Group Members

 

Dr. Ahmed Abouelmagd
Post-doctoral Fellow 2016-2017
Architecturally diversified miktoarm star polymers for applications in biology

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick A. Pieprzak
Co-Op Year 2017, Undergraduate student at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Designing macromolecules based nanocarriers for theranostics
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, Chemistry, McMaster

 

 

 

 

Joanna Li Ting Foong SURA Fellow, May – Aug 2017 (Faculty of Science Undergraduate Research Award)
Designing functionalized dendron based nanocarriers for drug delivery
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, Chemistry, McGill

 

 

 

Jessica Sturn
Hons Undergraduate Research and Summer Undergraduate Research 2015–2017
Convergent synthesis of bis-MPA based telodendrimers

 

 

Richard von Celsing
Hons Undergraduate Research and Summer Undergraduate Research 2015–2016
Synthesis of linear dendritic block co-polymers for applications in biology

Current Position: Modelling and Data Science Manager, Merkle.

 

Dr. Mohammad Moeini
Post-doctoral Fellow 2013-2016, Joint with Professor Frederic Lesage, Ecole Poly Montreal
Designing dendrimer based nanoprobes for biological imaging of oxygen in vivo
Current position: Assistant Professor, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran Polytechnic, Iran
 

 

 

Dr. Pramod Avti
Post-doctoral Fellow 2013-2016, Joint with Professor Frederic Lesage, Ecole Poly Montreal
Examining the biological aspects of functionalized metal nanoparticles
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Biophysics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (India)

 

 

 

Enzo Bomal
Hons Undergraduate Research 2012-2013. ANACHEMIA PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Developing macromolecule based nanoparticles for applications in biology and water treatment
MSc 2016: Biocompatible, pH-responsive amphiphilic linear dendritic block copolymers for drug delivery
PhD, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Current Position: Staff Scientist, TAG Heuer

 

 

Sokina Joseph
Hons Undergraduate Research, 2015
Designing superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and electrosterically stabilized nano crystalline cellulose (ENCC) based hybrid materials
Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Toronto

 

 

Danyl Smail
Exchange Student from France (Universite Paris-Diderot), 2015
Electosterically stabilized Nano Crystalline Cellulose (ENCC) for Ion Scavenging

 

 

 

Phoebe Yap
Hons Undergraduate Research and Summer Undergraduate Research 2014-2015
Developing click chemistry based methodologies to dendrimeric nanoprobes for biological imaging of oxygen in vivo
Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Guelph

 

 

Dr. Amir Sheikhi
Post-doctoral Fellow 2014-2015, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven (Chemistry, McGill)
Developing macromolecule based platform for water treatment applications
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA.

 

 

 

Dr. Na Li
Post-doctoral Fellow 2014-2015, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven (Chemistry, McGill)
Designing dendritic architectures for advanced applications in pulp and paper industry
Current Position: Research Associate, Dept of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

 

Dr. Tina Lam
Hons Undergraduate Research 2008-2009
Green” Design of dendrimers
PhD 2015
Designing Multifunctional Magnetite Nanoparticles Based Nanoprobes for Atherosclerosis

 

 

Quentin Pelzer
Exchange Student from France 2014. MSc, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ENSCCF),
Aubière Cedex, France
Developing methodologies to dendronized polymers for applications in pulp and paper industry

 

Clara Ambou
Exchange Student from France 2014, BSc, IUT ParisJussieu, Universite Paris 7 – Denis Diderot, France
Designing miktoarm star ligands to construct gold-gold dimers

 

 

 

Dr. Graeme Cambridge
Post-doctoral Fellow 2013-2014, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven (Chemistry, McGill)
Dendritic macromolecules for water treatment applications
Current Position: Director Research and Development and Quality Control, Flextile Ltd.

