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Principal Investigator

Robert H.E. Hudson, MCIC

Associate 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  

David Dodd, Ph.D. candidate, NSERC PGS

B.Sc. (University of Western Ontario)

 

Thesis: Modified Cytidines in Nucleic Acids

 

Mohamed Elsayed Afifi Moustafa, Ph.D. candidate

 

Thesis:  Modified Pyrimidines in PNA in Aid of Fluorescent-based Applications

Mark  Mark Milne, Ph.D. 2009

M.Sc. (U Saskatchewan, 2007-2009)
Thesis: PARACEST-based MRI Contrast Agent Development

Patriotically displaying a Tim Horton's cup, eh

Andre St. Amant, M.Sc. 2009
B.Sc. (Western, 2009)

Thesis: Odoriferous Nucleic Acids
Undergraduate Students  
Jackie  Jacqueline Schulman, 2009-2010

Thesis:  Synthesis of PhpC triphosphates and Studies on Their Enzymatic Incorporation
  Andrea Wasilewski, 2009-2010

Thesis:  Photoluminescence and Electrochemical Luminescence of Modified Pyrimidines

Joint with Professor Ding
Other  

 

Elyse Hudson, outreach assistant

Jonathan Hudson, understudy
   
Alumni - Visiting Professors (Sabbatical)  
   
Dr. Abbasali Esmaeili

Birjand University, Iran

   
Alumni - Post Doctoral Fellows  
   

Dr. Mykhaylo Goncharenko,  2001-2003

PDF, McMaster University, 2005-2007

Scientist, Naeja Pharmaceuticals,  2003-2005

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

Yuhong Liu, 2000-2001, China Scholarship Council 

Ph.D. completed at UWO (Konermann Group)
   
Alumni - Graduate Students  
   
Filip Wojciechowski, Ph.D., 2009 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bern
with Prof. Christian Leumann
Marie Curie Fellowship Awardee
NSERC PDF Awardee
Andrew Dambenieks, M.Sc., 2006 CGS winner, U of Victoria
Joanne Moszynski, M.Sc., 2006 U of Victoria

Joe Tse, Ph.D., 2004

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

Pharmacy, U of Toronto (2005-)

Yuhong Liu, M.Sc., 2004 Ph.D. candidate, UWO

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, Ryserson University (Jan. 2006)

Anna Kaminski, M.Sc., 2000 Scientist, GenPharm
Ge Li, M.Sc., 2000 Scientific Evaluation Officer, Health Canada
   
Alumni, Undergraduates - Thesis Students  
   
Andre St. Amant, summer 2009 M.Sc. Candidate, UWO
Chris Engbers, 2008  
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  
Andrew Wallman, 2004 Teacher's College, UWO
Jennifer Hickey, 2004 M.Sc. candidate, UWO
Courtney Foster, 2004  
Rick Leighton, 2003  
Andrew Dambenieks, 2003 U of Victoria
Paul Rupar, 2003 Ph.D. candidate, UWO
McKenry Charles, 2002  
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  
Charan Donkor, 2000  
J.P. Desaulniers, 1999 Ph.D., Wayne State University
Tsahayae Maekebay, 1999  
Emily Chung, 1998 Ph.D., UBC
Craig Orieux, 1998 Teacher's College
Sean Simpson, 1998  
Peter Nguyen, 1997 Engineering, UWO
Joseph Tse, 1997 Ph.D., UWO
Russell Viirre, 1997 Ph.D., UWO
David Ward, 1997  
   
Alumni, Undergraduates - Summer Students  
   
Amanda Young, summer 2009 NSERC USRA Undergraduate at UWO
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  
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
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
Andrew Wallman, 2005 Teacher's College, UWO
Andrew Wallman, 2003 Teacher's College, UWO
Borna Nabaie, 1999  

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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