Professor William D. Lubell
Département de Chimie
Université de Montréal
C. P. 6128 Succursale Centre Ville
Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7 CANADA
Tel: 514-343-7339
fax: 514-343-7586
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Professor in the department of chemistry at the Université de Montréal, I am actively investigating solution-phase and solid-phase synthesis of heterocycles, amino acids, peptides, peptide mimics and the preparation of their libraries by combinatorial science. My interests lie both in developing new methodology for effectively synthesizing these novel structures for drug discovery, as well as in their use to explore protein folding, molecular recognition and bioorganic catalysis.
Education
1984: A.B., Chemistry, Columbia University, NYC, NY, USA
1989: Ph.D., Professor H. Rapoport, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Thesis Title: "Alpha Amino
Carbonyl Compounds, Synthesis of the Cyclosporine MeBmt Amino Acid."
1990-91: Postdoctoral Fellow, Professor R. Noyori, Department of Chemistry, University of Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan
Academic Positions
19/07- 19/08: Wilsmore Fellow, University of Melbourne
04-06 - present: Full Professor – Chemistry – Université de Montréal, Canada
97-06 - 04-05: Associate Professor – Chemistry – Université de Montréal, Canada
91-09 - 97-06: Assistant Professor – Chemistry – Université de Montréal, Canada
90-02 - 91-07: Postdoctoral Fellow – Chemistry – University of Nagoya, Japan
89-11 - 90-01: Postdoctoral Fellow – Chemistry – University of California, Berkeley, USA
85-07 - 89-10: Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant – Chemistry – U. of California, Berkeley, USA
83-06 - 83-08: Undergraduate Research Assistant – Chemistry – Columbia Univ., New York, USA
82-06 - 82-08: Undergraduate Research Assistant – Chemistry – Columbia Univ., New York, USA
Awards and Distinctions
2018: Teva Canada Limited Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Lectureship Award of the Canadian Society for Chemistry
2013: Bernard Belleau Award of the Canadian Society for Chemistry for distinguished contribution to the field of medicinal chemistry2005: Agora Trophy of the Abassadors' Club of the Société du Palais de congrès de Montréal.
2002: Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research Award.
1999: Danish National Bank Housing Award: 18 Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1997: DuPont Canada, Educational Aid Grant.
1994: Bio-Méga/Boehringer Ingelheim Young Investigator.
1996; 1995; 1994; 1993: Ichikizaki Fund for Young Chemists.
1990: Monbushu Grant in Aid.
1990-1991: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Activities and contributions: Selected Appointments
2018/11 – present: Editorial Board Member, Biomedicines
2017/05 – 2017/05: Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry, Universita Degli Studi, Bologna, Italy
2016/05 – present Founding Scientist Mperia Therapeutics Inc.
2016/05 – 2016/06 Schulich Visiting Professorship, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
2014/07 – 2014/09 Invited Professor, Université Cergy-Pontoise, Paris, France
2013/08 – present: Review Editor: Frontiers in Chemical Biology
2013/05 – 2013/06 Invited Professor, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
2011 – 2015: American Peptide Society, Nominating Committee (elected)
2011/01 – present: Editorial Board Member: Journal of Peptide Science
2009: Murray Goodman Award Selection Committee Chair, American Peptide Society
2008 – present: Editorial Board Member: International J. Peptide Research and Therapeutics
2007: Co-Chair 20th American Peptide Society Meeting, Montreal
2006/01 - 2006/12: Visiting Professor – Chemistry – Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
2005/10 – present: Associate Editor: American Chemical Society, Organic Letters
2005 – present: Editorial Board Member: Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
2005 – 2008: Editorial Board Member: J. Peptide Research
2004 – present: Editorial Board Member: Biopolymers, Peptide Science
2003/06 - 2009/06: Council Member (elected) American Peptide Society
1999/02 - 2000/01: Guest Professor – Chemistry – Carlsberg Laboratorium, Denmark
Other Professional Activities
2019 - 2020: Scientific Advisory Board Member, 36th European Peptide Symposium, Barcelona, 09/20
2018 – 2019: Co-Organizer, Peptide Science Symposium, PACIFICHEM, Honolulu, HA, 12/20
2018 – 2019: Co-Organizer, Peptide Science Symposium 102nd CSC, Quebec City, 06/19
2017 – 2018: Invited Editor “Peptide Science” special issue “Emerging Peptide Science from Canada”.
