prof. dr. W.C. (Wiktor) Szymanski

Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Photopharmacology and Imaging

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Telephone:

+31 50 36 33296

Faculty of Medical Sciences

Telephone:

+31 50 36 33307

E-mail:

w.c.szymanski rug.nl

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Publications

Bacteria-targeted imaging using vancomycin-based positron emission tomography tracers can distinguish infection from sterile inflammation

Spoelstra, G. B., Braams, L. M., IJpma, F. F. A., van Oosten, M., Feringa, B. L., Szymanski, W., Elsinga, P. H. & van Dijl, J. M., Apr-2025, In: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52, p. 1878–1889 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Green-Light-Activatable Penicillin for Light-Dependent Spatial Control of Bacterial Growth, Biofilm Formation, and In Vivo Infection Treatment

Schulte, A. M., Schoenmakers, J. W. A., van Oosten, M., Jutte, P. C., van Dijl, J. M., Szymanski, W. & Feringa, B. L., 11-Jun-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS central science.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Introduction to photoswitches and photopharmacology

Cacciarini, M., Woolley, G. A., Szymanski, W. & Simeth, N. A., 27-Aug-2025, In: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry. 23, 34, p. 7668-7670 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Manipulation of Chemistry and Biology with Visible Light Using Tetra-ortho-Substituted Azobenzenes and Azonium Ions

Cardano, F., Marquez García, R. & Szymanski, W., 10-Jun-2025, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 64, 24, 32 p., e202423506.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Photo-amygdalin: Light-dependent control over hydrogen cyanide release and cytotoxicity

Schulte, A. M., Guinart, A., Alachouzos, G., Szymanski, W. & Feringa, B. L., 21-Jun-2025, In: Chemical Science. 16, 23, p. 10585-10594 10 p., d5sc01248a.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Probing photochemically-induced dynamic transitions by magic-angle-spinning NMR combined with in-situ irradiation

Lasorsa, A., van der Meulen, P., Naumann, E., Lerch, M., Garcia, M. M., Lan, X., Loos, K., Feringa, B., Szymanski, W. & van der Wel, P., 15-Sept-2025, (Submitted) ChemRxiv, 18 p.

Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic

Spatiotemporal Control Over Circadian Rhythms With Light

Kolarski, D., Szymanski, W. & Feringa, B. L., May-2025, In: Medicinal research reviews. 45, 3, p. 968-984 17 p., 22099.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of spirobenzovesamicols as potential 11C-PET tracer alternatives to [18F]FEOBV for vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) imaging

Helbert, H., Deuther-Conrad, W., de Haan, M., Wenzel, B., Luurtsema, G., Szymanski, W., Brust, P., Dierckx, R. A. J. O., Feringa, B. L. & Elsinga, P. H., 2-Feb-2025, In: EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry. 10, 13 p., 7.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Vancomycin-based tracers guiding in situ visualization of bacteria on osteosynthesis devices and surgical debridement

Spoelstra, G. B., Elsinga, P. H., van Dijl, J. M., van Snick, J. H., Feringa, B. L., Glaudemans, A. W. J. M., Keizers, B., Kruijff, S., Szymanski, W., van Oosten, M. & IJpma, F. F. A., 2-Apr-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review