaccine against Group A Streptococcus. Vaccines, 8 (1) 23, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010023
Dai, Chuankai, Stephenson, Rachel J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Application of Fmoc-SPPS, thiol-maleimide conjugation, and copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition "click" reaction in the synthesis of a complex peptide-based vaccine candidate against Group A Streptococcus. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2103, 13-27. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0227-0_2
Lipids as activators of innate immunity in peptide vaccine delivery
Bartlett, Stacey, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). Lipids as activators of innate immunity in peptide vaccine delivery. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 25 (17), 2887-2901. doi: 10.2174/0929867325666181026100849
Ssemaganda, Aloysious, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Low, Leanne M., Liu, Xue Q., Ho, Mei-Fong, Zaman, Mehfuz, Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Stanisic, Danielle I. and Good, Michael F. (2019). Mannosylated liposomes formulated with whole parasite P. falciparum blood-stage antigens are highly immunogenic in mice. Vaccine, 38 (6), 1494-1504. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.063
Polyelectrolyte-based platforms for the delivery of peptides and proteins
Zhao, Lili, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2019). Polyelectrolyte-based platforms for the delivery of peptides and proteins. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 5 (10) acsbiomaterials.9b01135, 4937-4950. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01135
Cell-penetrating peptides in vaccine delivery: facts, challenges and perspectives
Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2019). Cell-penetrating peptides in vaccine delivery: facts, challenges and perspectives. Therapeutic Delivery, 10 (8), 465-467. doi: 10.4155/tde-2019-0042
Cholic acid-based delivery system for vaccine candidates against Group A Streptococcus
Azuar, Armira, Zhao, Lili, Hei, Tsui Ting, Nevagi, Reshma J., Bartlett, Stacey, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2019). Cholic acid-based delivery system for vaccine candidates against Group A Streptococcus. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 10 (9) acsmedchemlett.9b00239, 1253-1259. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00239
Azuar, Armira, Jin, Wanli , Mukaida, Saori, Hussein, Waleed , Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2019). Recent advances in the development of peptide vaccines and their delivery systems against Group A Streptococcus. Vaccines, 7 (3) 58, 58. doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030058
Nevagi, Reshma J., Dai, Wei, Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2019). Self-assembly of trimethyl chitosan and poly(anionic amino acid)-peptide antigen conjugate to produce a potent self-adjuvanting nanovaccine delivery system. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 27 (14), 3082-3088. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.05.033
Nevagi, Reshma J., Dai, Wei, Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2019). Structure-activity relationship of group A streptococcus lipopeptide vaccine candidates in trimethyl chitosan-based self-adjuvanting delivery system. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 179, 100-108. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.06.047
Polymers for subunit vaccine delivery
Nevagi, Reshma J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2019). Polymers for subunit vaccine delivery. European Polymer Journal, 114, 397-410. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.03.009
Induction of Plasmodium-specific immune responses using liposome-based vaccines
Ssemaganda, Aloysious, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Zaman, Mehfuz, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Stanisic, Danielle I. and Good, Michael F. (2019). Induction of Plasmodium-specific immune responses using liposome-based vaccines. Frontiers in Immunology, 10 135, 135. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00135
Cell-penetrating peptides: efficient vectors for vaccine delivery
Yang, Jieru, Luo, Yacheng, Shibu, Mohini Anjna, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2019). Cell-penetrating peptides: efficient vectors for vaccine delivery. Current Drug Delivery, 16 (5), 430-443. doi: 10.2174/1567201816666190123120915
Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2019). Drug delivery Asia. Current Drug Delivery, 16 (7), 586-587. doi: 10.2174/156720181607190917091556
Khongkow, Mattaka, Liu, Tzu-yu, Bartlett, Stacey, Hussein, Waleed M., Nevagi, Reshma, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J., Wells, James, Ruktanonchai, Uracha Rungsardthong, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2018). Liposomal formulation of polyacrylate-peptide conjugate as a new vaccine candidate against cervical cancer. Precision Nanomedicine, 1 (3), 183-193. doi: 10.33218/prnano1(3).181003.1
Investigating the affinity of poly tert-butyl acrylate toward Toll-Like Receptor 2
Hussein, Waleed M., Choi, Phil M., Zhang, Cheng, Sierecki, Emma, Johnston, Wayne, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Gambin, Yann and Toth, Istvan (2018). Investigating the affinity of poly tert-butyl acrylate toward Toll-Like Receptor 2. AIMS Allergy and Immunology, 2 (3), 141-147. doi: 10.3934/allergy.2018.3.141
Nevagi, Reshma J., Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Powell, Jessica, Batzloff, Michael R., Capon, Robert J., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2018). Polyglutamic acid-trimethyl chitosan-based intranasal peptide nano-vaccine induces potent immune responses against group A streptococcus. Acta Biomaterialia, 80, 278-287. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.09.037
Jaberolansar, Noushin, Chappell, Keith J., Watterson, Daniel, Bermingham, Imogen M., Toth, Istvan, Young, Paul R. and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2017). Induction of high titred, non-neutralising antibodies by self-adjuvanting peptide epitopes derived from the respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 11130, 11130. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-10415-w
Schulze, Kai, Ebensen, Thomas, Chandrudu, Saranya, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Olive, Colleen and Guzman, Carlos A (2017). Bivalent mucosal peptide vaccines administered using the LCP carrier system stimulate protective immune responses against Streptococcus pyogenes infection. Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine, 13 (8), 2463-2474. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2017.08.015
Marasini, Nirmal, Ghaffar, Khairunnisa Abdul, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2017). Highly immunogenic trimethyl chitosan-based delivery system for intranasal lipopeptide vaccines against group A streptococcus. Current Drug Delivery, 14 (5), 701-708. doi: 10.2174/1567201813666160721141322
The application of self-assembled nanostructures in peptide-based subunit vaccine development
Zhao, Guangzu, Chandrudu, Saranya, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2017). The application of self-assembled nanostructures in peptide-based subunit vaccine development. European Polymer Journal, 93, 670-681. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.02.014
Development and delivery of a peptide-based vaccine against group A Streptococcus
Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2017). Development and delivery of a peptide-based vaccine against group A Streptococcus. Infectious Diseases Hub.
