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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Improving drug design to eliminate side effects: From computational to animal models
Okafor, C. D. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
9/8/22 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
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CAREER: The Nature of Interdomain Coupling in the Farnesoid X Receptor
Okafor, C. D. (PI)
2/1/22 → 1/31/27
Project: Research project
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A Novel SXXLF Motif in the FXR N-Terminal Domain Mediates Coregulator and Interdomain Interactions
Villalona, P., Pulahinge, T., Yu, T., Wenning, J., Khan, S. H., Frisbie, C. J., Magafas, J., Barbe, A. & Okafor, C. D., Sep 14 2026, In: ChemBioChem. 27, 17, e202500967.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DNA induces non-canonical dimerization of the farnesoid X receptor
Khan, S. H., Yennawar, N. & Okafor, D. D., Feb 27 2026, In: Nucleic acids research. 54, 4, gkag087.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evolutionary remodeling of the FXR binding pocket drove functional divergence and ligand discrimination
Yamamoto, N., Sudhakar, N., Khan, S. H., Biswas, A., Mooney, E. J., Hoshino, Y., Gaucher, E. A. & Okafor, C. D., Feb 1 2026, In: Molecular biology and evolution. 43, 2, msag031.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unique protein dynamics distinguish the highly homologous LXR α and β isotypes
Roy Choudhuri, K. S. & Okafor, C. D., Aug 18 2026, In: Biophysical journal. 125, 16, p. 4288-4299 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antitoxin control of optimal transcriptional repression in the atypical HigB-HigA toxin-antitoxin system from Proteus vulgaris
Pavelich, I. J., Schureck, M. A., Srinivas, P., Blackburn, T. M., Wang, D., Hoffer, E. D., Boamah, M., Zaldana, K., Onuoha, N., Miles, S. J., Grabowicz, M., Okafor, C. D. & Dunham, C. M., Jul 22 2025, In: Nucleic acids research. 53, 13, gkaf610.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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