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Urban Milan Ph.D.

Journals

Lupane derivatives containing various aryl substituents in the position 3 have selective cytostatic effect in leukemic cancer cells including resistant phenotypes. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2022, 244, 114850, ISSN: 0223-5234, PMID: 36283179,
Triterpenoid pyrazines and pyridines - Synthesis, cytotoxicity, mechanism of action, preparation of prodrugs. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2022, 243, 114777, ISSN: 0223-5234, PMID: 36174412,  PDF.
Substituted dienes prepared from betulinic acid - Synthesis, cytotoxicity, mechanism of action, and pharmacological parameters. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2021, 224, 113706, ISSN: 0223-5234, PMID: 34311159,

Doctoral mentorship

Šťastná Barbora

Modification of pentacyclic triterpene molecules in the E and A ring regions and study of their antitumor activity

Status: Ongoing from 2025.

Master mentorship

Orság Šimon

Preparation of new heterocyclic derivatives of triterpene

Status: Graduated from 2020 to 2022.
Jurčeka Ondřej

Triterpenes modified at the position 30

Status: Graduated from 2020 to 2022.
Borková Lucie Ph.D.

Modification of the position 2 in betulin, allobetulin and betulinic acid with polar substituents

Status: Graduated from 2012 to 2014.

Bachelor mentorship

Trhlíková Zdeňka

Preparation of heterocyclic triterpenes

Status: Graduated from 2013 to 2017.
Jurčeka Ondřej

Triterpenes modified at the position 30

Status: Graduated from 2018 to 2020.
Hodoň Jiří, Ph.D.

Attempt to find the mechanism of action in cytotoxic active triterpenes

Status: Graduated from 2012 to 2015.

Open positions

Project: Natural compounds with anti tumor activity
Supervisors: Urban Milan Ph.D.
Available: 2
Intended for: Doctoral training
Summary: 2 full-time positions
Project: Research and development of agents for cancer, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases
Supervisors: De Sanctis Juan Bautista Ph.D., Hajdúch Marián M.D., Ph.D., Džubák Petr M.D., Ph.D., Urban Milan Ph.D., Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D.
Available: 5
Intended for: Doctoral training