Hussein, Waleed M., Mukaida, Saori, Liu, Tzu-Yu, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2017). Fluorinated lipids conjugated to peptide antigens do not induce immune responses against cervical cancer. Vaccination Research Open Journal, 1 (1), 39-44. doi: 10.17140/VROJ-1-107
Intranasal delivery of nanoparticle-based vaccines
Marasini, Nirmal, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2017). Intranasal delivery of nanoparticle-based vaccines. Therapeutic Delivery, 8 (3), 151-167. doi: 10.4155/tde-2016-0068
Hussein, Waleed M., Mukaida, Saori, Azmi, Fazren, Bartlett, Stacey, Olivier, Celine, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2017). Comparison of fluorinated and nonfluorinated lipids in self-adjuvanting delivery systems for peptide-based vaccines. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 8 (2), 227-232. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6b00453
Marasini, Nirmal, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Batzloff, Michael R. , Good, Michael F. , Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2017). Poly-L-lysine-coated nanoparticles are ineffective in inducing mucosal immunity against group a streptococcus. Biochemical Compounds, 5 (1), 1.1-1.6. doi: 10.7243/2052-9341-5-1
Inulin: a new adjuvant with unknown mode of action
Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2017). Inulin: a new adjuvant with unknown mode of action. EBioMedicine, 15, 8-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.11.019
Ghaffar, Khairunnisa Abdul, Marasini, Nirmal, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2017). The role of size in development of mucosal liposome-lipopeptide vaccine candidates against group A streptococcus. Medicinal Chemistry, 13 (1), 22-27. doi: 10.2174/1573406412666160720093138
Evaluation of lipopeptides as toll-like receptor 2 ligands
Hussein, Waleed, Choi, Phil, Zhang, Cheng, Su, Mei, Sierecki, Emma, Johnston, Wayne, Fagan, Vincent, Alexandrov, Kirill, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Gambin, Yann, Toth, Istvan and Simerska, P. (2017). Evaluation of lipopeptides as toll-like receptor 2 ligands. Current Drug Delivery, 14 (7), 935-943. doi: 10.2174/1567201813666160804114107
Meet our editorial board member
Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2017). Meet our editorial board member. Medicinal Chemistry, 13 (1), 2-2. doi: 10.2174/157340641301161222205112
Marasini, Nirmal, Giddam, Ashwini K., Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2016). Double adjuvanting strategy for peptide-based vaccines: trimethyl chitosan nanoparticles for lipopeptide delivery. Nanomedicine, 11 (24), 3223-3235. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0291
Towards the development of synthetic antibiotics: designs inspired by natural antimicrobial peptides
Azmi, Fazren, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Towards the development of synthetic antibiotics: designs inspired by natural antimicrobial peptides. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 23 (41), 4610-4624. doi: 10.2174/0929867323666160825162435
Marasini, Nirmal, Khalil, Zeinab G., Giddam, Ashwini K., Abdul Ghaffar, Khairunnisa, Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Lipid core peptide/poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) as a highly potent intranasal vaccine delivery system against Group A streptococcus. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 513 (1-2), 410-420. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.09.057
Meet our editorial board member
Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2016). Meet our editorial board member. Current Drug Delivery, 13 (7), 1003-1003. doi: 10.2174/156720181307161018173422
A semi-synthetic whole parasite vaccine designed to protect against blood stage malaria
Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Reiman, Jennifer M., Zaman, Mehfuz, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Good, Michael F. (2016). A semi-synthetic whole parasite vaccine designed to protect against blood stage malaria. Acta Biomaterialia, 44, 295-303. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.08.020
Multiantigenic peptide-polymer conjugates as therapeutic vaccines against cervical cancer
Hussein, Waleed M., Liu, Tzu-Yu, Jia, Zhongfan, McMillan, Nigel A. J., Monteiro, Michael J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2016). Multiantigenic peptide-polymer conjugates as therapeutic vaccines against cervical cancer. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24 (18), 4372-4380. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.07.036
Linear and branched polyacrylates as a delivery platform for peptide-based vaccines
Chandrudu, Saranya, Bartlett, Stacey, Khalil, Zeinab G., Jia, Zhongfan, Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Monteiro, Michael J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Linear and branched polyacrylates as a delivery platform for peptide-based vaccines. Therapeutic Delivery, 7 (9), 601-609. doi: 10.4155/tde-2016-0037
