Xiuqi Wang

Research Fellow

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

postdoc

6 h-index 11 pubs 139 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Xiuqi Wang's research focuses on the discovery and development of novel small molecule inhibitors, primarily targeting protein kinases implicated in cancer. A significant portion of this work involves structure-based drug design and optimization to achieve potency and selectivity against specific kinase targets and their resistant mutations. Wang has published research on inhibitors for FLT3, a key target in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), including those effective against clinically relevant secondary mutations that confer resistance to existing therapies. Additionally, Wang has investigated inhibitors for RET kinases, targeting both wild-type and gatekeeper mutant forms, and has explored selective inhibitors for Aurora kinase B and Pyk2, with applications in preventing glucocorticoid-induced bone loss. Wang's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 5, with 11 total publications and 133 citations. Key collaborators include Yuet‐Kin Leung, Brendan Frett, Phuc Tran, and Anupreet Kharbanda, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 11
  • Citations: 139

Selected Publications

  • An unprecedented potent inhibitor of MV4-11 cells: investigations into the mechanism of action beyond FLT3 inhibition (2026)
  • Discovery of N-(3-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-((7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)quinazolin-4-yl)amino)phenyl)acetamide as the first orally active selective aurora kinase B inhibitor (2025)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Generation of BT-Amide, a Bone-Targeted Pyk2 Inhibitor, Effective <i>via</i> Oral Administration, for the Prevention of Glucocorticoid-Induced Bone Loss (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Overcoming Secondary Mutations of Type II Kinase Inhibitors (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-pyridine derivative potently inhibits FLT3-ITD and FLT3-ITD secondary mutants, including gilteritinib-resistant FLT3-ITD/F691L (2023)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • N-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-6-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)pyridin-2-amine is an inhibitor of the FLT3-ITD and BCR-ABL pathways, and potently inhibits FLT3-ITD/D835Y and FLT3-ITD/F691L secondary mutants (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Discovery of N-Trisubstituted Pyrimidine Derivatives as Type I RET and RET Gatekeeper Mutant Inhibitors with a Novel Kinase Binding Pose (2022)
    16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Discovery of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-thiophene derivatives as FLT3 and FLT3 mutants inhibitors for acute myeloid leukemia through structure-based optimization of an NEK2 inhibitor (2021)
    20 citations DOI OpenAlex

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