Joshua Wesalo, MD, PhD
Education & Training
- Franklin & Marshall College, BA, 2013
- University of Pittsburgh, PhD, 2021
- University of Pittsburgh, MD, 2023
Representative Publications
Brown, W., Wesalo, J., Samanta, S., Luo, J., Caldwell, S. E., Tsang, M., & Deiters, A. (2023). Genetically Encoded Aminocoumarin Lysine for Optical Control of Protein–Nucleotide Interactions in Zebrafish Embryos. ACS Chemical Biology.
[submitted manuscript] Joest, E. F.; Winter, C.; Wesalo, J. S.; Deiters, A.; Tampé, R. “Efficient Amber Suppression by Ribosomal Skipping for In Situ Synthesis of Photoconditional Nanobodies.” Angewandte Chemie.
Joest, E. F.; Winter, C.; Wesalo, J. S.; Deiters, A.; Tampé, R. “Light-guided intrabodies for on-demand in situ target recognition in human cells.” Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 5787–5795.
Zhou, W.; Wesalo, J. S.; Liu, J.; Deiters, A. “Genetic code expansion in mammalian cells: A plasmid system comparison.” Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2020, 28, 115772.
Wesalo, J. S.; Deiters, A. “Fast phosphine-activated control of protein function using unnatural lysine analogues.” Methods Enzymol. 2020, 638, 191–217.
Wesalo, J. S.; Luo, J.; Morihiro, K.; Liu, J.; Deiters, A. “Phosphine-Activated Lysine Analogues for Fast Chemical Control of Protein Subcellular Localization and Protein SUMOylation.” ChemBioChem 2020, 21, 141–148