Azmi, Fazren, Elliott, Alysha G., Marasini, Nirmal, Ramu, Soumya, Ziora, Zyta, Kavanagh, Angela M., Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Cooper, Matthew A., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Short cationic lipopeptides as effective antibacterial agents: design, physicochemical properties and biological evaluation. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24 (10), 2235-2241. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.03.053
Marasini, Nirmal, Giddam, Ashwini K., Ghaffar, Khairunnisa A., Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Multilayer engineered nanoliposomes as a novel tool for oral delivery of lipopeptide-based vaccines against group A Streptococcus. Nanomedicine, 11 (10), 1223-1236. doi: 10.2217/nnm.16.36
Liposome-based intranasal Delivery of lipopeptide vaccine candidates against Group A Streptococcus
Ghaffar, Khairunnisa Abdul, Marasini, Nirmal, Giddam, Ashwini K., Batzloff, Michael, Good, Michael, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Liposome-based intranasal Delivery of lipopeptide vaccine candidates against Group A Streptococcus. Acta Biomaterialia, 41, 161-168. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.04.012
Peptide-based synthetic vaccines
Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Peptide-based synthetic vaccines. Chemical Science, 7 (2), 842-854. doi: 10.1039/c5sc03892h
Double conjugation strategy to incorporate lipid adjuvants into multiantigenic vaccines
Hussein, Waleed M., Liu, Tzu-Yu, Maruthayanar, Pirashanthini, Mukaida, Saori, Moyle, Peter M., Wells, James W., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2016). Double conjugation strategy to incorporate lipid adjuvants into multiantigenic vaccines. Chemical Science, 7 (3), 2308-2321. doi: 10.1039/C5SC03859F
Structure-activity relationship of lipid core peptide-based Group A Streptococcus vaccine candidates
Chan, Amy, Hussein, Waleed M., Ghaffar, Khairunnisa Abdul, Marasini, Nirmal, Mostafa, Ahmed, Eskandari, Sharareh, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2016). Structure-activity relationship of lipid core peptide-based Group A Streptococcus vaccine candidates. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24 (14), 3095-3101. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.03.063
Synthesis and immunological evaluation of peptide-based vaccine candidates against malaria
Chandrudu, Saranya, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Pattinson, David, Apte, Simon H., Doolan, Denise L. and Toth, Istvan (2016). Synthesis and immunological evaluation of peptide-based vaccine candidates against malaria. Biochemical Compounds, 4 (1). doi: 10.7243/2052-9341-4-1
Moyle, Peter M., Dai, Wei, Liu, Tzu-Yu, Hussein, Waleed M., Maruthayanar, Pirashanthini, Wells, James W., McMillan, Nigel A. J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2015). Combined synthetic and recombinant techniques for the development of lipoprotein-based, self-adjuvanting vaccines targeting human papillomavirus type-16 associated tumors. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 25 (23), 5570-5575. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.10.049
Recent advances in the development of subunit-based RSV vaccines.
Jaberolansar, Noushin, Toth, Istvan, Young, Paul R. and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2015). Recent advances in the development of subunit-based RSV vaccines.. Expert Review of Vaccines, 15 (1), 53-68. doi: 10.1586/14760584.2016.1105134
A study on the encapsulation of an occludin lipophilic derivative in liposomal carriers
Cupri, Sarha, Graziano, Adriana C. E., Cardile, Venera, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Pignatello, Rosario (2015). A study on the encapsulation of an occludin lipophilic derivative in liposomal carriers. Journal of Liposome Research, 25 (4), 287-293. doi: 10.3109/08982104.2014.992025
Fuaad, Abdullah A. H. Ahmad, Pearson, Mark S., Pickering, Darren A., Becker, Luke, Zhao, Guangzu, Loukas, Alex C., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2015). Back Cover: Lipopeptide Nanoparticles: Development of Vaccines against Hookworm Parasite (ChemMedChem 10/2015). ChemMedChem, 10 (10), 1768-1768. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.201500390
Lipopeptide nanoparticles: development of vaccines against hookworm parasite
Fuaad, Abdullah A. H. Ahmad, Pearson, Mark S., Pickering, Darren A., Becker, Luke, Zhao, Guangzu, Loukas, Alex C., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2015). Lipopeptide nanoparticles: development of vaccines against hookworm parasite. ChemMedChem, 10 (10), 1647-1654. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.201500227
Levofloxacin and indolicidin for combination antimicrobial therapy
Ghaffar, Khairunnisa Abdul, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2015). Levofloxacin and indolicidin for combination antimicrobial therapy. Current Drug Delivery, 12 (1), 108-114. doi: 10.2174/1567201811666140910094050
Ahmad Fuaad, Abdullah A. H., Roubille, Romain, Pearson, Mark S., Pickering, Darren A., Loukas, Alex C., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2015). The use of a conformational cathepsin D-derived epitope for vaccine development against Schistosoma mansoni. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 23 (6), 1307-1312. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.01.033
Polyacrylate-based delivery system for self-adjuvanting anticancer peptide vaccine
