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Ethan Kowalczyk

Education

BS, Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2022

Course Num	Title
CHEM 103-603	Survey of Biochemistry

Medicinal Organic Synthesis

Publications

Mubaraq A. Toriola, Ethan T. Kowalczyk, Kayode M. Medubi, Michelle J. Meyer, Maya
RT. Fernando, Petra Scholze, Nethyanji Premananda, Shaun Harrington, Braden R.
Barkley, Daniel A. Webb, Leggy A. Arnold. Development of novel pegylated
imidazobenzodiazepines targeting α5 GABAA receptors for anxiety; a comparative prodrug and metabolite study. ACS Chem. Neurosci., XXX, XXXXX, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.6c00222.
Ethan T. Kowalczyk, Kayode M. Medubi, Michelle J. Meyer, Mubaraq A. Toriola, Tyler
J. Haasch, Makena R. Vesperman, Daniel A. Webb, Douglas C. Stafford, Gene T. Yocum, Charles W. Emala, Leggy A. Arnold. Development of novel pegylated
imidazobenzodiazepines as inhaled asthma drug candidates. J. RMed., 249, 109449, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108449.

Oral Presentations

Sustainability Strategies for EMD Group’s R&D Labs at Merck, August 2026. EMD Discovery Day, Burlington, MA 01803.
A Summer with MilliporeSigma, August 2026, MilliporeSigma, Internship Symposium, Milwaukee, WI 53209.
A Novel Approach to Asthma Treated by the GABAAR, June 2026, MilliporeSigma, Curiosities in Chemistry, Milwaukee, WI 53209.

Poster Presentations

Development of new HCMV inhibitors including a biotinylated analog for target identification, April 2026.
Development of nebulized pegylated GABAA receptor ligands as novel therapeutic for asthma treatment, March 2025, May 2025, June 2025.
Development of Non-BBB-Penetrant GABAAR Ligands with Therapeutic Potential for Asthma, December 2024.
Synthesis and Preclinical Studies of Novel Imidazodiazepines Supporting the
Development of New Treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Asthma,
May 2024.
Synthesis, Solubility, and Permeability of Novel Imidazodiazepines Supporting the Development of New Treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, August 2023.
A large-scale synthesis of N-hydroxypropionamidine to enable the formation of oxadiazoles, April 2023.
Molecular Precursor Dithiocarbamate in Green Chemistry Synthesis of BaZrS3, May 2022, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Chemistry Senior Research Symposium.
Feasibility of Green Chemistry Synthesis Method for the Novel Thin Film Absorber BaZrS3, May 2022, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Letters and Science Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Synthesis and Characterization of Acrylic Polymers, May 2021, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Letters and Science Undergraduate Research Symposium.