After joining Loyola
M. Ray*, A. Sayeed, M. Ganshert, and A. Saha “Direct Binding Methods to Measure Receptor-Ligand Interactions” accepted to Krishnan Raghavachari Festschrift, December 2023, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c05041
D. Jonnalagadda†, Y. Kihara†*, A. Groves†, M. Ray, A. Saha, H-C. Lee, T. Furihata, T. Yokomizo4, E. V. Quadros, R. Rivera, and J. Chun* “FTY720 requires vitamin B12-TCN2-CD320 signaling in astrocytes to reduce disease in an animal model of multiple sclerosis” Cell Rep 26, 42(12), 113545 (Dec 2023)
Md N. Hasan, M. Ray, and A. Saha*, “Landscape of In Silico Tools for Modeling Covalent Modification of Proteins: A Review on Computational Covalent Drug Discovery”, J. Phys. Chem. B , 127, 45, 9663-9684 (Review) (Nov 2023)
J. L. Mason, C. D. Huizenga, M. Ray, J. O. Kafader, and C. C. Jarrold*, “Electronic Structure of Heteronuclear Cerium-Platinum Clusters” J. Phys. Chem. A ,127, 6749-6763 (Aug 2023)
During Postdoc
D. Jonnalagadda†, Y. Kihara†*, A. Groves†, M. Ray, A. Saha, H-C. Lee, T. Furihata, T. Yokomizo4, E. V. Quadros, R. Rivera, and J. Chun* “FTY720 requires vitamin B12-TCN2-CD320 signaling in astrocytes to reduce disease in an animal model of multiple sclerosis” ( bioRxiv 2022.01.10.475450)
N. Khiar-Fernández, ‡ D. Zian, ‡ H. Vázquez-Villa, R. F. Martínez, A. Escobar-Peña, R. Foronda-Sainz, M. Ray, M. Puigdomenech-Poch, G. Cincilla, M. Sánchez-Martínez, Y. Kihara, J. Chun, R. López-Vales, M. L. López-Rodríguez, * and S. Ortega-Gutiérrez* “A novel antagonist of the type 2 lysophosphatidic acid receptor (LPA2), UCM-14216, ameliorates spinal cord injury” J. Med. Chem. 65, 16, 10956-10974(Aug 2022)
S. Liu†, N. Paknejad†, L. Zhu, Y. Kihara, M. Ray, J. Chun, W. Liu, R.K. Hite, and X-Y. Huang, “Differential Activation Mechanisms of Lipid GPCRs by Lysophosphatidic Acid and Sphingosine 1-Phosphate” Nat. Commun 13, Article number: 731 (Feb 2022)
Y. Kihara†, D. Jonnalagadda†, M. Ray#, T. Ngo#, Y. Zhu, and J. Chun, “Ponesimod, a sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1-selective modulator, inhibits astrocytic neuroinflammatory responses and cuprizone-induced demyelination” (FASEB J.;36(2): e22132) (Feb 2022) (# co-second author)
M. Ray, Y. Kihara, D. J. Bornhop and J. Chun. “Lysophosphatidic Acid (LPA)-antibody (504B3) engagement detected by interferometry identifies off-target binding”, Lipids in health and disease. 20:32 (April 2021)
M. Ray, K. Nagai, Y. Kihara, A. Kussrow, M. N Kammer, A. Frantz, D. J. Bornhop and J. Chun. “Unlabeled Lysophosphatidic Acid (LPA)-LPA1 Receptor Binding in Free Solution Determined by a Compensated Interferometric Reader”, J. Lipid Res. 61(8), 1244-51 (Jun 2020)
H. Mizuno, Y. Kihara, A. Kussrow, A. Chen, M. Ray, R. Rivera, D.J. Bornhop and J. Chun,“ Lysophospholipid G protein-coupled receptor binding parameters as determined by backscattering interferometry”, J. Lipid Res. 60(1), 212-7 (Jan 2019)
During Ph.D.