Liu, Tzu-Yu, Hussein, Waleed M., Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Jia, Zhongfan, Reiman, Jennifer M., Zaman, Mehfuz, McMillan, Nigel A. J., Good, Michael F., Monteiro, Michael J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2015). Polyacrylate-based delivery system for self-adjuvanting anticancer peptide vaccine. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 58 (2), 888-896. doi: 10.1021/jm501514h
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Boyd, Ben J and Toth, Istvan (2015). Drug delivery Australia. Current Drug Delivery, 12 (1), 2-2. doi: 10.2174/156720181201150310141415
Liu, Tzu-Yu, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Hussein, Waleed M., Jia, Zhongfan, McMillan, Nigel A. J., Monteiro, Michael J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2015). Self-adjuvanting therapeutic peptide-based vaccine induce CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses in a murine human papillomavirus tumor model. Current Drug Delivery, 12 (1), 3-8. doi: 10.2174/1567201811666141001155729
Azmi, Fazren, Elliott, Alysha G., Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Kavanagh, Angela, Huang, Johnny X., Quezada, Michelle, Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Capon, Robert J., Cooper, Matthew A., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2015). Self-assembling lipopeptides with a potent activity against Gram-positive bacteria, including multidrug resistant strains. Nanomedicine, 10 (22), 3359-3371. doi: 10.2217/nnm.15.137
Zaman, Mehfuz, Chandrudu, Saranya, Giddam, Ashwini K., Reiman, Jennifer, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, McPhun, Virginia, Moyle, Peter M., Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F. and Toth, Istvan (2014). Group A Streptococcal vaccine candidate: contribution of epitope to size, antigen presenting cell interaction and immunogenicity. Nanomedicine, 9 (17), 2613-2624. doi: 10.2217/NNM.14.190
Recent advances in peptide-based subunit nanovaccines
Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2014). Recent advances in peptide-based subunit nanovaccines. Nanomedicine, 9 (17), 2657-2669. doi: 10.2217/nnm.14.187
Azmi, Fazren, Ahmad Fuaad, Abdullah Al Hadi, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2014). Self-adjuvanting vaccine against group A streptococcus: application of fibrillized peptide and immunostimulatory lipid as adjuvant. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 22 (22), 6401-6408. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.09.042
Oral delivery of nanoparticle-based vaccines
Marasini, Nirmal, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2014). Oral delivery of nanoparticle-based vaccines. Expert Review of Vaccines, Early Online (11), 1361-1376. doi: 10.1586/14760584.2014.936852
Liposomes as Nanovaccine Delivery Systems
Ghaffar, Khairunnisa Abdul, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Zaman, Mehfuz, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2014). Liposomes as Nanovaccine Delivery Systems. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 14 (9), 1194-1208. doi: 10.2174/1568026614666140329232757
Toll-like receptor agonists: a patent review (2011 - 2013)
Hussein, Waleed M., Liu, Tzu-Yu, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2014). Toll-like receptor agonists: a patent review (2011 - 2013). Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 24 (4), 453-470. doi: 10.1517/13543776.2014.880691
Recent progress in adjuvant discovery for peptide-based subunit vaccines
Azmi, Fazren, Fuaad, Abdullah Al Hadi Ahmad, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2014). Recent progress in adjuvant discovery for peptide-based subunit vaccines. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 10 (3), 778-796. doi: 10.4161/hv.27332
Dougall, Annette M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Khoshnejad, Makan, Chandrudu, Saranya, Daly, Norelle L., Toth, Istvan and Loukas, Alex (2014). Lipid core peptide targeting the cathepsin D hemoglobinase of Schistosoma mansoni as a component of a schistosomiasis vaccine. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 10 (2), 399-409. doi: 10.4161/hv.27057
Polymer–peptide hybrids as a highly immunogenic single-dose nanovaccine
Ahmad Fuaad, Abdullah A. H., Jia, Zhongfan, Hartas, Jon, Ziora, Zyta M., Lin, I-Chun, Moyle, Peter M., Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Monteiro, Michael J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2014). Polymer–peptide hybrids as a highly immunogenic single-dose nanovaccine. Nanomedicine, 9 (1), 35-43. doi: 10.2217/NNM.13.7
Self-assembled peptide-polymer conjugates as vaccines
Liu, Tzu-Yu, Fuaad, Abdullah Al-Hadi Ahmad, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2014). Self-assembled peptide-polymer conjugates as vaccines. Chimica Oggi - Chemistry Today, 32 (2 (Supplement)), 18-22.
The immune system likes nanotechnology
Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2014). The immune system likes nanotechnology. Nanomedicine, 9 (17), 2607-2609. doi: 10.2217/nnm.14.199
Feherje alapu vedooltasok nanotechnologiaval
Toth, Istvan, Zaman, Mehfuz and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2013). Feherje alapu vedooltasok nanotechnologiaval. Termézet Világa, 144 (11), 504-508.
