Our Story
We are proud of the wide diversity represented in our group. Although we come from different cultural backgrounds, we share a passion for research and the joy of discovery. Our group provides a healthy and nurturing environment that allows everyone to develop to their fullest potential – and have a lot of fun along the way!
Our Approach
We enjoy our multidisciplinary approach to science. Rather than comprising sub-groups of specialists, our group gives everyone the opportunity to learn organic synthesis, protein biochemistry, tissue culture and analytical methods. We believe this broad training at the interface of chemistry and biology is ideally suited for both academia and the modern biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industries.
Meet the Keillors!
The Keillor group brings together skilled, passionate researchers from the fields of molecular biology to synthetic chemistry, and everywhere between!.
Neda Firoozi, CCRI PDF
PhD, Chemistry, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Hometown: Shiraz , Iran
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of tissue transglutaminase inhibitors
Eric Gates, MSc (Ontario Graduate Scholarship)
BSc (Hons), Chemistry-Biology, University of New Brunswick
Hometown: Hampton, NB
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of transglutaminase factor XIII specific inhibitors
Kelvin Tsao, NSERC PhD
BSc (Hons), Chemical Biology, McMaster University
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Cellular protein labelling using fluorogenic dimaleimide probes following their design and synthesis
Adrien Prince-Hallée, NSERC USRA
BSc, Biomed, University of Ottawa
Hometown: Gatineau, QC
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of transglutaminase factor XIII specific inhibitors
Jane Arciszewski, NSERC USRA
BSc (Hons), Biochemistry, University of Ottawa
Hometown: Sherwood Park, AB
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of transglutaminase targeted covalent inhibitors
Kyle Passley, NSERC USRA
BSc, Chemistry University of Ottawa
Hometown: North Bay, ON
Fluorescent protein labelling using amino quinoline fluorgenic dimaleimide probes
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