FORMER GROUP MEMBERS

Post-doctoral Fellows (PDF)

  • Dr. Mahesh Shinde (2022-2023)
  • Dr. Anthony McDonagh (2020-2023) Abdera Therapeutics
  • Dr. Zheliang Yuan (2022-2023) Zhejian Normal University (China)
  • Dr. Emma Davison (2021-2022) Cloudburst BioTech
  • Dr. Venugopal Rao Challa (2019-2021) (Burnaby, BC)
  • Dr. Johannes Lehmann (2017-2019) Max Planck Institut fur Kohlenforschung (Germany)
  • Dr. Yang Wang (2017-2019) Qingdao University (China)
  • Dr. Weiwu Ren (2016-2019) Qingdao University (China)
  • Dr. Zheliang Yuan (2016-2019) Zhejian Normal University (China)
  • Dr. Bharanishashank Adluri (2016-2018) Toronto Research Chemicals (Toronto, CA)
  • Dr. Robby Zhai (2015-2016) (Toronto, CA)
  • Dr. Vimal Varghese (2015-2016) Gilead Sciences (Edmonton, CA)
  • Dr. Jake Goodwin-Tindall (2015-2016) PDF- Weaver Group (Toronto, CA)
  • Dr. Ajay Naidu (2013-2014) (Edmonton, CA)
  • Dr. Lehua Deng (2012) TC Scientific (Edmonton, CA)
  • Dr. James Senior (2009-2010) SWITCH Materials (Burnaby , CA)
  • Dr. Kate Ashton (2007) AMGEN (Thousand Oaks, US)

Graduate Students (Ph.D.)

  • Dr. Josiah Newton (2017-2024) - That Chemist (YouTube)
  • Juan Manuel Mesa Bruno (2021-2022) - PhD Student visiting from Uruguay 
  • Dr. Dimitrios Panagopoulos (2016-2023) - Integrated Nanotherapeutics (Vancouver, Canada)
  • Dr. Anissa Kaghad (2017-2022) - EDELRIS (Lyon, France)
  • Dr. Anthony Fers-Lidou (2017-2022) - SpiroChem (Basel, Switzerland)
  • Dr. Michael Meanwell (2015-2020) - PDF, Baran Group (San Diego, California)
  • Dr. Jason Draper (2009-2017)
  • Dr. Michael Holmes (2011-2016) - PDF, UT Austin
  • Dr. Milan Bergeron-Brlek (2011-2015) - PDF, Heinis Group (Lausaunne, Switzerland)
  • Dr. Stanley Chang (2009-2015) - NSERC PDF, Sarpong Group (Berkeley, US) - Gilead Alberta, ULC (Process Chemist) 
  • Dr. Shira Halperin (2009-2015) - TBF Environmental Technology Inc. (Vancouver, CA)
  • Dr. Jeffrey Mowat (2006-2012) - Bayer Pharma AG (Berlin, DE)
  • Dr. Bal Kang (2006-2012) - Gilead (Edmonton, CA)


Graduate Students (M.Sc.)


  • Damian Syzmor-Pietrzak (2020-2023)
  • Bryce Kirk (2021-2023) - NuChem Sciences (Montreal, CA)
  • Jeremy Harder (2018-2021) - PDP program (SFU)
  • Victoria Rose (2018-2021) - Chinook Therapeutics (Vancouver, CA)
  • Mathew Sutherland (2017-2019) - Gilead Sciences (Edmonton, CA)
  • Gaelen Fehr (2016-2018) - University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, CA)
  • Daniel Kwon (2014-2016) - UBC Medical School
  • Christopher Adamson (2015-2016) - Gilead (Edmonton, CA)
  • Soo (Steve) Hur (2013-2016) - Officer in the Canadian Navy (Victoria, CA)
  • Matt Taron (2013-2015) - Xenon Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver, CA)
  • Hope Fan (2011-2014) - Gilead Sciences (Edmonton, CA)
  • Vijay Dhand (2010-2013) - Gilead Sciences (Edmonton, CA)
  • Jarod Moore (2010-2012) - UBC Accounting (Vancouver, CA)
  • Lee Belding (2011) - Ph.D. Brock University (T. Dudding) (St. Catharines, CA)
  • Inhee Cho (2006-09) - Teacher (Richmond, CA) 
  • Zena Qadoumi (2006-09) - Risk Manager, BroadGrain Commodities


Undergraduate Students

  • Tyler Govett NSERC USRA (Summer 2023)
  • Kobe Tickner CHEM 481 (2023)
  • Yejin (Hailey) Park VPR USRA (2022) 
  • Alan Brooke NSERC USRA + GlycoNet Summer Award (2020, 2021) - Ph.D. SFU (Britton Group)
  • Terry Rai (2018) B.Sc. SFU
  • Lexi Gower-Fry (2018) B.Sc.
  • Philip Provencher (2017) M.Sc. SFU (Williams Group)
  • Marjan Mohammad Chem 484 (2016) B.Sc. SFU 
  • Daniel Kwon NSERC USRA (2014) M.Sc. Simon Fraser University (Britton Group) 
  • Michael Meanwell NSERC USRA (2014) Ph.D. SFU (Britton Group) 
  • Duane Hetland Chem 481 (2014) 
  • Margarita Gladkikh NSERC USRA (2013) B.Sc. SFU 
  • Tim Teoh Chem 481/NSERC USRA (2012, 2013) Medical school, UBC 
  • Ravi Neelakantan Chem 481 (2013) University of Alberta 
  • Panos Argyropoulos Chem 481 (2011) M.Sc. University of Ottawa (C. Boddy) 
  • Ben Loosley Chem 481/RA/Co-op (2010) Ph.D. UBC (R. Andersen and G. Dake) 
  • Harman Parhar Chem 481 (2009) Medical school, UBC 
  • Jerome Lazoda Chem 481 (2009) M.Sc. UBC 
  • Tin Nguyen Chem 481 (2009) 
  • Shannon Decker Chem 481/RA (2009) Xenon Pharmaceuticals 
  • Thomas Pinter Chem 481/483/RA (2007-2008) Ph.D. University of Victoria (F. Hof) 
  • Ho Man Lo NSERC USRA/Co-op (2008) 
  • Margriet Baelde NSERC USRA (2008) 
  • Graeme Piercy Chem 481/483 (2006-08) M.Sc. Brock University (T. Hudlicky) 
  • Matt Michaeleski (2007) 
  • Tristen Gilchrest Chem 481/RA (2007) Medical school, UBC 
  • Alysia Chan NSERC USRA/Co-op (2006) 
  • Labros Meimetis Chem 483 (2006) PDF, Harvard