Liu, Tzu-Yu, Hussein, Waleed M., Jia, Zhongfan, Ziora, Zyta M., McMillan, Nigel A. J., Monteiro, Michael J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2013). Self-adjuvanting polymer-peptide conjugates as therapeutic vaccine candidates against cervical cancer. Biomacromolecules, 14 (8), 2798-2806. doi: 10.1021/bm400626w
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Kowapradit, Jariya, Ziora, Zyta Maria and Toth, Istvan (2013). pH-Triggered peptide self-assembly into fibrils: a potential peptide-based subunit vaccine delivery platform. Biochemical Compounds, 1. doi: 10.7243/2052-9341-1-2
Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Zaman, Mehfuz, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2013). Liposome-based delivery system for vaccine candidates: constructing an effective formulation (vol 7, pg 1877, 2012). Nanomedicine, 8 (2), 312-312. doi: 10.2217/nnm.13.0
M-protein-derived conformational peptide epitope vaccine candidate against Group A Streptococcus
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Kamaruzaman, Khairul A., Srinivasan, Saranya, Zaman, Mehfuz, Lin, I-Chun, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F. and Toth, Istvan (2013). M-protein-derived conformational peptide epitope vaccine candidate against Group A Streptococcus. Current Drug Delivery, 10 (1), 39-45. doi: 10.2174/1567201811310010007
Microwave-assisted synthesis of difficult sequence-containing peptides using the isopeptide method
Hussein, Waleed M., Liu, Tzu-Yu, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2013). Microwave-assisted synthesis of difficult sequence-containing peptides using the isopeptide method. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 11 (14), 2370-2376. doi: 10.1039/c3ob00030c
Peptide conjugation via CuAAC 'click' chemistry
Ahmad Fuaad, Abdullah A. H., Azmi, Fazren, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2013). Peptide conjugation via CuAAC 'click' chemistry. Molecules, 18 (11), 13148-13174. doi: 10.3390/molecules181113148
Liposome-based delivery system for vaccine candidates: constructing an effective formulation
Giddam, Ashwin Kumar, Zaman, Mehfuz, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2012). Liposome-based delivery system for vaccine candidates: constructing an effective formulation. Nanomedicine, 7 (12), 1877-1893. doi: 10.2217/nnm.12.157
Peptide-Based Subunit Vaccine against Hookworm Infection
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Dougall, Annette M., Khoshnejad, Makan, Chandrudu, Saranya, Pearson, Mark S., Loukas, Alex and Toth, Istvan (2012). Peptide-Based Subunit Vaccine against Hookworm Infection. PLoS One, 7 (10 Article #e46870) e46870, e46870. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046870
Apte, Simon H., Groves, Penny L., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Fujita, Yoshio, Chang, Chenghung, Toth, Istvan and Doolan, Denise L. (2012). Vaccination with lipid core peptides fails to induce epitope-specific T cell responses but confers non-specific protective immunity in a malaria model.. PLoS One, 7 (8 Article. No.e40928) e40928, e40928. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040928
Advances in peptide-based Human papillomavirus therapeutic vaccines
Liu, Tzu-Yu, Hussein, Waleed M., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2012). Advances in peptide-based Human papillomavirus therapeutic vaccines. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 12 (14), 1581-1592. doi: 10.2174/156802612802652402
ChemInform Abstract: Medicinal Chemistry of α-Hydroxy-β-amino Acids
Ziora, Zyta, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2012). ChemInform Abstract: Medicinal Chemistry of α-Hydroxy-β-amino Acids. ChemInform, 43 (25), no-no. doi: 10.1002/chin.201225259
Lipopeptides for the fragment-based pharmaceutics design
Ziora, Zyta M., Wimmer, Norbert, New, Roger, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2012). Lipopeptides for the fragment-based pharmaceutics design. International Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2 (01), 75-81. doi: 10.4236/ijoc.2012.21013
Lipid peptide core nanoparticles as multivalent vaccine candidates against Streptococcus pyogenes
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Parhiz, Bibi Hamideh, Soltani, Fatemeh, Srinivasan, Saranya, Kamaruzaman, Khairul A., Lin, I-Chun and Toth, Istvan (2012). Lipid peptide core nanoparticles as multivalent vaccine candidates against Streptococcus pyogenes. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 65 (1), 35-39. doi: 10.1071/CH11292
Synthesis of glycolipopeptidic building blocks for carbohydrate receptor discovery
Ziora, Zyta M., Wimmer, Norbert, New, Roger, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2011). Synthesis of glycolipopeptidic building blocks for carbohydrate receptor discovery. Carbohydrate Research, 346 (12), 1439-1444. doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2011.03.019
Peptide-based subunit nanovaccines
Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2011). Peptide-based subunit nanovaccines. Current Drug Delivery, 8 (3), 282-289. doi: 10.2174/156720111795256192
Self-adjuvanting polyacrylic nanoparticulate delivery system for Group A streptococcus (GAS) vaccine
Zaman, Mehfuz, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Malcolm, Jessica M., Urbani, Carl N., Jia, Zhongfan, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Monteiro, Michael J. and Toth, Istvan (2011). Self-adjuvanting polyacrylic nanoparticulate delivery system for Group A streptococcus (GAS) vaccine. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 7 (2), 168-173. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2010.10.002
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Ahmad Fuaad, Abdullah A. H., Rustanti, Lina, Ziora, Zyta M., Aqil, Mohammed, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F. and Toth, Istvan (2011). Group A streptococcal vaccine candidates based on the conserved conformational epitope from M protein. Drug Delivery Letters, 1 (1), 2-8. doi: 10.2174/2210304X11101010002
Wilke, DV, Jimenez, PC, Araujo, RM, da Silva, WMB, Pessoa, ODL, Silveira, ER, Pessoa, C, de Moraes, MO, Skwarczynski, M, Simerska, P, Toth, I and Costa-Lotufo, LV (2011). Pro-apoptotic activity of lipidic alpha-amino acids isolated from Protopalythoa variabilis (vol 18, pg 7997, 2010). Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 19 (3), 1366-1366. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.12.041
