It is becoming increasingly apparent that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a critical role in numerous human diseases. Yet, there are no approved drugs designed to directly target mitochondria. To develop new therapeutics that target mitochondria, ideally, a mitochondrial targeting moiety would be utilized. Although several functionalities have been...

Many early stage cancers have a high rate of survival if promptly diagnosed and treated. Survival rates for stage 1-3 breast cancer can be as high as 95% at the 5 year mark. Unfortunately, late stage cancers have a much lower survival rate; stage 4 breast cancer only has about a 20% survival rate at the 5 year mark. Metastatic cancers pose a particularly...