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Vito Ferro

Principal Investigator

The University of Queensland

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Heparan sulfate mimetics; MPS Disorders

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Current research interests include: pharmacological chaperone therapy for lysosomal storage diseases such as Sanfilippo syndrome (MPS III); HS mimetics as antiviral agents; glycoconjugates as antibacterial agents and vaccine adjuvants; and new synthetic routes to rare L-sugars.

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The University of Queensland

Small molecule PET ligands targeting lysosomal proteins for diagnostic imaging

Small molecule binders of lysosomal heparan sulfate-degrading enzymes (IDS, IDUA, SGSH, NAGLU) developed as potential PET imaging ligands. Compounds have demonstrated chaperone activity in cell-based assays, with several...

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Vito Ferro

Principal Investigator

The University of Queensland

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The University of Queensland

Principal Investigator

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Infectious disease & antimicrobialsOncology & cancer therapeutics

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AntimicrobialsBiomimeticsCarbohydrate BiochemistryMedicinal ChemistryOrganic Chemistry

Last updated Mar 2026