Pro-apoptotic activity of lipidic α-amino acids isolated from Protopalythoa variabilis
Wilke, Diego Veras, Jimenez, Paula Christine, Araújo, Renata Mendonça, da Silva, Wildson Max Barbosa, Pessoa, Otília Deusdênia Loiola, Silveira, Edilberto Roch, Pessoa, Claudia, de Moraes, Manoel Odorico, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Simerska, Paul, Toth, Istvan and Costa-Lotufo, Letícia Veras (2010). Pro-apoptotic activity of lipidic α-amino acids isolated from Protopalythoa variabilis. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 18 (22), 7997-8004. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.09.027
Polyacrylate dendrimer nanoparticles: A self-adjuvanting vaccine delivery system
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Zaman, Mehfuz, Urbani, Carl N., Lin, I-Chun, Jia, Zhongfan, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Monteiro, Michael J. and Toth, Istvan (2010). Polyacrylate dendrimer nanoparticles: A self-adjuvanting vaccine delivery system. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 49 (33), 5742-5745. doi: 10.1002/anie.201002221
Polyacrylate dendrimer nanoparticles: a self-adjuvanting vaccine delivery system
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Zaman, Mehfuz, Urbani, Carl N., Lin, I-Chun, Jia, Zhongfan, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Monteiro, Michael J. and Toth, Istvan (2010). Polyacrylate dendrimer nanoparticles: a self-adjuvanting vaccine delivery system. Angewandte Chemie, 122 (33), 5878-5881. doi: 10.1002/ange.201002221
Thymine, adenine and lipoamino acid based gene delivery systems
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Ziora, Zyta M., Coles, Daniel J., Lin, I-Chun and Toth, Istvan (2010). Thymine, adenine and lipoamino acid based gene delivery systems. Chemical Communications, 46 (18), 3140-3142. doi: 10.1039/b924371b
Zhong, Wei, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2009). Development of conformational mimetics of conserved Streptococcus pyogenes minimal epitope as vaccine candidates. Current Drug Delivery, 6 (5), 520-527. doi: 10.2174/156720109789941650
Development of highly pure alpha-helical lipoglycopeptides as self-adjuvanting vaccines
Zhong, Wei, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Simerska, Pavla, Good, Michael F. and Toth, Istvan (2009). Development of highly pure alpha-helical lipoglycopeptides as self-adjuvanting vaccines. Tetrahedron, 65 (17), 3459-3464. doi: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.02.060
Hayashi, Yoshio, Yamazaki, Yuri, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Sohma, Youhei, Taniguchi, Atsuhiko, Noguchi, Mayo, Kimura, Tooru, Neuteboom, Saskia, Potts, Barbara, Lloyd, G. Kenneth and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2009). Application of intramolecular migration reaction in peptide chemistry to chemical biology, chemical pharmaceutics and medicinal chemistry. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 611, 513-514. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-73657-0_223
Taniguchi, Atsuhiko, Sohma, Youhei, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Okada, Takuma, Ikeda, Keisuke, Prakash, Halan, Mukai, Hidehito, Kimura, Tooru, Hayashi, Yoshio, Hirota, Shun, Matsuzaki, Katsumi and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2009). Click peptide by use of the O-acyl isopeptide method: Production of Amyloid Beta peptide from water-soluble analogue. Peptide Science, 397-400.
Zhong, Wei, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Fujita, Yoshio, Simerska, Pavla, Good, Michael F. and Toth, Istvan (2009). Design and synthesis of lipopeptide-carbohydrate assembled multivalent vaccine candidates using native chemical ligation. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 62 (9), 993-999. doi: 10.1071/CH09065
Lipid core peptide system for gene, drug, and vaccine delivery
Zhong, Wei, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2009). Lipid core peptide system for gene, drug, and vaccine delivery. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 62 (9), 956-967. doi: 10.1071/CH09149
Taniguchi, Atsuhiko, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Sohma, Youhei, Okada, Takuma, Ikeda, Keisuke, Prakash, Halan, Mukai, Hidehito, Hayashi, Yoshio, Kimura, Tooru, Hirota, Shun, Matsuzaki, Katsumi and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2008). Controlled production of amyloid beta peptide from a photo-triggered, water-soluble precursor "click peptide". ChemBioChem, 9 (18), 3055-3065. doi: 10.1002/cbic.200800503
Noguchi, Mayo, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Prakash, Halan, Hirota, Shun, Kimura, Tooru, Hayashi, Yoshio and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2008). Development of novel water-soluble photocleavable protective group and its application for design of photoresponsive paclitaxel prodrugs. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 16 (10), 5389-5397. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.04.022
Application of the O-N intramolecular acyl migration reaction in medicinal chemistry
Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2007). Application of the O-N intramolecular acyl migration reaction in medicinal chemistry. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 14 (26), 2813-2823. doi: 10.2174/092986707782360123
Yoshiya, Taku, Taniguchi, Atsuhiko, Sohma, Youhei, Fukao, Fukue, Nakamura, Setsuko, Abe, Naoko, Ito, Nui, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Kimura, Tooru, Hayashi, Yoshio and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2007). "O-acyl isopeptide method" for peptide synthesis: Synthesis of forty kinds of "O-acyl isodipeptide unit" Boc-Ser/Thr(Fmoc-Xaa)-OH. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 5 (11), 1720-1730. doi: 10.1039/b702284k
Abe, Naoko, Fukao, Fukue, Hayashi, Yoshio, Ito, Nui, Kimura, Tooru, Kiso, Yoshiaki, Nakamura, Setsuko, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Sohma, Youhei, Taniguchi, Atsuhiko and Yoshiya, Taku (2007). The synthesis of bioactive peptides based on O-Acyl Isopeptide Method: Application of O-acyl isodipeptide units. Peptide Science: Proceedings of the Japanese Peptide Symposium, 44, 187-190.