 

Anthony Lau
Hons Undergraduate Research, 2014
Designing AB3 type miktoarm polymers for drug delivery
Current Position: MSc Candidate, Chemistry, McGill

 

 

Mathieu Bedard
MSc 2014
Designing multifunctional molecular imaging probes based on gold nanoshells for atherosclerosis
Current Position: Lab. Tech., Org. Chem. Lab., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Rocio Redon (Professor, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)
Visiting professor on sabbatical leave, 2012–2013
Developing macromolecule based multifunctional nanocarriers

 

 

 

William Curtis
MSc 2013
Design and synthesis of dendrons and dendronized polymers for applications in pulp & paper industry
Current Position: Research Scientist, Klox Tech., Laval, Quebec

 

 

 

 

 

Aurelie Regnaud
MSc 2013 (Joint with Professor CJ Li, Chemistry, McGill)
Design and synthesis of dendrimers by combination of “Click” chemistry and A3 coupling

Current Position: Research & Development Polymer Researcher, MAPEI Canada

 

 

 

 

Dr. Anjali Sharma
PhD 2013
Design and synthesis of multifunctional nanocarriers for biological applications
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

 

 

Dr. Soren L. Mejlsoe
Post-doctoral Fellow 2011-2012, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven (Chemistry, McGill)
Designing water soluble dendrimers for pulp and paper applications
Current Position: Research Associate, Univ. of Copenhagen

 

 

Vanessa Ng
MSc 2012
Designing molecular imaging probes for atherosclerosis
Current Position: Chiropractor

 

 

Elizabeth Ladd
Hons Undergraduate Research 2008-2009
Fabricating multi-task nanostructured metal nanoparticles
MSc 2012: Dendrimers for paper making Applications
Current Position: R&D, KABS Inc., Montreal

 

 

Mathew Sebastiao
Undergraduate Research Experience 2012
Developing new methodologies to miktoarm polymer based multifunctional nanoparticles for theranostics
Current Position: PhD Candidate, Universite du Quebec Montreal

 

 

 

Kade Head-Marsden
Work Study Research, 2012
Developing gold nanoshells based molecular probe for atherosclerosis

 

 

 

Dr. Annie Castonguay
Post-doctoral Fellow 2009-2011, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven (Chemistry, McGill)
Synthesis and evaluation of dendrimers for applications in paper making
Current Position: Assistant Professor, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval, Quebec, Canada

 

 

Dr. Ghareb Soliman
Post-doctoral Fellow 2010-2011, Joint with Professor Dusica Maysinger (Pharmacology, McGill)
Polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery
Current Position: Professor, Assiut University, Egypt

 

 

 

Dr. Nadia Katir
Visiting Scientist 2011
Developing new synthetic methodologies to dendrimers
Current position: Qualified Professor, Euro-Mediterranean University of Fez (UEMF), Fès-Shore, Route de Sidi harazem, Fès (Morocco)

 

 

Alexander McTammany
Undergraduate Research Experience, 2011
One pot synthesis: Designing concurrent tandem catalysts for multiple reactions in one

 

 

Clémence Verbois
Research Academic Trainee Exchange Program, 2011 (MSc Student: National Polytechnic Institute of Chemistry and Technology, Toulouse, France)
Synthesis of miktoarm polymers for encapsulation of biologically active molecules

 

 

 

Florence Dartois
Exchange Student from France 2011, MSc, Chimie à l'université Pierre et Marie Curie à Paris en France
Designing novel nanocarriers for siRNA using a dendrimer-polymer platform

 

 

Eleanor Wilson
Hons Undergraduate Research 2010-2011
ANACHEMIA PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Constructing thermoresponsive dendrimers using combined Cu1-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition
and Diels-Alder “click” chemistry

 

Cristina Mottillo
Hons Undergraduate Research 2010-2011, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven
Antibacterial activity of functionalized dendrimers
PhD, McGill (2015, Professor Tomislav Friscic)

 

 

 

Kunal Khanna
MSc 2010
Synthesis and self-assembly of miktoarm polymers and design of a drug-polymer-imaging conjugate

 

 

 

Laurène Petitjean
Hons Undergraduate Research 2010
Designing dendrimers using “Click” Chemistry in sequence: Synthesis and disassembly

 

 

Pierre Saboural
Research Academic Trainee From France, 2010, Joint with Professor Frederic Lesage, Ecole Poly, Montreal
Construction of gold nanoshells

 

 

 

Julie Paoletti, 2010
Research Academic Trainee From France, 2010, ESCOM, Compiègne, France
Combined CuI catalyzed alkyne-azide addition/Diels-Alder chemistry in constructing thermoresponsive dendrimers

 

Dr. Rishi Sharma
Research Associate 2009-2010
Synthesis of miktoarm polymers for applications in biology
Current Position: CAS Director of Business Development, Washington State University.

