Avery Morris @ Ph. D (amorr088 @ uottawa.ca)
Avery is from Kenmore, ON, colloquially known to locals and surrounding villages as the town where cows roam free. He is currently doing his Ph. D. in photoredox chemistry. In his spare time, Avery is a HAT enthusiast and likes to listen to Black Keys.
Tegan O’Brien @ Ph. D (tobri048 @ uottawa.ca)
Since completing her B.Sc. in Chemistry at the ANU in her hometown of Canberra, Australia, Tegan has joined the group to work on her Ph.D. in synthetic methodology using gold photoredox catalysis. When not in the lab, she enjoys visiting her friends’ cats and exploring Ottawa.
Chad Normandin @ Ph.D (cnorm102 @ uottawa.ca)
Originally from Repentigny, Qc, Chad completed his B.Sc and M.Sc in chemistry at U. Sherbrooke, where he completed the synthesis of the alkaloid tomatidine. After working in medicinal chemistry, he returned to academia and is now working on the total synthesis of cembranoid natural products. When not in the lab, Chad can either be found found in a squat rack or wrenching on his subarus.
Lucas Villela @ Ph.D (lvill061 @ uottawa.ca)
Lucas recently completed his B.Sc. in Chemistry at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) – Brazil and subsequently joined the Barriault group to study photoredox catalysis. In his spare time, Lucas enjoys family time, playing videogames and perfecting his service at the tennis court
Soufian Tibouti @ Ph.D (stibo088 @ uottawa.ca)
Soufian completed his B.Sc. at U. Ottawa and is currently completing his Ph.D. in the field of natural product total synthesis in the Barriault lab after spending a few years of graduate school in the Boddy lab working on chemoenzymatic total synthesis. In his spare time, Soufian enjoys playing and following the sport of football (not the american kind) as well as Formula 1 racing.
Vamika Kaushal @ Honours (vkaus101 @ uottawa.ca)
Vamika is completing her Honours B.Sc. in Biopharmaceutical sciences and has joined the Barriault lab for her 4th year Honours project. In her spare time, she likes to go on walks with her cat and read books.
Timothée Stoerkler @ Post-Doctoral Fellow (tstoerkl @ uottawa.ca)
Timothée obtained his PhD in October 2023 from the University of Strasbourg, France. He was working on the molecular engineering of organic fluorophores. Timothée recently joined the group as a post-doc to work on photoredox catalysis methodology. In his spare time, he enjoys hanging out with friends, skiing, biking and cooking French food.
Joshua Tapp @ M.Sc (jtapp063 @ uottawa.ca)
Josh is from the small town of Lindsay, ON, and completed his B.Sc. in Chemistry at Trent University in Peterborough, working in the field of materials chemistry. He since then shifted his focus and joined the Barriault Lab to work on natural product total synthesis. In his downtime, he enjoys pumping iron and playing (not watching) soccer and volleyball.
Kéliane Levesque @ Honours (kleve047 @ uottawa.ca)
Kéliane is originally from Val-D’Or, QC and is currently completing her Honours B.Sc. in Chemistry. She joined the Barriault lab for her 3rd year as an intern and is continuing in the lab for her 4th year Honours project. In her spare time, she likes to go on run and watch movies.
Anna Korobkow @ Honours (akoro009 @ uottawa.ca)
Anna is currently completing her BSc in Biopharmaceutical Science and has joined the Barriault group for her 4th year Honour’s Project. Being born and raised in Ottawa, she’ll be the first to tell you that there’s never anything fun to do here. You can typically find her vanquishing boredom by reading, watching Formula 1, riding or working on her motorbike or chasing any excuse to be outdoors!
Ève Bergeron @ Honours (eberg019 @ uottawa.ca)
Ève is an Ottawa native in the process of completing her B. Sc in Biopharmaceutical sciences at the University of Ottawa. When she’s not at school, she’s most likely at the gym, or at home with a good book.
Alumni
Ph. D.