Paclitaxel prodrugs: Toward smarter delivery of anticancer agents
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Hayashi, Yoshio and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2006). Paclitaxel prodrugs: Toward smarter delivery of anticancer agents. J. Med. Chem., 49 (25), 7253-7269. doi: 10.1021/jm0602155
Sohma, Youhei, Taniguchi, Atsuhiko, Yoshiya, Taku, Chiyomori, Yousuke, Fukao, Fukue, Nakamura, Setsuko, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Okada, Takuma, Ikeda, Keisuke, Hayashi, Yoshio, Kimura, Tooru, Hirota, Shun, Matsuzaki, Katsumi and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2006). 'Click peptide': A novel 'O-acyl isopeptide method' for peptide synthesis and chemical biology-oriented synthesis of amyloid beta peptide analogues. Journal of Peptide Science, 12 (12), 823-828. doi: 10.1002/psc.817
Application of intramolecular carbonate-carbamate migration
Skwarczynski, M., Noguchi, M., Sohma, Y., Kimura, T., Hayashi, Y. and Kiso, Y. (2006). Application of intramolecular carbonate-carbamate migration. Chimica Oggi, 24 (6), 30-32.
Development of first photoresponsive prodrug of paclitaxel
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Noguchi, Mayo, Hirota. Shun, Sohma, Youhei, Kimura, Tooru, Hayashi, Yoshio and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2006). Development of first photoresponsive prodrug of paclitaxel. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 16 (17), 4492-4496. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.06.030
Sohma, Youhei, Taniguchi, Atsuhiko, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Yoshiya, Taku, Fukao, Fukue, Kimura, Tooru, Hayashi, Yoshio and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2006). 'O-Acyl isopeptide method' for the efficient synthesis of difficult sequence-containing peptides: Use of 'O-acyl isodipeptide unit'. Tetrahedron Letters, 47 (18), 3013-3017. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.03.017
O-N intramolecular alkoxycarbonyl migration of typical protective groups in hydroxyamino acids
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Sohma, Youhei, Noguchi, Mayo, Kimura, Tooru, Hayashi, Yoshio and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2006). O-N intramolecular alkoxycarbonyl migration of typical protective groups in hydroxyamino acids. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 71 (6), 2542-2545. doi: 10.1021/jo0525579
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Sohma, Youhei, Noguchi, Mayo, Kimura, Maiko, Hayashi, Yoshio, Hamada, Yoshio, Kimura, Tooru and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2005). No auxiliary, no byproduct strategy for water-soluble prodrugs of taxoids: Scope and limitation of O-N intramolecular acyl and acyloxy migration reactions. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 48 (7), 2655-2666. doi: 10.1021/jm049344g
O-N intramolecular acyl migration strategy in water-soluble prodrugs of taxoids
Skwarczynski, M, Sohma, Y, Kimura, M, Hayashi, Y, Kimura, T and Kiso, Y (2003). O-N intramolecular acyl migration strategy in water-soluble prodrugs of taxoids. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 13 (24), 4441-4444. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2003.09.020
Hayashi, Y, Skwarczynski, M, Hamada, Y, Sohma, Y, Kimura, T and Kiso, Y (2003). A novel approach of water-soluble paclitaxel prodrug with no auxiliary and no byproduct: Design and synthesis of isotaxel. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 46 (18), 3782-3784. doi: 10.1021/jm034112n
Mercuric triflate catalyzed hydroxylative carbocyclization of 1,6-enynes
Nishizawa, M, Yadav, VK, Skwarczynski, M, Takao, H, Imagawa, H and Sugihara, T (2003). Mercuric triflate catalyzed hydroxylative carbocyclization of 1,6-enynes. Organic Letters, 5 (10), 1609-1611. doi: 10.1021/ol034201u
Nishizawa, M, Skwarczynski, M, Imagawa, H and Sugihara, T (2002). Mercuric triflate-TMU catalyzed hydration of terminal alkyne to give methyl ketone under mild conditions. Chemistry Letters, 31 (1), 12-13. doi: 10.1246/cl.2002.12
Skwarczynski, M, Lejczak, B and Kafarski, P (1999). Enantioselective hydrolysis of 1-butyryloxyalkylphosphonates by lipolytic microorganisms: Pseudomonas fluorescens and Penicillium citrinum. Chirality, 11 (2), 109-114. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-636X(1999)11:2<109::AID-CHIR5>3.0.CO;2-T
Accurate assay of enantiopurity of 1-hydroxy- and 2-hydroxyalkylphosphonate esters
Zymanczykduda, E, Skwarczynski, M, Lejczak, B and Kafarski, P (1996). Accurate assay of enantiopurity of 1-hydroxy- and 2-hydroxyalkylphosphonate esters. Tetrahedron-Asymmetry, 7 (5), 1277-1280. doi: 10.1016/0957-4166(96)00143-7
Lejczak, Barbara, Haliniarz, Ewa, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Kafarski, Pawel (1996). The Use of Lypolitic Microorganisms Pseudomonas fluorescens and Penicillium citrinum for the Preparation of Optically Active 1 -Hydroxyalkylphosphonates. Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 111 (1), 86-86. doi: 10.1080/10426509608054715
Skwarczynski, M and Kafarski, P (1995). Alkylation of Potassium 1-(n-Benzyloxycarbonylamino)alkylphosphonates and Phosphinates in the Presence of 18-Crown-6. Synthetic Communications, 25 (22), 3565-3571. doi: 10.1080/00397919508015491
Nevagi, Reshma Jayprakash, Dai, Wei, Khalil, Zeinab, Hussein, Waleed, Capon, Robert, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2019). Development of polymer-based nanoparticulate intranasal lipopeptide vaccine constructs against group A streptococcus. National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Orlando, FL, United States, 31 March - 4 April, 2019. Washington, DC, United States: American Chemical Society.
