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From Technician to Trailblazer: How Sokhom Pin Designed His Own PhD Program While Working in Industry
Sokhom Pin shares how he earned a PhD while working in biotech, designing a custom program that defied academic convention.

Dr. GPCR Podcast
Jul 10, 20252 min read
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From GPCR Data Chaos to Decisive Action
Is Your GPCR Program Slowing Down—Even With Good Data? You’re not alone. Most teams don’t stall because the science is weak. They stall...

Yamina's Corner
Jul 8, 20253 min read
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Pharmacologic Models
In Terry Kenakin’s latest foundational lesson from Terry’s Corner, he unpacks the art and science of pharmacologic modeling. This isn’t just theory—it's the essential framework used to interpret experimental data, anticipate system-wide drug effects, and design smarter trials.

Terry's Desk
Jul 8, 20251 min read
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Are You Guessing or Forecasting? Master GPCR Pharmacologic Models Before It’s Too Late
The latest Terry’s Corner unlocks clinical forecasting tools few scientists truly master.

Dr. GPCR News
Jul 7, 20252 min read
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Pharmacology at Your Fingertips: Terry’s Corner Launches
Welcome Back, Discovery Drivers Terry’s Corner is live, on-demand pharmacology built for drug discovery. Yamina’s Corner opens for strategic consulting, and our partner Celtarys unveils a robust TR-FRET assay for CBRs. Plus: must-read chemokine and PTH1R papers, and new momentum across biotech—from Superluminal to Neurocrine to novel GLP-1 contenders. Dr.GPCR Updates Terry’s Corner is Live - Pharmacology at your fingertips Terry’s Corner is now open! Explore 10 on-demand l

Dr. GPCR News
Jul 2, 20252 min read
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Exclusive Access: Terry's Corner is LIVE + Your Premium Member Discount!
Terry’s Corner — a new platform where GPCR scientists can sharpen their thinking, expand their toolkit, and learn directly from Dr. Terry Kenakin.
Ten on-demand courses are live now, built to challenge assumptions and bring clarity to the complex, evolving world of GPCR pharmacology.

Dr. GPCR News
Jul 1, 20251 min read
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Differential binding of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol derivatives to type 1 cannabinoid receptors (CB1)
If you’ve read our previous post, you probably know what CELT-335 is and its high affinity for the cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R). During...

LucĂa from Celtarys Research
Jun 30, 20253 min read
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Unlock the Hidden Lives of Receptors – Are You Ready?
In this lesson, Terry Kenakin dismantles 100 years of receptor theory and introduces you to a dynamic new framework: Molecular Dynamics. Discover how receptors actually behave, how ligands uniquely sculpt their function, and how cryptic allosteric sites are quietly reshaping the frontier of drug discovery.

Terry's Desk
Jun 30, 20251 min read
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Is Your Agonist Really “Working”—Or Are You Just Seeing What Your System Allows?
In this eye-opening module, Terry Kenakin explores a concept that could change how you interpret pharmacological data: the interplay between intrinsic efficacy and system sensitivity. It’s not just about what your molecule does—it’s also about how capable your system is at showing it.

Terry's Desk
Jun 30, 20251 min read
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What If the Most Important Part of Your Drug Isn’t What It Binds—But What It Does?
This isn’t just a theory class. Terry walks you through real-world experiments, decades of receptor pharmacology wisdom, and the cutting-edge operational model used to quantify efficacy. You'll learn why some agonists succeed in sensitive tissues but fail elsewhere—and how this knowledge can dramatically shift your screening strategy.

Terry's Desk
Jun 30, 20251 min read
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Accelerating GPCR Drug Discovery
Why I Started GPCR Consulting You've got great data. You've got brilliant scientists. But your GPCR program still isn't moving at the...

Yamina's Corner
Jun 30, 20252 min read
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What If Your Data is Lying to You? The Calcium Assay Dilemma
In this foundational lesson, Terry Kenakin dives deep into a widely used, often misunderstood tool in early drug discovery: the calcium assay. Revered for its convenience, the FLIPR assay provides rapid insights into receptor activity. But its speed comes with a cost.

