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Principal Investigator

Robert H.E. Hudson, MCIC

Professor

Appointed to the Department of Chemistry,

and the Department of Biochemistry

Chemistry Building Room 226

Laboratories 200-201
 

Phone: (519) 661-2111 Ext 86349
Fax: (519) 661-3022

NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Caltech, 1995-1997

Ph.D., University of Toronto, Prof. M.J. Damha

M.Sc., University of Toronto, Prof. A.J. Poë

B.Sc., University of Toronto

Postdoctoral Fellow

 

Dr. Mojmir Suchy

Jointly appointed to the Robart's Research Institute

Project:  Development of PARACEST-MRI contrast reagents

Graduate Students
Mark 

Mark Milne, Ph.D. candidate
M.Sc. (U Saskatchewan, 2007-2009)
 

Thesis: PARACEST-based MRI Contrast Agent Development

Patriotically displaying a Tim Horton's cup, eh

Melissa Lewis, Ph.D. candidate

M.Sc. (U of Toronto)

Thesis:  New Ligands for Lanthanides Toward MRI Contrast Agents


Augusto Matarazzo
Ph.D. Thesis Student, 2011 

M.Sc. 2011 (Ryerson)

Thesis:  Beyond phenylpyrrolocytidine: New fluorogenic nucleosides

McKenry Charles, M.Sc. candidate

(B.Sc. UWO)

 

Thesis: New Ligands for Lanthanides Toward MRI Contrast Agents

Kirby "K-Dawg" Chicas

M.Sc. Thesis Student, 2011

B.Sc, 2011 (UWO)

Thesis: New Fluorescent Pyrrolocytidines


Christie Ettles

M.Sc. Thesis Student, 2011 

 

Thesis:  New Azo-based fluorescent quenchers for molecular beacon technologies

Rachael Wang

M.Sc. Thesis Student, 2011 

 

Thesis:  Polymer-supported click chemistry for the diversification of peptide nucleic acid oligomers

 Non-Thesis researchers
Andre St. Amant, M.Sc. (2011, UWO)
B.Sc. (Western, 2009)

Project:  Click chemistry for the synthesis of nucleoside analogs.

Undergraduate Students

Mahmoud Sharawy

Undergraduate thesis student

 

Thesis:  New contrast agents designed to be pH responsive and biologically compatible for in vivo pH imaging.

Adam Elmehriki

Scholar's Elective student

Thesis:  Design, synthesis and evaluation of biologically compatible ParaCEST MRI contrast agents based on the DOTAM ligand

Kelly Firth

Scholar's Elective student

 

Thesis: Pyrrolocytidines with pH dependent fluorescence properties

Volunteers

 

Elyse Hudson, outreach assistant

 

Jonathan Hudson, understudy
Alumni - Visiting Professors (Sabbatical)
 
Prof. Ibrahim Abdou, 2011 UAE University
Prof. Abbasali Esmaeili, 2009

Associate Professor, Birjand University, Iran

   
Alumni - Post Doctoral Fellows

Dr. Mykhaylo Goncharenko,  2001-2003

Scientist, Thrombosis & Atherosclerosis Research Institute, McMaster University, 2007-2010

PDF, McMaster University, 2005-2007

Scientist, Naeja Pharmaceuticals,  2003-2005

Alumni - Visiting Scientists
   
Andre St. Amant, 2009-2011

M.Sc. 2011

Research Technician at the LRCC with Prof. Len Luyt.

Arash Ghorbani Choghamarani, 2005-2006 Ph.D. student from Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran. Currently faculty at Ilam University, Iran.

Yuhong Liu, 2000-2001, China Scholarship Council 

Ph.D. completed at UWO (Konermann Group)

Research Technician with Merck Frosst Canada

Alumni - Graduate Students
Mohamed Moustafa, Ph.D. 2011  Ph.D., 2011, seeking employment
David Dodd, Ph.D., 2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Dallas
Southwestern Medical School
with Professor David Corey
Filip Wojciechowski, Ph.D., 2009

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bern
with Prof. Christian Leumann
Marie Curie Fellowship Awardee
NSERC PDF Awardee

Alexander Von Humboldt (Germany) Awardee

Andrew Dambenieks, M.Sc., 2006 Ph.D. candidate, CGS winner, U of Victoria
Joanne Moszynski, M.Sc., 2006 Ph.D. candidate, U of Victoria

Joe Tse, Ph.D., 2004

Completed Teacher's college, U of Toronto (2005)

Pharmacy, U of Toronto

Professional Pharmacist

Yuhong Liu, M.Sc., 2004

Ph.D. candidate, UWO

PDF Scientist, Merck & Co.

Nancy McCourt, M.Sc., 2004

Medicinal Chemist, Albany Molecular Research Inc.

