About the PI
I was born and raised in Ottawa. I completed my undergraduate degree in computational chemistry at Carleton University, one of the first undergraduate programs in computational chemistry. During my Ph.D., I developed techniques to use ab initio molecular dynamics to study organometallic catalysis. I completed my Ph.D. in 2009 and took up an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Chicago in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry with Professor Benoît Roux. I joined the Department of Chemistry at Memorial as an Assistant Professor in January, 2012. Please see my CV for the full details of my professional work.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Irreversible Enzyme Inhibition
A new class of drugs inhibits their targets by forming a chemical bond with their target protein. We develop new computational methods to model this inhibition.
2012 - Present
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry.
Simulations for Energy and the Environment
We use computer simulations to study how pollutants partition and transfer in the environment.
Membrane Permeation
Many drugs and endogenous molecules must enter the cell by passive diffusion across the cell membrane.
2010 - 2011
University of Chicago
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship - Roux Lab
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2005 - 2009
University of Ottawa
Ph.D. (Tom Woo)
Department of Chemistry