Abstract: Method embodiments are disclosed for treating retinal degeneration in a subject in need thereof. In some embodiments, the method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of compound, and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, solvate, hydrate, or tautomer thereof, selected from 3-(dibutylamino)-1-(1,3-dichloro-6-(trifluoromethyl)phenanthren-9-yl)propan-1-ol hydrochloride or a compound having a structure according to a formula selected from Formula I, II, or III, as described herein. In some non-limiting examples, the subject has retinitis pigmentosa, LCA, Stargardt’s macular dystrophy, cone-rod dystrophy, choroideremia or age-related macular degeneration.

Abstract: The present invention provides small-molecule inhibitors of BMP signaling and compositions and methods for inhibiting BMP signaling. These compounds and compositions may be used to modulate cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, and thus may be useful for treating diseases or conditions associated with BMP signaling, including inflammation, cardiovascular disease, hematological disease, cancer, and bone disorders, as well as for modulating cellular differentiation and/or proliferation. These compounds and compositions may also be used to treat subjects with Sjögren's syndrome, or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

Abstract: The present invention provides small-molecule inhibitors of BMP signaling and compositions and methods for inhibiting BMP signaling. These compounds and compositions may be used to modulate cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, and thus may be useful for treating diseases or conditions associated with BMP signaling, including inflammation, cardiovascular disease, hematological disease, cancer, and bone disorders, as well as for modulating cellular differentiation and/or proliferation. These compounds and compositions may also be used to treat subjects with Sjögren's syndrome, or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

Abstract: The present invention provides small-molecule inhibitors of BMP signaling and compositions and methods for inhibiting BMP signaling. These compounds and compositions may be used to modulate cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, and thus may be useful for treating diseases or conditions associated with BMP signaling, including inflammation, cardiovascular disease, hematological disease, cancer, and bone disorders, as well as for modulating cellular differentiation and/or proliferation. These compounds and compositions may also be used to treat subjects with Sjögren's syndrome, or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

Abstract: The present invention provides small-molecule inhibitors of BMP signaling and compositions and methods for inhibiting BMP signaling. These compounds and compositions may be used to modulate cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, and thus may be useful for treating diseases or conditions associated with BMP signaling, including inflammation, cardiovascular disease, hematological disease, cancer, and bone disorders, as well as for modulating cellular differentiation and/or proliferation. These compounds and compositions may also be used to treat subjects with Sjögren's syndrome, or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

Abstract: This invention provides a fluorescence polarization assay useful in the detection and evaluation of caspases inhibitors. This invention also provides novel fluorescent probes used in the fluorescence polarization assay, and methods for making the fluorescent probes, which have the Formula I: wherein the constituent variables are as defined herein.