 

 

Pooja Vyas
Hons Undergraduate Research 2009-2010
Combined alkyne-azide and Diels Alder “Click” chemistry approach in designing dendrimers

 

 

Dr. Rami Hourani
Hons Undergraduate Research 2003-2004
Molecular encapsulation in dendritic containers: Integration of an experimental with theoretical study
PhD 2009 (FQRNT Scholar)
Design and synthesis of dendrimers for multipurpose tasks
Current Position: Senior Staff Scientist, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR, USA

 

 

 

Dr. Florence Quist
PhD 2009
Crystallization of organic molecules onto functionalized surfaces
Current Position: Scientific expert - Projet SOLARCYCLE at RECMA, Brussels, Belgium

 

 

 

Renaud Gillet
Research Academic Trainee from France
Building dendrimers layer-by-layer using combined click chemistry approach
PhD: Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

 

 

Dr. Gregory Franc
Post-doctoral Fellow 2008-2009, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven (Chemistry, McGill)
Dendritic macromolecules for pulp and paper applications

 

 

 

Jessica Douglas
Undergraduate Research Experience 2008-2009
Dendrimer synthesis and applications in biology
Ph.D.: Professor Jean M.J. Frechet, University of California, Berkeley, 2013.
Current Position: DOW Chemical (Philadelphia, USA)

 

Tatiana Vassilieff
Hons Undergraduate Research 2004-2005
Dendrimers on flat surfaces: Building efficient recyclable catalysts
MSc 2008: Dumbbell shaped dendrimers: Synthesis, characterization and application in assembling silver metal nanoparticles

 

 

 

Xiaojun Liu
MSc 2008
Dendrimer templated silica networks: synthesis, characterization and application in silver nanoparticle construction
Current Position: Scientific Research Associate at IDEXX Labs, Portland

 

 

 

 

Amy Sutton
Hons Undergraduate Research 2007-2008
Designing size and shape controlled nanoparticle assemblies using  dendritic architectures
PhD, Harvard University

Current Position: Analytical Chemistry Associate Scientist, Charles River.

Arnaud Vieyres
Exchange Student from France, 2008
Greener synthesis route to dendrimers by Click chemistry
PhD 2013 Lyon
Current Position: R&D/Application Engineer at Solvay (Lyon, France)

 

Ye Tian
CSACS Summer Undergraduate Research 2008, Joint with Professor MA Whitehead
Understanding metal nanoparticle build-up using dendrimers
PhD Candidate, University of Chicago

 

 

Jessica MacDonald
Hons Undergraduate Research, 2005-2006
Crystallization inside the crystals
Summer Undergraduate Research 2008, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven
Novel applications of dendrimers in paper making
Technologue at FPInnovations

Morgane Pasco
Exchange Student from France, 2007
Influence of solvent in carbamazepine monoclinic-to-trigonal polymorph switch
PhD 2010 (Micouin) France : Post-doc IRCOF (Rouen)

 

 

Samuel Mitten
Summer Undergraduate Research 2007, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven
Designing dendritic macromolecules for paper making applications
PhD 2013 (Turculet, Dalhousie); Post-doc, University of Alberta

 

 

Eleanor van Aderkas
CSACS Summer Undergraduate Research 2007, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven
Constructing nanotubes on Au and Si surfaces
Specialist Scientist for Paintings Examination at the National Gallery, London, UK

 

 

Jonathan Mooney
Hons Undergraduate Research 2005-2006
Controlling Polymorphism in Drugs at Interfaces
PhD (Professor Pat Kambhampati, McGill)

 

 

Zahid Mahimwalla
Hons Undergraduate Research 2005-2006, Joint with Professor Theo van de Ven
Self-assembly of SMA: Constructing nanotubes using a bottom-up approach
PhD (Barrett, McGill); R&D Chemist in Green Polymers and Materials

