Derksen Research Group
MEET THE TEAM
Research Associate
EVGUENI
Dr. Evgueni Gorobets
PhD, Senior Researcher
Department of Chemistry | University of Calgary
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Postdoctoral Researchers
BEN
Dr. Ben Rowley
PhD, Senior Researcher
Department of Chemistry | University of Calgary
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KETUL
Dr. Ketul Patel
PhD, Senior Researcher
Department of Chemistry | University of Calgary
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Graduate Students
JIN
JinGyu Lee - PhD Candidate
JAMES
James Papatzimas - PhD Candidate
DUNCAN
Duncan Brownsey - PhD Candidate
MADISON
Madison Timmons - Msc Candidate
KATHLEEN
Kathleen Navis - Msc Candidate
LEONIE
Leonie O'Sullivan -Msc Candidate
My name is Leonie O’Sullivan and I am from Cobh which is a small town on the south coast of Ireland. I completed a bachelor's degree in Chemistry at University College Cork in Ireland. Following the completion of my degree, I worked as a Quality Control Analyst through a graduate program with Janssen Sciences, under the Johnson & Johnson umbrella. My team at J&J worked on the startup of new labs, to support the manufacturing expansion on site. In January 2020 I moved from Ireland to Canada and have been very excited to be a part of the Derksen group! My work within the group focuses around the control of cyclic alkynes. In my spare time, I enjoy yoga and baking, I have two cats and I am in the process of setting up an aquarium in my home!
Undergraduate Students
DARIA
Daria Strelnikova
Hello! My name is Daria Strelnikova and I am the Alberta Innovates Researcher for the summer of 2020 in the Derksen Group. I am originally from Surgut, Russia and came here when I was 5 years old. I am an undergraduate student with the University of Calgary, majoring in Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology. My focus within the group is working on synthesizing ligands for our PROTAC projects and helping wherever I can. Outside of the university, I am a professional dancer with the Roughnecks Drillcrew and have a passion for teaching and mentorship. If I am not in the lab, you can usually find me either hiking in the mountains or with my dog; Duke!