PEOPLE

Pat Forgione
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Dipanjan Bhattacharyya
Postdoctoral Fellowship student
dipanjan.bhattacharyya@concordia.ca

Dipanjan received his PhD from IIT Guwahati (India) and is currently pursuing his postdoctoral research at Forgione lab. He loves medicinal chemistry and is currently working on developing synthetic methodology for accessing 1, 3-dienes under solvent free mechanochemical conditions hoping to translate the work to synthesis of biologically relevant molecules. In his spare time he loves watching cricket and enjoys cooking.

Devonte Brefo
MSc Student

Devonté Maxwell Brefo received their B.Sc. in Biochemistry from Concordia University. He is currently an MSc student in Chemistry at the fORgione Group, where their work focuses on medicinal chemistry and small-molecule drug discovery targeting GPR68. Their main interests include organic synthesis, structure-activity relationships, and the design and optimization of potential GPR68 modulators.  

Radina Koleva
PhD Student
r_koleva@live.concordia.ca 

Radina received her BSc in Chemistry from McGill University. She is currently a PhD student in the fORGione Group, where her work focuses on medicinal chemistry. Their main interests outside of the lab include figure skating and travelling. 

Simon Koscielniak
PhD Student
simon.koscielniak@concordia.ca 

Simon received his BSc in Biochemistry from Concordia University. He is currently a PhD student in the fORGione Group, where his work focuses on organic semiconductors. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar and reading.

Laura Mailloux
MSc Student 
laura.mailloux@mail.concordia.ca 

Laura received her Undergraduate degree in Biopharmaceutical Science from the University of Ottawa, specializing in medicinal chemistry. She is currently a MSc student in the fORGione Group, where their work focuses on deselenative cross-coupling reactions for the synthesis of biaryls. Her main interests outside of the lab include rock climbing and crafting. 

Keegan McKibbon
PhD student
keegan.mckibbon@mail.concordia.ca

Keegan received his BSc in Chemistry from Concordia University and is currently a PhD student in the Forgione Group.

Olaide Olabimpe Yewande 
PhD Student
olabimpe.orubuloye@mail.concordia.ca

Bimpe received her BTech and MSc in Chemistry from LAUTECH and the University of Ibadan, respectively, both in Nigeria. Her previous research focused on the Chemical Ecology of insect pests and disease vectors, and developing sustainable semiochemical-based tools for their control. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Organic Chemistry. She enjoys research and networking.

Mariana Oliveira de Paula
PhD Student 
mariana.depaula@concordia.ca 

Mariana received her BSc and MSc in Chemistry from the Federal University of Itajubá, Brazil. She is currently a PhD student in the fORGione Group, where her research focuses on the development of directing group strategies for C–H functionalization. In her free time, she enjoys gaming and cooking. 

Matthew Stamm
MSc Student
matthew.stamm@concordia.ca

Matthew received his BSc in Biochemistry at Concordia University. As part of the Forgione research group, his work focuses on synthesizing new allosteric modulators for GPCR-68. In his free time, he likes weightlifting and drawing comics.