R. N. Schaugaard, J. E. Topolski (RNS and JET co-first authors), M. Ray, K. Raghavachari, and C. C. Jarrold, "Insight into Ethylene Interactions with Molybdenum Suboxide Cluster Anions from Photoelectron Spectra of Chemifragments," J. Chem. Phys, 148, 054308 1-13 (Feb 2018).
M. Ray, R. N. Schaugaard, J. E. Topolski, J.O. Kafader, K. Raghavachari, and C. C. Jarrold, “Molybdenum Oxide Cluster Anion Reactions with C2H4 and H2O: Cooperativity and Chemifragmentation,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 122, 41-52 (Jan 2018).
J. E. Topolski, J. O. Kafader, M. Ray, and C. C. Jarrold, “Elucidating Cerium + H2O Reactivity through Electronic Structure: A Combined PES and DFT Study,” J. Mol. Spectros., 336, 1-11 (June 2017). RAO PRIZE ARTICLE
M. Ray, A. Saha, and K. Raghavachari, “Hydrogen Evolution from Water using Mo-Oxide Clusters in the Gas Phase: DFT Modeling of a Complete Catalytic Cycle using Mo2O4̄/Mo2O5̄ Cluster Couple”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,18, 25687 (Aug 2016)
M. Ray, J. Kafader and C. C. Jarrold, “Mixed Cerium-Platnium Oxides: Electronic Structure of [CeO]Ptn (n = 1, 2), [Ce(OH)2] Pt2, and [CeO2] Pt complex anions and neutrals," J. Chem. Phys., 145, 044317 (July 2016).
M. Ray, S.Waller and C.C. Jarrold, “Effect of Alkyl Group on Rates of Tungsten Oxide Cluster Anion Reactions with Methyl- and Ethyl- Alcohols” J. Phys. Chem. A 120 (9), 1508 (Feb 2016)
J. O. Kafader, M. Ray, K. Raghavachari and C. C. Jarrold, “Role of weakly-bound complexes on temperature-dependence and relative rates of MxOy⁻ + H2O (M = Mo, W) reactions” J. Chem. Phys. 144, 074307 (Jan 2016)
J. O. Kafader, M. Ray, and C. C. Jarrold, “Photoelectron Spectrum of PrO-” J. Chem. Phys. ,143, 064305 (July 2015)
J. O. Kafader, M. Ray and C. C. Jarrold, “Low Lying Electronic Structure of EuH and EuHO Determined by Anion Photoelectron Spectroscopy and DFT Calculations” J. Chem. Phys., 142, 034305 (Jul 2015)
M. Ray, J. Felton, J.O. Kafader, J. E. Topolski and C. C. Jarrold, “Photoelectron Spectra of CeO‾ and CeO2H2‾”, J. Chem. Phys., 142, 064305 (Feb 2015)
J. Felton, M. Ray, S. Waller, J. O. Kafader and C.C. Jarrold, “CexOy-(x = 2 - 3) + D2O Reactions: Stoichiometric Cluster Formation from Deuteroxide Decomposition and Anti-Arrhenius Behavior”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 118, 9960 (Oct 2014).
M. Ray, S. Waller, A. Saha, K. Raghavachari and C.C. Jarrold, “Comparative study of water reactivity with Mo2Oy‾ and W2Oy‾ clusters: A combined experimental and theoretical investigation”, 141, 104310 (Sept 2014).
J. Felton, M. Ray and C.C. Jarrold, “Measurement of the electron affinity of atomic Ce”, Phys. Rev. A 89, 033407 (Mar 2014).
S. Waller, M. Ray, B. L. Yoder and C. C. Jarrold, “Simple Relationship between Oxidation State and Electron Affinity in Gas-Phase Metal–Oxo Complexes”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 117 (50), 13919 (Oct 2013)
S. De, M. Ray, A. Y. Pati and P. K. Das, “Base Triggered Enhancement of First Hyperpolarizability of a Keto–Enol Tautomer”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 117,15086 (Nov 2013)