Synthesis of therapeutic vaccine against cervical cancer
Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Liu, Tzu-Yu, Hussein, Waleed M., Jia, Zhongfan, Ziora, Zyta M., McMillan, Nigel A. J., Monteiro, Michael J. and Toth, Istvan (2014). Synthesis of therapeutic vaccine against cervical cancer. 4th Asia-Pacific International Peptide Symposium in conjunction with 50th Japanese Peptide Symposium, Osaka, Japan, 6-8 November 2013. Osaka, Japan: Japanese Peptide Society.
Nanoparticles-based peptide subunit vaccines against group A Streptococcus
Skwarczynski, M., Fuaad, A. A. H. A., Zaman, M., Jia, Z., Kowapradit, J., Rustanti, L., Ziora, Z. M., Monteiro, M. L. J., Batzloff, M. R., Goodc, M. F. and Toth, I. (2012). Nanoparticles-based peptide subunit vaccines against group A Streptococcus. 32nd European Peptide Symposium, Athens, Greece, 2-7 September 2012. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/psc.2448
Dendritic delivery systems for peptide vaccines
Toth, Istvan, Simerska, Pavla and Skwarczynsky, Mariusz (2011). Dendritic delivery systems for peptide vaccines. 1st European Conference of Microbiology and Immunology, Budapest, Hungary, 12-14 May 2011. Budapest, Hungary: Akademiai Kiado. doi: 10.1556/EuJMI.1.2011.2.1
Development of new photoresponsive paclitaxel prodrug
Noguchi, Mayo, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Prakash, Halan, Hirota, Shun, Kimura, Tooru, Hayashi, Yoshio and Kiso, Yoshiaki (2007). Development of new photoresponsive paclitaxel prodrug. 第44回 ペプチド討論会 (44th Japanese Peptide Symposium), Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, 7-9 November 2007. Osaka, Japan: Protein Research Foundation.
Suehisa, Y., Noguchi, M., Skwarczynski, M., Yamamoto, A., Kiso, Y., Hayashi, Y. and Fujita, T. (2007). Synthesis of a Novel Water-Soluble Paclitaxel Prodrug, Arginine-Isotaxel, and its Physicochemical and Caco-2 Transport Properties. 8th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Study of Xenobiotics, Sendai, Japan, 9-12 October 2007. PHILADELPHIA: Informa Healthcare.
Sohma, Y, Hayashi, Y, Skwarczynski, M, Hamada, Y, Sasaki, M, Kimura, T and Kiso, Y (2004). O-N intramolecular acyl migration reaction in the development of prodrugs and the synthesis of difficult sequence-containing bioactive peptides. 9th Naples Workshop on Bioactive Peptides, Naples Italy, May 08-11, 2004. MALDEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL. doi: 10.1002/bip.20136
Lejczak, B, Haliniarz, E, Skwarczynski, M and Kafarski, P (1996). The use of lypolitic microorganisms Pseudomonas fluorescens and Penicillium citrinum for the preparation of optically active 1-hydroxyalkylphosphonates. 13th International Conference on Phosphorus Chemistry (XIIITH ICPC), Jerusalem Israel, Jul 16-21, 1995. READING: GORDON BREACH SCI PUBL LTD.
Cobos, C., Daly, N., Loukas, A., Bansal, P., Toth, I. and Skwarczynski, M. (2022). New peptide comprising specified amino acid sequence useful for treating or preventing inflammatory or autoimmune condition including inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and celiac disease. . WO2022120423.
Self-assembling, self-adjuvanting system for delivery of vaccines
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A nanovaccine against Invasive Group A Streptococcus and Rheumatic Heart Disease
(2024–2027) NHMRC IDEAS Grants
Paving the way for a Clinical Vaccine Candidate against Hookworm Infection
(2024–2027) NHMRC IDEAS Grants
Single-shot anti-fertility vaccine in pigs
(2024–2025) Australia's Economic Accelerator Seed Grants
A single-shot anti-fertility vaccine in female cattle
(2021–2025) Meat & Livestock Australia
Poly(amino acids) as immune stimulators
(2021–2024) ARC Discovery Projects
(2020–2021) James Cook University
A Self-assembling and Self-adjuvanting Nanoparticular Therapeutic Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
(2011–2014) NHMRC Project Grant
Polymers and peptides for vaccine delivery.
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Poly(hydrophobic amino acids) as immune stimulators.
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Novel Vaccine Designs of Adjuvants and Delivery Systems against Infectious Diseases
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Delivery systems for novel vaccine candidates against infectious diseases
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Cholesterol-based Vaccine Delivery Systems against Group A Streptococcal Infection
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Lipophilic Peptides as Immune Stimulants
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Polymers as a nanoparticulate adjuvant and vaccine delivery system
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Development of an effective prophylactic and therapeutic treatment for malaria
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Development of polyacrylate-based delivery systems for peptide vaccines
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Targeting lectin receptors for vaccine delivery against group A streptococcus
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Design and evaluation of polysaccharide-based nanoparticles for mucosal vaccine delivery
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Hydrophobic amino acid-based vaccine delivery systems to induce cellular and humoral immunity
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Epitope-focused vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Peptide-Based Self-Assembling Delivery System for Development of Group A Streptococcus Vaccine
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Development of Novel Strategies for Delivery of Vaccine Candidates Against Group A Streptococcus
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Development of Peptide-Based Vaccines Against Group A Streptococcus (GAS) and Malaria
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Liposome-based delivery system for the development of malaria vaccine
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Therapeutic and Preventive Potential of Synthetic Lipopeptides against Bacterial Infections
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Lipopeptide-Carbohydrate-Antigen Platforms for Synthetic Vaccine Development
(2010) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2010) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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