2017 – 2018: Co-Organizer, Peptide Science Symposium, 101st CSC, Edmonton, 05/18
2017 – 2018: Scientific Advisory Board Member 35th European Peptide Symposium, Dublin, Ireland 08/18
2016 – 2017: Co-Organizer, Peptide Science Symposium, 100th CSC, Toronto 05/17
2016: Merrifield Award Selection Committee, American Peptide Society
2016 – 2017: Scientific Advisory Board Member 34th European Peptide Symp. and 8th International Peptide Symp., Leipzig, Germany 09/16 2015 Invited co-editor “Peptide Science” special issue “Peptides in Paris”
2013 – 2015: Co-Organizer, Peptide Chemistry Symposium, PACIFICHEM, Honolulu, HA, 12/15
2013 – 2014: Co-Organizer, Peptides in Paris Symposium, PIPS 2014, Paris 10/14
2013 – 2014: Co-Organizer, Peptide Science Symposium, 97th CSC, Vancouver 05/14
2012 – 2013: Co-Organizer, Peptide Science Symposium, 96th CSC, Quebec City 05/13
2012 Editor of Am. Chem. Soc. virtual issue “Peptide Chemistry”
2012 – 2013: Chair, Biological & Medicinal Chem. Division, Canadian Society of Chemistry
2011 – 2012: Treasurer, Biological & Medicinal Chem. Division, Canadian Society of Chemistry
2010 – 2011: Organizer, Biol. & Med. Chem. Division Symposia, 94th CSC, Montreal 06/11
2010 – 2011: Organizer, Peptide Science Symposium, 94th CSC, Montreal 06/11
2010: Member, 22nd American Peptide Society Meeting Scientific Program Committee
2009 – 2010: Co-organizer, Peptide Chemistry Symposium, PACIFICHEM, Honolulu, HA, 12/10
2009: Member, Scientific Program Committee, 5th Int. Peptide Symp./47th Japanese Peptide Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, Dec. 4-9, 2010
2009: Organizer, American Chemical Soc. Hirschmann Award Symposium, Salt Lake City
2008 – present: President, VW2L Consultants Inc.
2006 – present: Originator and Director, Molecules of Life (MoL, www.moleculesoflife.ca)
2006 – present: Director, Montreal Centre for Combinatorial Chemistry (MC3)
2005 – 2006: Organizer, Peptide Science Symposium, 89th CSCCE, Halifax, NS 06/06
2005 – 2012: Founding Board of Director, Member and Chemistry Representative: GRUM, Groupe de recherche universitaire sur le medicament, Université de Montréal
2005 – 2011: Board of Directors Member and Team Chemist, CTiGAR, CIHR-funded Team in G Protein-Coupled Receptor Allosteric Regulation
2004 – 2005: Co-organizer, Peptide Chemistry Symposium, PACIFICHEM, Honolulu, HA, 12/05
2004: Member, 19th American Peptide Society Meeting, Scientific Program Committee
2002 – 2005 Vice-president VW2L Consultants Inc.
2002: Member, 2003 Bruce Merrifield Award Nominating Committee, Am. Peptide Society
2002: Member 18th American Peptide Society Meeting, Scientific Program Committee
2002 – 2006: Director, Québec Combinatorial Chemistry Consortium (QC3)
2000 – 2001: Organizer, Combinatorial Chemistry Symposium, 83rd CSCCE, Montreal 06/01
1999 – 2000: Co-organizer, Peptide Chemistry Symposium, PACIFICHEM, Honolulu, HA, 12/00
Invited Conference Presentations / Keynote and Plenary Lectures
61. 7th Modern Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis Symposium. Palm Cove, Australia, 5-7 Sep. 2019
60. Endocrine Society Meeting ENDO2019, New Orleans, USA, March 23-26, 2019.
59. Peptide Therapeutics Forum, Basel, Switzerland, September 13-14, 2018.
58. 35th European Peptide Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, August 26-31, 2018.
57. 101st Can. Chem. Conf., Teva Canada Ltd BMC Award Lecture Edmonton, AB May 27-31, 2018
56. Peptide Meeting in Tenerife, 5-6 March 2018
55. CHI’s Peptide Discovery and Delivery conference, Boston, USA, March 26-27, 2018.
54. 4th Belgian Peptide Group Meeting, Brussels, Belgium February 28th and March 1st, 2018.
53. 16th Iberian Peptide Meeting/4th Chem. Biology Group Meeting, Barcelona, Spain Feb. 5-7, 2018.
52. 25th American Peptide Symposium, Whistler, BC, June 17-22, 2017.
51. 34th European and 8rd International Symposium on Peptides, Leipzig, Germany, Sept. 2016.
50. 15th Belgium Organic Synthesis Symposium, Antwerp, Belgium, July 10-15, 2016
49. 15th Naples Workshop on Bioactive Peptides, Centro Congressi Federico II, Italy, June 23-25, 2016
48. Chemical Biology Symposium, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel, May 29, 2016
47. 24th American Peptide Symposium, Orlando, FL, June 20-25, 2015.
