Castonguay Research Group
Institut national de la recherche scientifique - Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
Prof. Annie Castonguay
Ph.D. Université de Montréal (Chimie, Faculté des Arts & Sciences)
Profs. D. Zargarian & A. Beauchamp
Postdoctoral training:
Tufts University (Chemistry, School of Arts & Sciences)
Prof. E. Rybak-Akimova
McGill University (Chemistry, Faculty of Science)
Profs. A. Kakkar, A. Moores & C.-J. Li
McGill University (Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine)
Prof. D. Maysinger
Teaching - Mass spectrometry and proteomics workshop
Principal Investigator
Fatoumia Ali
Trainee student
Master 1 - Chimie
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Research interests: Organometallic therapeuticss
Bérénice Hatat
Trainee student
Master 1 - Chimie
École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et Minérale
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Currently a graduate student in France
Irène Pitard
Trainee student
Master 2 - Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et Minérale
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Clément Cotton
Trainee student
DUT - Chimie option matériaux
Université Clermont-Ferrand
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Alexis Lanis
Trainee student
Master 2 - Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et Minérale
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Matthieu Lucas
Trainee student
Master 2 - Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et Minérale
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Tahani Bayrakdar
M.Sc. - Synthesis, Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France
Research interests: Earth abundant metal-based organometallic catalysts
Dr. Paul Oguadinma
Research associate
Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry
Université de Montréal, Canada
Research interests: Various collaborative projects
Amal Thamri
M.Sc. Applied Microbiology (graduated)
Co-supervision - Prof. Jonathan Perreault (INRS)
Armand-Frappier Foundation Scholar
B.Sc. - Industrial biology engineering
Institut national des sciences appliquées et de
technologie de Tunis (INSAT), Tunisia
Research interests: Design of thermoresponsive "antimicrobial peptide-aptamer" hybrids with superior selectivity and activity
Currently a quality control agent in Toronto
Juliette Guard
Trainee student
DUT - Chimie option matériaux
Université Clermont-Ferand
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Currently a student in France
Sylvain Poulet
Trainee student
Master 2 - Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et Minérale
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Sarah Sielanczyk
Trainee student
DUT - Chimie option matériaux
Université Clermont-Ferrand
Research interests: Targeted antimicrobials
Current group members
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Haghdoost Manjili
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry
Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics / catalysis
Anissa Brahami
Ph.D. candidate - Biology
Co-supervision - Prof. Eric Déziel (INRS)
Armand-Frappier Foundation Scholar
M.Sc. - Microbiology
Université Abderrahmane Mira de Bejaia, Algeria
Research interests: Approaches to the discovery of novel antimicrobials
Golara Golbaghi
Ph.D. candidate - Biology
Armand-Frappier Foundation Scholar
M.Sc. - Inorganic Chemistry
Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Hoang-Van Tran
M.Sc. candidate - Sciences Expérimentales de la Santé
Master 2 - Chimie Fine, Chimie Moléculaire, Méthodes d'Analyse
Université de Rennes 1, Rennes
Licence Chimie
Université de Sciences, Ho Chi Minh Ville, Vietnam
Research interests: Thermoresponsive delivery systems
Robin Vidal
M.Sc. candidate - Sciences Expérimentales de la Santé
Licence Professionnelle Chimie Analyse et Qualité
Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
Research interests: Selective metallic antimicrobials
Paul Tcherkawsky
Trainee student
Master 1 - Chimie
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Soumyashree Jena
Trainee student
MITACS Globalink Scholar
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India
Research interests: Thermoresponsive delivery systems
Past group members
Malou Coche
Trainee student
Chemistry
ParisTech, PSL University, France
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Tushita Prakash Gajbhiyei
Trainee student, MITACS Globalink Scholar
Chemistry
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Rishi Suri
Trainee student
Research iinterests: Antimicrobials and click chemistry
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Fatemeh Dordahan
Research associate
Research interests: Antimicrobials and click chemistry
Marine Luc
Trainee student
Master 1 - Chimie
Sorbonne University, Pierre and Marie Curie Campus
Research interests: Organometallic therapeuticss
Sam Rezak
Trainee student
Master 1 - Chimie
Sorbonne University, Pierre and Marie Curie Campus
Research interests: Organometallic therapeuticss
Hala El Asmy
Ph.D. visiting student - Chemistry
Channel Program Scholar - Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education
Mansoura University, Egypt
Currently a lecturer in Egypt
Yuting Feng
Trainee student
Fondation Armand-Frappier - Corealis Scholar
Co-supervision - Prof. Audrey Moores (McGill)
B.Sc. Biochemistry
McGill University, Canada
Currently a graduate student at McGill University
Félix Vincent
Trainee student (Summer 2014)
B.Sc. candidate - Chemistry
Université du Québec à Montréal
(UQAM), Canada
Currently a Cegep teacher
Margaret Lu
Trainee student (Summer 2014)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Counsil (NSERC) Scholar
B.Sc. Immunology
McGill University, Canada
Currently a pharmacist in Vancouver
Elmira Moosavi
PhD Candidate - Biology
Co-supervision - Prof. Monique Lacroix & Prof. Steven LaPlante (INRS)
Research interests: Antimicrobial properties of essential oils
Diana Perez
M.Sc. Candidate & Lab Manager
Sciences expérimentales de la Santé
Research interests: Nanoparticle functionalization
for biomedical applications
Bruno Faria Abrantes Pinheiro
Ph.D. Candidate
Co-supervision - Prof. Sofia Nicolaou
(Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)
Bolsa Estágio de Pesquisa no Exterior (BEPE) Scholar, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa’s do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Dr. Raziyeh Rashidi
Postdoctoral fellow
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Malaurie Fiou
​M.Sc. candidate - Chemistry
Co-supervision - Prof. Frédéric-Georges Fontaine (Université Laval)
Trainee student at INRS (Summer 2024)
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics - intracellular catalysis
Lisa Gourdon
Ph.D. candidate (visiting)
Chimie ParisTech, PSL University
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Ahmed Shabana
Ph.D. visiting student - Chemistry
Channel Program Scholar - Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education
Mansoura University, Egypt
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Anna Notaro
Ph.D. candidate (visiting)
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Diana Cantu
Trainee student, MITACS Globalink Scholar
Research interests: Nanoparticle functionalization for biomedical applications
John Chen
Trainee student - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Counsil (NSERC) Scholar
B.Sc. candidate, University of Ottawa
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Dr. Dulal Musib
Postdoctoral fellow, FRQNT Scholar
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Dr. Antsar Hlil
Research associate
Research interests: Nanoparticle functionalization for biomedical applications
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Elyse Faucher
Trainee student - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Counsil (NSERC) Scholar
B.Sc. graduate, Université du Québec à Montréal
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Zahra Kazemi (September 2025)
Ph.D. candidate
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics
Hala Elasmy
Ph.D. visiting student - Chemistry
Channel Program Scholar - Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education
Mansoura University, Egypt
Currently working for NMX
Mylène Ronat
Trainee student
Master 1 - Chimie
École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et Minérale
Research interests: Organometallic therapeutics