Rory Capstick
Research Specialist
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Cool Springs Innovation Park
Vanderbilt University/WCNDD
393 Nichol Mill Lane, Suite 100
Franklin, Tennessee - 37067
Education
Middle Tennessee State University, 2015
B.S. Genetics/Biotechnology
Minor: Chemistry
Biosketch and Research Interests
Rory received his B.S. in Genetics/Biotechnology with a minor in Chemistry from Middle Tennessee State University in December 2015.
Rory joined the Lindsley laboratory in May 2016 and has worked on positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) for the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors M1. He is currently working on PAMs for M4 and mGluR4 receptors.
His research interests include medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, neuroscience and genetics.
Selected Publications
Engers, J.L.; Childress, E.S.; Long, M.F.; Capstick, R.A.; Luscombe, V.B.; Cho, H.P.; Dickerson, J.W.; Rook, J.M.; Blobaum, A.L.; Niswender, C.M.; Engers, D.W.; Conn, P.J.; Lindsley, C.W. ‘VU6007477, a Novel M1 PAM Based on a Pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine Carboxamide Core Devoid of Cholinergic Adverse Events’ ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2018); 9(9): 917-922. {DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00261; PMID: 30258541}