Former Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
| Name, years |
|
title of project | present position |
| Paul Mugford 2000-2006 |
Ph.D. |
Subtilisin-catalyzed hydrolysis of sulfinamides | research scientist, Ocean Nutrition, Halifax, Canada |
| Christopher Savile 2001-05 |
Ph.D. |
Structure-based design of protease reactions | scientist, Codexis, Redwood City, CA |
| Krista Morley 2000-2005 |
Ph.D. |
Molecular basis for improved enantioselectivity | scientist, Merck Process Research, Rahway, NJ |
| Jeremy Cheeseman 2000-04 |
Ph.D. |
Pseudo-dynamic combinatorial chemistry for drug discovery | postdoctoral fellow w/ Jean-Marie Lehn, Strasbourg, France |
| Alessandra Mezzetti 1998-2003 |
Ph.D. |
Enantioselectivity of lipases toward primary alcohols | patent examiner, Canadian Patent Office, Ottawa, Canada |
| Seongsoon Park 2000-2003 |
Ph.D. |
Improving the enantioselectivity of lipases | assistant professor, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, Korea |
| Alexandra Weissfloch 1990-99 |
|
Predictive models for hydrolase enantioselectivity | assistant professor, Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC, Canada |
| Lana Janes 1993-99 |
|
Screening methods to identify stereoselective hydrolases | patent agent, QLT Inc., Vancouver, Canada |
| Ian Colton 1990-95 |
|
Models of ion pumps & resolutions with lipases | patent agent, Gowlings, Ottawa, Canada |
| Joanne Krupa 1991-95 |
|
Coenzyme analogs in dehydrogenase-catalyzed reactions | scientist, Targanta Therapeutics, Montréal, Canada |
| Alessio N. Serreqi 1988-94 |
|
Resolution of phosphines and sulfoxides with hydrolases | director of manufacturing, Biosyntech, Laval, (Québec) Canada e-mail: serreqi@biosyntech.com |
| Gaetan Caron 1988-93 |
|
Optimized sequential kinetic resolution | vice president of R&D and regulatory affairs, Bioxel Pharma, Sainte-Foy (Québec) Canada |
| Amina Clarisse Lobban 2005-06 |
M.S. | Increasing the enantioselectivity of lipases | bioengineer, Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Cambridge, MA |
| Harjap Grewal 2000-2002 |
M.Sc. | Molecular basis for the regioselectivity of lipases | graduate student, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada |
| Vladimir Magloire 1999-2001 |
M.Sc. |
Enzyme-catalyzed resolution of sulfinamides | clinical research associate, Icon Research, Montreal, Canada |
| Geoff Horsman 1999-2001 |
M.Sc. |
Directed evolution of more enatioselective hydrolases | postdoc, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| Andrew Man Fai Liu 1997-99 |
|
Novel lipases by directed evolution | scientist, Hong Kong Institute of Technology, China e-mail: liumanfai@yahoo.com |
| Neil Somers 1997-99 |
|
Mapping the substrate selectivity of new hydrolases | researcher CTS, Tel Aviv, Israel e-mail: somersneil@yahoo.com |
| W. Victor Tuomi 1996-97 |
|
Molecular modeling of lipase-substrate interactions | patent agent, Ballard Power Systems, Vancouver, Canada e-mail: vtuomi@mac.com |
| Sharmin Ahmed 1991-93 |
|
Kinetic resolution of carboxylic acids by lipase | MBA student, Concordia U., Montréal |
| Christine Ng-Youn-Chen 1989-91 |
|
Kinetic resolution of pipecolinic acid with hydrolases | dentist, Ottawa, ON |
| Ryota Fujii 2005-2007 |
postdoc |
Directed evolution of lipases | researcher, National Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, Tsukuba City, Japan |
| Adrian Katona 2006-07 |
postdoc |
Enzyme-catalyzed perhydrolysis | postdoctoral fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA |
| Krzysztof Okrasa 2004-05 |
postdoc |
Redox reactions in bioorganic chemistry | researcher, Manchester Multidisciplinary Biocentre, UK |
| Enikö Forró 2001 |
postdoc | Enzymatic resolution of b-amino acid precursors | researcher, University of Szeged e-mail: forro@pharma.szote.u-szeged.hu |
| Ronghua Shu 1999-2000 |
|
Directed evolution of pharmaceuticals | programmer/analyst, Milgram Group, Montréal e-mail: r_shu88@hotmail.com |
| Christine Guerard 1999-2000 |
|
Directed evolution of lipases | assistant professor, Universite Paris VI, France e-mail: c.guerard@libertysurf.fr |
| Christina Löwendahl 1997-98 |
|
Enantioselective screening of lipases | scientist, AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal , Sweden |
| Hedda Weber 1997-98 |
|
Enantioselective screening of lipases in organic solvents | Lenzing R&D e-mail: h.weber@lenzing.com |
| Chan-Seong Cheong 1996-97 |
|
Synthesis of transition state analogs | scientist, drug synthesis laboratory, KIST, Seoul, Korea e-mail: c2496@kistmail.kist.re.kr |
| Xiaoming (Michael) Zhang 1995-98 |
|
Chiral materials for nonlinear optical applications | San Diego, CA |
| Ajay Gupta 1991-92 |
|
Increasing the enantioselectivity of lipases by substrate modification | Chairman & CEO, Osta Biopharma, Montreal, Canada |