André Costisella, 2017-2023, Gilead, Scientist
Martin Hébert, 2016-2022, Intellisyn RD, Scientist
Huy Tran, 2016-2022, Nanovation Therapeutics, Scientist
Montserrat Zidan, 2017-2022, Transport Canada, Emergency Response Advisor
Julie Brousseau, 2015-2020, Transport Canada
Phillipe McGee, 2012-2018, IntelliSyn RD, Scientist
Terry McCallum, 2013-2018, PDF Lin group @ Cornell
Mathieu Morin, 2012-2017, PDF Sherburn group @ ANU Canberra
Gabriel Bellavance, 2011-2016, PDF Nicolaou group @ Rice University
Boubacar Sow, 2009-2013, Paraza Pharma, Scientist
Francis Barabe, 2007-2013, PDF Shenvi group @ Scripps
Jason Poulin, 2007-2012, Transport Canada
David Lapointe, 2006-2012, PDF Sarpong Group @ UC Berkeley
Christiane Grisé, 2004-2009, Merck, Research associate
Steve Arns, 2003-2008, PDF Young group @ SFU
Maxime Riou, 2003-2008, PDF Sherburn group @ ANU Canberra
Rachel Beingessner, 2003-2007, NRC-NINT, Research associate
Effiette Sauer, 2002-2007, U.Toronto, lecturer
Louis Morency, 2002-2006, Boehringer Ingelheim, Research associate
Jeff Warrington, 2001-2005, Cytokinetic, Scientist
Irina Denossiva, 1999-2004, Aegera, Research associate
M.Sc.
Victor Alves Borba, 2019-2022, Abbott, Scientist
Samantha Rohe, 2017-2019, Canadian Bank Note Company, Research Scientist
Alyson Poyser, 2018-2019, Transport Canada
Stéphanie Lanoix, 2013-2015, NuChem, Research Associate
Travis Schwantje, 2010-2012, Gilead Sciences, Research Associate
Joel Marcotte, 2010-2012, Engineering School, U.Ottawa
Patrick Levesque, 2010-2012, Law School, U.Ottawa
Daniel Newbury, 2010-2012
Genevieve Betournay, 2010-2012
Kassandra Lepack, 2009-2011, Theravance, Research Associate
Anik Chartrand, 2008-2010, CIHR, Research Associate
Eric Beaulieu, 2007-2009, Boehringer Ingelheim, Research Associate
Marie-Christine Brochu, 2007-2009, Merck, Research Associate
Mélina Girardin, 2005-2007, Merck, Research Associate
Nathalie Goulet, 2004-2006, College Teacher
Roch Lavigne, 2004-2006, High School teacher
Roxanne Clément, 2003-2005, CCRI, Research Associate
Julie Farand, 2002-2004, Gilead, Research Associate
Danny Gauvreau, 2001-2003, Merck, Research Associate
Ross MacLean, 2001-2003, High School Teacher
Jermaine Thomas, 2000-2002, Pfizer, Research Associate
Daniel Deon, 1999-2001, IRIC, Research Associate
Postdoctoral Fellows
Amandine Xolin, 2015-2016, Paraza Pharma (Montreal), Scientist
Laurie-Anne Juanno, 2014-2015, post-doc (Fabien Gagosz, University of Ottawa)
Alex Cannillo, 2014-2015, (Research Associate, Université de Grenoble)
Guillaume Revol, 2011-2012, Omega Chem. (Quebec), Research Associate
Minaruzzaman, 2007-2008, Torcan (Toronto), Research Associate
Gerardo Ullibarri, 2004-2005, Laurentian University, Assistant Professor
Undergraduate Students
Britt Halvorsen, Elliott Jackson, Victor Boddy, Kian Mansour, Akvilė Mažeikaitė, Eleni Karaiskos, Kiara Britto, Patrick Ferrari, Weldon Blastorah, Victor Alves Borba, Avery Morris, Alyson Poyser, Rowan Swann, Samantha Rohe, Montse Zidan, Alexandra Lacoste, Andre Costisella, Huy Tran, Lea Thai-Savard, Julie Brousseau, Michael Forberg, Marina Sanita, Sherif Kaldas, Anika Tarasewicz, Ekaterina Slavko, Terry McCallum, Mathieu Morin, Jeff Warington, Roxanne Clément, Valérie Charbonneau, Julie Farand, Nathalie Goulet, Lise-Anne Prescott, Maude Boulanger, Jennifer Racine, Anik Chartrand, Roch Lavigne, Christiane Grisé, Jean-François Vincent- Rocan, Gabriel Bellavance, Laetitia Mistico, Joel Marcotte, Patrick Levesque, Marie-Eve Lebrun, Eric Rodrigue, Eric Beaulieu, Olivier Gagné, Denis Guigère, Daniel Newbury, Geneviève Bétournay, Krystyna Herasym, Mylène de Lésèleuc, Josée-Lynne Éthier, Anna Chkrebtii, Catherine Séguin, Anne-Catherine Bédard, Véronique Laberge
The Barriault Research Group 