Julia Galvez

Julia Galvez
  • Postdoc, Hefty Lab

Contact Info

4950 Research Park Way
Lawrence, KS 66047

Biography —

Hometown: Brasilia, Brazil

Education —

Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2020, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
M.S. in Medicinal Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2016, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Brasilia, 2014, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

Research —

I hold a BSc in Chemistry with a specialization in the design and synthesis of small molecules. My training has primarily focused on kinase inhibitors, with additional experience in adenosine and nuclear receptors.

Selected Publications —

Pedreira, Júlia G. B., Pascal Woelffing, Moritz Schwarz, Simon Ebner, Azam Rashidian, Ekatarina Schevchenko, Lucie Smutna, Ramona Rudalska, Petr Pavek, Jenni Kublbeck, Thales Kronenberger, Daniel Dauch, Stefan Laufe. Uncovering α-selectivity for LXR agonists for lipotoxic cancer therapies, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, v 68, p 7180- 7194, 2025.

Pedreira, Júlia G. B.,Silva, Rafaela R., Noël, François G., Barreiro, E. J., Effect of S–Se Bioisosteric Exchange on Affinity and Intrinsic Efficacy of Novel N-acylhydrazone Derivatives at the Adenosine A2A Receptor, Molecules, v. 26, p. 7364, 2021.

Pedreira, Júlia G. B., Nahidino, Philipp, Kudolo, Mark, Pantsar, Tatu, Berger, Benedict-Tilman, Forster, Michael, Knapp, Stefan, Laufer, Stefan, Barreiro, Eliezer J., Bioisosteric Replacement of Arylamide-Linked Spine Residues with N-Acylhydrazones and Selenophenes as a Design Strategy to Novel Dibenzosuberone Derivatives as Type I 1/2 p38α MAP Kinase Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, v. 63, p. 7374- 7354, 2020.