Liberal Arts and Sciences
Castellano Lab
Led by Ronald K. Castellano · Chemistry
What we study
The Castellano Lab studies how molecules stick together using non‑covalent forces to build new light‑responsive materials and small‑molecule medicines. They design and synthesize self‑assembling polymers, optoelectronic compounds, and anti‑cancer agents, testing how hydrogen‑bond patterns control solid‑state structures.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Papers
- 3
Recent papers, explained
- Mixed Amide Paracyclophane Assemblies Emulating Supramolecular Copolymers
2025 · Journal of the American Chemical Society
Creating chiral 1‑D hydrogen‑bonded polymers from paracyclophane building blocks.
- Dicyanorhodanine-Pyrrole Conjugates for Visible Light-Driven Quantitative Photoswitching in Solution and the Solid State
2024 · Journal of the American Chemical Society
Developing light‑driven molecules that switch states in solution and solid form for potential device use.
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- Anticancer Agents Derived from Cyclic Thiosulfonates: Structure‐Reactivity and Structure‐Activity Relationships
2022 · ChemMedChem
Designing new anti‑cancer drugs that break disulfide bonds in cancer cells.
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