Russell Viirre, Ph.D., 2003

NSERC PDF, U of Toronto (2004-2006)

Assistant Professor, Ryerson University (Jan. 2006)

Associate Professor, Ryerson, Jul. 2010

Anna Kaminski, M.Sc., 2000 Scientist, GenPharm
Ge Li, M.Sc., 2000 Scientific Evaluation Officer, Health Canada
Alumni, Undergraduates - Thesis Students
Andrea Wasileski, 2009 (Joint with Prof. Ding) Medical School (Poland)
Jacqueline Schulman, 2009 Ph.D. candidate, Uof Toronto
Andre St. Amant, summer 2009 M.Sc. completed, UWO
Chris Engbers, 2008 Pharmacy, U of Waterloo
Kalen Swanick, 2007 (Joint with Prof. Jones) M.Sc. candidate, UWO
Anthony Pianosi, 2007 M.Sc. candidate, U of Ottawa
Erynn Ozarko, 2005 (Joint with Prof. Jones) Nursing, UVic
Martin Valvano, 2005 unknown
Andrew Wallman, 2004 Teacher's College, UWO
Jennifer Hickey, 2004 Ph.D. candidate, UWO
Courtney Foster, 2004 unknown
Rick Leighton, 2003 unknown
Andrew Dambenieks, 2003 Ph.D. candidate, U of Victoria
Paul Rupar, 2003 Ph.D. candidate, UWO
McKenry Charles, 2002 M.Sc. candidate, UWO
Filip Wojciechowski, 2002 Ph.D. candidate, UWO
Kwesi Kwofie, 2001 Medical School, U of Ottawa
Kenrick Vassall, 2001 M.Sc., Wilfred Laurier University
Trevor Viirre, 2001 Culinary School, Stratford
Alexandra Stefan, 2000 Medical School, U of Toronto
Dat Le, 2000 unknown
Charan Donkor, 2000 unknown
J.P. Desaulniers, 1999

Ph.D., Wayne State University

Assistant Prof., UOIT

Tsahayae Maekebay, 1999 unknown
Emily Chung, 1998 Ph.D., UBC
Craig Orieux, 1998 Teacher's College
Sean Simpson, 1998 unknown
Peter Nguyen, 1997 Engineering, UWO
Joseph Tse, 1997 Ph.D., UWO, Teachers College, Pharmacy
Russell Viirre, 1997 Ph.D., UWO
David Ward, 1997 Teacher's College
Alumni, Undergraduates - Summer Students
Adam Elmehriki, summer 2011 BUSRP Undergraduate at UWO
Kirby Chicas, summer 2010 graduate student at UWO
Amanda Young, summer 2009 NSERC USRA U of Ottawa, Medical School
Andre St. Amant, 2007  NSERC USRA Undergraduate at UWO
Michael Trevail, 2006 NSERC USRA Joint with Professor Jones

Undergraduate at UWO,

Medical School, U of Ottawa

Andrew Wallman, 2005 Teacher's College, UWO
Ryan Dobbs, 2005 NSERC USRA Medical School, UWO
Mike Nieradko, 2005 NSERC USRA M.Sc., UWO
Andrew Wallman, 2004 Teacher's College, UWO
Andrew Wallman, 2003, NSERC USRA Teacher's College, UWO
Andrew Dambenieks,  2003, NSERC USRA Ph.D. candidate, UWO
Smita Chackungal, 2003, NSERC USRA Medical School, UWO
Thanh Ngu, 2003, NSERC USRA Ph.D. candidate, UWO
McKenry Charles, 2003 M.Sc. candidate, UWO
Filip Wojciechowski, 2003 Ph.D. candidate, UWO

Kwesi Kwofie, 2001, NSERC USRA 

Medical School, U of Ottawa
Kiran Atwal, 2001, NSERC USRA Dentistry, UWO
Alexandra Stefan, 2001 Medical School, U of Toronto
Alexandra Stefan, 2000, NSERC USRA Medical School, U of Toronto
Jennifer Horton, 2000, visitor from Mount Allison University Unknown
Kwesi Kwofie, 2000 Medical School, U of Ottawa
Arienne King, 1999, visitor from Mount Allison University Ph.D. candidate, McMaster University
David Ward, 1998 Teacher's College, UWO
Emily Chung, 1998 Ph.D. candidate, UBC
Alumni, Undergraduates - Work/Study Students  
Paul Comartin, 2005 Professional model
Andrew Wallman, 2005 Teacher's College, UWO
Andrew Wallman, 2003 Teacher's College, UWO
Borna Nabaie, 1999 enrolled in business studies

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Applying to the Department and Faculty for Graduate Studies

Department of Chemistry

Chemistry Building Laboratory 226A

 The University of Western Ontario
London, ON CANADA N6A 5B7

Tel:  519-661-2111x86349   Fax:  519-661-3022  Email:  Robert.Hudson