46. Distinguished Philips Visitor Haverford College Lectures December 4 and 5, 2014.
45. 14th Naples Workshop on Bioactive Peptides, Centro Congressi Federico II, Italy, June 12-14, 2014
44. Pacific Northwest Biological Chemistry Volcano Conference, Pack Forrest, WA, USA 01, 03, 2014
43. 96th Canadian Chemistry Conference, Bernard Belleau Award Lecture, Québec City, 30 May, 2013
42. 18ème Congrès du Groupe Français des Peptides et des Protéines, Sète, France 26-31 May, 2013
41. The Peptide Chemistry Conference 2012, Riviera Maya, Mexico, Nov. 2-6, 2012.
40. 1st UdeM-MANA workshop on Nano-Life, University of Montreal, July 19th 2012
39. 22nd American Peptide Symposium, San Diego, CA, 06/2011.
38. Frontiers in Peptide Science, PACIFICHEM 2010 - Honolulu, HA, Dec. 18-19, 2010.
37. Fifth International Peptide Symposium / 47th Japanese Peptide Symposium Kyoto, Japan 12/4-9/10
36. 31st European Peptide Soc. Meeting, Copenhagen, DK, 09/2010.
35. Swedberg Lecture, Uppsala U., Uppsala, Sweden, 08/30/10.
34. XIX Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research, Montreal, Canada, 07/18-23/10
33. 13th Int. IUPAC Polymer & Organic Chemistry, Montréal, 07/5-9/09.
32. Am. Chem. Soc. Hirschmann Award Symposium, Org. Chem. Div., Salt Lake City, 03/2009.
31. Peptides 2007, Australian Peptide Soc. Meeting, Cairns, 10/2007.
30. 89th Canadian Society of Chemistry Conference, Halifax, NS, 05/27-31/06.
29. Gordon Res. Conference, Peptides, Ventura, CA, 02/06.
28. PACIFICHEM 2005 - Honolulu, HA, Dec. 2005.
27. 19th American Peptide Symposium, San Diego, CA, 06/05.
26. Boeheringer Ingelheim Lecture, University of British Columbia, 03/2005.
25. 28th European and 3rd International Symposium on Peptides, Prague, 2004.
24. Acfas colloquium "chimie combinatoire et biologie", UQAM, Montreal, May 12th, 2004.
23. IUPAC/CSC meeting, Ottawa, 08/10-15/03.
22. 18th Am. Peptide Symp., Boston, MA, 07/19-23/03.
21. Am. Chem. Soc. Hirschmann Award Symposium, Med. Chem. Div. New Orleans, March 2003.
20. W.D. Lubell, "...Probes for Chemical Biology" IUPAC/CSC, Ottawa, Aug. 10-15, 2003.
19. Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research Award Lecture, 85th CSC Vancouver, BC, 06/1-5/02.
18. 85th CSC Vancouver, BC, June 1 - 5, 2002.
17. 17th Am. Peptide Symp., San Diego, CA, June 9-14, 2001.
16. 69e Congrès de l'Acfas, U. Sherbrooke, 05/16/2001.
15. Am. Chem. Soc. Hirschmann Award Symposium, Med. Chem., San Diego, 04/03/2001.
14. Symposium on Antibiotics, Pacifichem 2000, Honolulu, HA, 12/14 - 19/2000.
13. Gordon Research Conference Heterocycles, Newport, RI, 07/09-04/00.
12. Mini-symposium on Natural and Non-Natural Products, U. Hamburg, Ger., 12/06 - 07/99.
11. Mini-Workshop Biophys. Biomol. Modeling, MEMPHYS, Tech. U. Denmark, Lynby, 09/17/1999.
10. Peptidomimetics Symp., Houffalize, Belgium, 04/26-03/99.
9. 81st CSCCE, Whistler, 05/31 - 06/04/1998.
8. 5th Chem. Congr. N. Am., Cancun, Mexico, 11/11-15/97.
7. 2nd Can. Conf. Combi. Chem., Montreal, 10/06-07/97.
6. 64e Congrès de l'Acfas, McGill U., Montreal, le 14 mai 1996.
5. IBC's 3rd Annual Conference Peptidomimetics, Wash, DC, 03/06-08/96.
4. 78th CSCCE Conf., U. of Guelph, Guelph, 05/28 - 06/01/1995.
3. Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute 25th Spring Synthesis Symposium, Ottawa, ON, May 1, 1995.
2. 62 e Congrès de l'Acfas, UQAM Montreal, PQ, du 16 au 20 mai 1994.
1. Second Canadian Workshop on Organic Synthesis, Jouvence, PQ, May 25 - May 28, 1993.