BSc Chemistry and Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia (1999-2004)

PhD Chemistry, University of British Columbia (2004-2010, M.E. Tanner)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Chicago (2010-2011, S.B.H. Kent)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cardiff University (2012-2015, R.K. Allemann)

Research Fellow (2015)

Our research aims to use advanced chemical biology and synthetic biology techniques to solve enzymology questions that are of medicinal and industrial importance. Our research programs will provide comprehensive training in various aspects of chemistry and biology. These studies can also lead to the production of biologically active and/or industrially useful compounds, and data obtained for these projects will be published in peer-reviewed journals.

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