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Latest news about the OH Research Group members (Jan. - June 2026)
Discover what's happening with members of our lab!
July 2, 2026
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January
- Brandon’s controlled fertilizer work, in collaboration with NRC, entitled “Thermo-responsive polysulfobetaine beads crosslinked with biodegradable alginates for controlled release of agricultural pesticide” has been published in RSC Advances. Congratulations!
- Brandon’s dual acidic pH-degradable drug delivery work entitled “Synthesis and acidic pH-responsive disassembly of dual location shell-sheddable/core-degradable block copolymer nanoassemblies and their controlled drug delivery” has been published in ACS Applied Bio Materials. Congratulations!
- Sunidhi joined our lab for her CHEM419 Undergraduate Research Project. Welcome.
March
- John renewed NSERC Discovery Grant (2026-2031) entitled “Development of advanced polymers and value-added materials designed with dynamic and degradable chemistries”.
- John received FRQNT-NSERC NOVA Grant (2026-2029) with Profs Laventure (Montreal) & Princess (Waterloo) entitled “A synthetic approach guided by shaping processes for the circularity of 3D printed polymer materials”.
- Sofia defended her PhD thesis. She joined Fusion Pharmaceutics, located in Hamilton, ON, as a scientist. Congrats!
April
- Sunidhi successfully presented her CHEM 419 Research. Congratulations!
May
- Yohan joined our lab for his Concordia 2026 Summer New-Generation Scholar Award during summer. Welcome.
- John gave his talks in Canadian Society of Chemistry (CSC), Toronto, Ontario.
- Anna, Charline, Tristan, and Sofia presented their works in Canadian Society of Chemistry (CSC), Toronto, Ontario.
- John gave his invited seminar in the Depart of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Windsor.
- Sofia’s e-spun nanofiber work, entitled “Dual acidic pH-responsive post-crosslinked e-spun nanofibrous scaffolds exhibiting enhanced disassembly and release for localized cancer treatment” in Advanced Healthcare Materials. Congratulations!
- Marissa joined our lab for her NSERC USRA research during summer . Welcome.
- Sunidhi joined our lab for her CHEM419 Undergraduate Research Project. Welcome.
- Sunidhi joined our lab for her MSc studies. Welcome.
June
- Charline, Kavindya, Hira, and Sunidhi presented their works in Quebec Center for Advanced Materials (QCAM) meeting, Sherbrooke, Quebec.