Terry's Desk
Jun 30, 20251 min read
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Understanding Orthosteric Binding: The Key to Drug Action
Join Terry Kenakin as he pulls back the curtain on the deceptively simple process of orthosteric binding—the first step in drug action. This isn’t just about molecules finding a pocket. It’s about a dynamic dance of chemical forces, equilibrium shifts, and molecular decisions that determine whether a compound works… or doesn’t.

Terry's Desk
Jun 26, 20252 min read
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Why Dose-Response Curves Are Pharmacology’s Secret Weapon
In the newest foundational lesson from Terry Kenakin’s Pharmacology Vault, we unlock the visual language of pharmacology: dose-response curves. From assessing drug potency to predicting effects, these curves aren't just for data—they’re your entry point to understanding drug behavior at a deeper level.

Terry's Desk
Jun 26, 20251 min read
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A robust and Efficient FRET-Based Assay for Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands Discovery.
1. Introduction 1.1 The Endocannabinoid System The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is composed of the Cannabinoid Receptors 1 and 2...

LucĂa from Celtarys Research
Jun 25, 202511 min read
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From Ox Liver to AI: How the History of Pharmacology Shapes Its Future
In this exclusive foundational-level lecture, Dr. Terry Kenakin takes you on a captivating tour through the history of pharmacology: a journey that spans ancient Egypt, revolutionary scientific ideas, Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, and today's digital frontier. But this isn't just about what was—it's about why the past matters now.

Terry's Desk
Jun 24, 20251 min read
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Signals in Motion: Pain, Metabolism & Terry’s Corner
Hello GPCR Innovators , We’re preparing to launch Terry’s Corner, a new knowledge hub shaped by Dr. Terry Kenakin’s decades of GPCR insight. It will bridge foundational receptor theory with today’s most pressing pharmacological questions, from biased signaling to allosteric design. Meanwhile, incretin and amylin-based therapies are reshaping the obesity drug landscape. Novo Nordisk’s amycretin showed up to 24% weight loss, CagriSema delivered 22.7% in Phase 3, and semaglu

Dr. GPCR News
Jun 24, 20252 min read
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Pharmacology Isn't What You Think—It's So Much More
In his newest lesson, “The Uniqueness of Pharmacology in Drug Discovery,” Terry Kenakin explains why pharmacology isn’t a clean-cut science—it’s a dynamic dialogue between molecule and system.

Terry's Desk
Jun 23, 20251 min read
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Ever Wondered How Drugs Are Discovered?
In this foundational-level lesson, Terry unpacks the real-life process behind discovering new drugs, breaking down the science into accessible, engaging insights for early learners and curious minds.

Terry's Desk
Jun 23, 20251 min read
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Unlock the Hidden Complexity Behind GPCRs—From Terry Kenakin’s Vault
In the foundational lesson of Terry’s Corner, Dr. Terry Kenakin invites us to challenge outdated assumptions and step into a new era of drug discovery.

Terry's Desk
Jun 22, 20251 min read
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Beyond the Probe: Scaling Innovation From the Bench to Product Launch
Assay development is more than synthesis. Discover how Celtarys is helping scientists solve GPCR research challenges.

Dr. GPCR Podcast
Jun 19, 20251 min read
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Terry’s Corner, Celtarys' Leap, and the $7B GPCR Horizon
Hello GPCR Minds, This week, you'll learn all about Terry’s Pharmacology Corner, your new learning space focused on GPCR pharmacology. Whether you’re early in your career or pushing the edge of MoA design, weekly lesson help you apply key concepts like binding, signaling, and kinetics in practical, decision-shaping ways. The Corner comes will live monthly AMA sessions with Dr. Kenakin. Get curated content at your own pace. Subscribe to The Kenakin Brief below to stay in t

Dr. GPCR News
Jun 18, 20252 min read
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The Chemistry of Confidence: Aha Moments That Shape Scientific Careers
Dr. Maria Majellaro shares the pivotal moments that shaped her career, from chemistry tests to launching a biotech company changing GPCR research.

Dr. GPCR Podcast
Jun 17, 20251 min read
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Radioligands vs. Fluorescent Ligands: Binding Assays
Understanding receptor-ligand interaction is key in drug discovery and biomedical research. Radioligands have been used to study GPCRs...

LucĂa from Celtarys Research
Jun 16, 20253 min read
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