{"id":12,"date":"2024-02-24T21:19:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T21:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/tiwarilab\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-08-21T01:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T01:22:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/tanasova\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc9a320 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc9a320\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557b03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"557b03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marina Tanasova<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd1617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dd1617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor, Chemistry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d812ce5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d812ce5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3d225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd3d225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/tanasova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/tanasova-m.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/tanasova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/tanasova-m.jpg 621w, https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/tanasova\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/tanasova-m-300x86.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc99f61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc99f61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c3cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59c3cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview of Research in the Marina Tanasova Lab<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec7921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec7921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our research group focuses on Organic Synthesis and Chemical biology. We develop synthetic methodologies to advance synthetic approaches to highly functionalized heterocycles. Using new and existing synthetic approaches, we design and synthesize sugar-like molecular probes to specifically target cancer-relevant facilitative sugar transporters \u2013 GLUTs. We advance our research towards practical applications by developing biochemical assays and advance scientific knowledge by understanding links between impaired biological mechanisms and cancer.<\/p><div class=\"slider-content specialties accordion\"><ul><li>Development of GLUT-specific molecular probes<\/li><li>Evaluating therapeutic potential of fructose transport targeting for cancer therapy and prevention.<\/li><li>Development of fructose metabolism inhibitors.<\/li><li>Development of carbohydrate transport specific drug delivery platforms<\/li><li>Development of fluorescent assays for evaluating carbohydrate transport activity and screening carbohydrate transport and metabolism inhibitors<\/li><li>Synthesis and evaluation of bioreductively-activated pharmacophores<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8952b7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8952b7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b76a25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b76a25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846e337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"846e337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stay Updated<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d432b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43d432b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6cf388 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6cf388\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9fe33a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e9fe33a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/tanasova\/group-news\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Group News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653d309 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"653d309\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b38b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a1b38b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/tanasova\/publications\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Our Publications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f246024 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f246024\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042e43f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"042e43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/tanasova\/openings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Openings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marina Tanasova Professor, Chemistry Overview of Research in the Marina Tanasova Lab Our research group focuses on Organic Synthesis and Chemical biology. 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