Training of Highly Qualified Personnel
In May 2020, 3 B.Sc., 2 M.Sc., and 6 Ph.D. students, 1 PDF are engaged in the group performing solution and solid-phase heterocycle and peptide mimic synthesis, spectroscopic and computational methods, and organic, biological, medicinal and combinatorial chemistry. This outstanding training has enabled graduates to become leaders in academia and industry.
Present Group Members
Zoé Villeneuve
(Undergraduate student, CCVC Fellow, 05/21 - )
Ayyoub Selka
(PDF 05/21 - )
Project : Imaging mass spectrometry tags for cancer steroidomics
B-3285 MIL Campus
More about me
Origin : Algeria
Hobbies : Soccer, board games, hiking, traveling, and volunteering
Why chemistry ?
I am curious to understand life at the molecular level.
Words to whomever is reading this ? Keep calm and breath, now you are doing chemistry.
Fun fact about me :
Ability to remember and numbers as boiling point and molecular weight.
Charity Yongo-Luwawa
(M.Sc. 09/20 - , FRQNT Fellow)
Project : IL-1R Receptor Modulator
B-3285 MIL Campus
More about me
Origin : Congo
Hobbies : Piano, guitar, anything else around music, cooking, reading, watching tv shows
Why chemistry ? For me there's a similarity between music and chemistry. Either way, you need to understand the pattern, use your creativity to improve your knowlegde and work patiently to achieve your goals and that's what led me to study organic chemistry.
Words to whomever is reading this ? I think you've come to right place to learn more about organic chemistry and we're nice people :)
Fun fact about me : I have a contagious laugh ... you'll see!
Mulamreddy Ramakotaiah
(Ph.D. 01/18 - )
Project : Vinylprolines and unsaturated amino acids
B-3285 MIL Campus
More about me
Origin : India
Hobbies : Music and Movies
Why chemistry ? As I believe that nothing exists without chemistry. So, I decided to study chemistry
Words to whomever is reading this ? Welcome to peptide world.
Fun fact about me : I can easily believe everyone.
Omer N'dri Landry
(Undergraduate student 05/21 - )
Darince Truong
(Undergraduate student 05/21 - )
More about me
Origin: I come from immigrant parents who were born in different places and speak a lot of languages, come ask me if you wanna hear a long story.
Hobbies : Gaming, Music, Chilling, Volunteering and of course, Chemistry!
Why Chemistry? I hate bio, but at the same time, it is really fascinating to understand that everything in life is somehow related to chemistry.
Words to whomever is reading this? C'est des choses qui arrivent... (The real people will know 🙂)
Fun fact about me: I'm always open to learn new stuffs
Ali El-Husseini
(M. Sc. 01/21 -)
Project : Cyclic Peptide Probes and Treatments of Amyloid Diseases
B-3285 MIL Campus
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Origin : Canada
Hobbies : Movies, reading books, video games, puzzles ...
Why chemistry ? I like building stuff
Words to whomever is reading this ? Ça va bien aller :)
Fun fact about me : I can eat food really fast
More about me
Origin : Canada
Hobbies : Sleep
Why chemistry ? I like to mix things
Words to whomever is reading this ? N'est jamais finie
Fun fact about me : I usually focus too much on the details and like to give a twist to things.
More about me
Origin : Canada
Hobbies : Sleep
Why chemistry ? I like to mix things
Words to whomever is reading this ? N'est jamais finie
Fun fact about me : I usually focus too much on the details and like to give a twist to things.
Nassim Maarouf
(P.hD. 09/20 - , NSERC Fellow)
Project : Cyclic Amino Dicarboxylates
B-3285 MIL Campus
More about me
Origin : Canada
Hobbies : Sleep
Why chemistry ? For promising TLC spots
Words to whomever is reading this ? N'est jamais finie
Fun fact about me : Bad with sarcasm
Yousra Hamdane
(M.Sc. 09/19 – 12/20; Ph.D. 01/21 - )
Project : CD36 Modulators
B-3285 MIL Campus
More about me
Origin : Algeria
Hobbies : Sports car racing and roadtrips
Why chemistry ? Chemistry plays a role in everyone's lives and touches almost every aspect of our existence in some way.
Words to whomever is reading this ? Creative minds don't follow rules, they follow will.
Fun fact about me : My caffeine tolerance is limitless.
Xiaozheng Wei
(P.hD. 01/19 - )
Project : Urotensin receptor modulators
B-3285 MIL Campus
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Origin : China
Hobby : Chemistry
Why chemistry ? Hobby
Xiaomeng Wang
(Ph.D. 09/17 - )
Project : DNA-peptide conjugates
Anh Minh Thao Nguyen
(Ph.D. 04/16 - )
Project : Anti-parasitic agents
More about me
Origin : Viet Nam
Hobby : Travel
Why chemistry ? Discovering something useful in life