 

 

 

Daniel Craig
Hons Undergraduate Research 2005-2006
Designing smart dendritic supermolecules for homogeneous catalysis leading to cascade synthesis

 

 

Dr. Olivier Bourrier
PhD 2004
3,5-Dihydroxybenzyl alcohol based dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers: synthesis, characterization and applications in catalysis
Current Position: National Sales Coordinator - Specialty Gases Air Liquide, Canada

 

 

 

Adam Alexander Azzabi-Czerniewski
Hons Undergraduate Research 2004-2005
The design of dendrimer template nanoporous network carriers containing size-specific cavities

 

 

Olivier Rolland
Hons Undergraduate Research 2003-2004
Designing dendrimers using simple acid-base hydrolytic chemistry
PhD (Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III)
Alliance Manager - Amyris/Total Partnership Fuel & Chemicals chez TOTAL, France

 

 

 

Dr. Carl Bartels
PhD 2003 (Joint with Professor Adi Eisenberg, Chemistry, McGill)
Coronae of block copolymer micelles as supports for organometallic catalysis
Current Position: Instructor, Chemistry, University of Manitoba

 

 

Dr. Adam Dickie
PhD 2003 (Joint with Professor M.A. Whitehead)
Molecularly self-assembled thin films: theoretical evaluation and experimental fabrication

 

 

 

 

Jared Butlin
Hons Undergraduate Research 2002-2003
Chromophore inclusion within a 3,5-dihydroxybenzyl alcohol based dendrimer
PhD (Grinstaff, Boston University)

 

Mohua Dasgupta
Hons Undergraduate Research, 1997-98
Organometallic flowers: From pretty pictures to new materials
MSc 2001: Synthetic routes to phosphorus and nitrogen containing dendritic polymers
Current Position: Dentist

 

 

 

Brad Peori
MSc 2001
New synthetic routes to organometallic dendrimers

 

 

Frederic Chaumel
MSc 2001
A new synthetic route to sol-gel materials containing nonlinear optical chromophores
Current Position: Chargé de comptes, gaz spéciaux, Air Liquide

 

 

Dr. Chi Ming Yam
PhD 1999
Simple acid-base hydrolytic chemistry approach to molecular self-assembly

 

 

 

Jennifer Foster
Hons Undergraduate Research 1998-1999
Examination of a novel approach to the synthesis of sol-gel materials for applications in catalysis
MD (Dalhousie); Pediatric Intensivist, IWK Health Centre, Halifax; Asst. Prof. Clinical faculty, Dalhousie

 

 

 

David Fenwick
Hons Undergraduate Research 1997-1998
Sol-gel materials: Synthesis and applications
Research Associate, Aegera Therapeutics, Montreal

 

Dr. Maria G.L. Petrucci

PhD 1993
New Routes to heterogenized homogeneous catalysis via simple acid-base hydrolytic chemistry
Photonics R&D program leader, DuPont
Awarded Innovators Under 35 in 2013

 

 

Dr. Hongwei Jiang
PhD 1993
Functionalized siloxane based polymers and network materials for second-order nonlinear optic

 

Dr. Samuel Tong
MSc 1996
Molecular self-assembly of long chain alcohols, thiols & carboxylic acids on a single substrate via acid-base hydrolytic chemistry
Current Position: Chiropractor

 

 

 

Devin Mitchell
Hons Undergraduate Research 1996-1997
Asymmetric catalysis using organotransition metal complexes with chirality at the transition metal atom
PhD (2008, Victoria); Lab. Tech. Pearson College, Victoria

 

 

Jonathan Toker
Hons Undergraduate Research 1995-1996
New organic and organometallic materials for nonlinear optics
PhD (2001, Scripps)

Current Position: Founder, CEO, Toker Engg. LLC, Los Angeles

 

Kevin Bunten
MSc 1995
Synthesis, characterization and a study of the physical properties of pyridine/pyridinium based dialkynyl monomers, oligomers and polymers: Enhancing conjugation by pyridine N-quaternization

Current Position: Avantu Water