Collectively, members of the Thibodeaux group have come from many different countries across five continents. In short, our lab is a microcosm of the vibrant, multicultural society found in Montreal, where everyone is welcome and cultural differences are valued and celebrated.
Past and present members of the Thibodeaux lab come from…..
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Christopher J. Thibodeaux
- Associate Professor of Chemistry, McGill University (2016-present)
- Associate Director of the McGill Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale (2019-present)
- NIH and IGB Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- PhD Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Austin
- BSc Biochemistry/Plant Biology/Chemistry, Louisiana State University
- Curriculum vitae
CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
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Vivian Ezeduru, PhD candidate
Mechanistic and biophysical studies of cyclopropane fatty acid synthase
Lipidomic analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Sibei Qin, PhD candidate
Biophysical and biochemical characterization of lanthipeptide synthetases
Kinetic studies of enzymes
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George Hanna, PhD candidate
Discovery and characterization of novel RiPPs
NMR spectroscopic studies of lanthipeptide synthetases
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Haotian Zhuang, PhD candidate
Biophysical and biochemical characterization of RiPP biosynthetic enzymes
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Jazmine Catly, MSc candidate
Mechanistic studies of terpene synthases
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Nicolas Tong, MSc candidate
Biophysical and biochemical characterization of lanthipeptide synthetases
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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Meha Sharma (joint PDF with Prof. Mehran Dastmalchi, McGill Dept. of Plant Science)
Mechanistic studies of enzymes involves in plant-insect interactions
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FORMER TRAINEES
Yeganeh Habibi, PhD, 2025, Current: Associate Researcher, McGill University
Nuwani Weerasinghe, PhD, 2024, Current: Postdoc, Washington University in St. Louis
Samarth Ganjoo, MSc, 2024, Current: PhD Candidate, Université de Montréal
Mohammed Attia, Postdoc, 2020
Sanjay Campbell, Research Assistant, 2024
Felipe Venegas, Research Assistant, 2023
Stephanie Peslherbe, MSc, 2024, Current: Analyst, Charles River Laboratories
Alexia Piercey, MSc, 2024
Kevin Uggowitzer, PhD, 2023, Current: Scientist, Momentum Biotechnologies
Annie Shao, MSc, 2022, Current: Research Associate, NuChem Sciences
Sally Hamry, MSc, 2021, Current: Research Assistant, McGill University
Hassan Issak, MSc, 2019, Current: Research Scientist, Eli Lily, Toronto
Yulin Tian, Biochemistry BSc, 2024, Current: PhD Student, McGill University
Linshangwei Li, Biochemistry BSc, 2024
Anastasiya Kaltashova, Chemistry BSc, 2024
Christopher Lang, Chemistry BSc, 2024
George Hanna, Biochemistry BSc, 2023
Lucy Silverman, Chemistry BSc, 2024
Elizabeth Bright, Chemistry BSc, 2022, Current: USA Peace Corps
Xiaoyu Zhong, Chemistry BSc, 2022, Current: Dental School, Dalhousie University
Kaixiang Wang, Chemistry BSc, 2022, Current: PhD Student
Manou Davies, Chemistry BSc, 2022, Current: Chief Scientific Officer, Anodyne Chemistries, Vancouver, BC
Christine Traaseth, Chemistry BSc, 2020, Current: PhD Student, University of Victoria
Ellie Zhang, Biochemistry BSc, 2019, Current: PhD Student, Duke University
Sarah Ghandour, BSC, 2019, Current: MD student, University of Toronto
Zhiyang Liu, BSc, 2019, Current: PhD student, Molecular Medicine, McGill University
Ademola Esomojumi, BSc, 2019, Current: PhD Student, Molecular Medicine, McGill University
Corum Holtz, Biochemistry BSc, 2018, Current: Law School, Ontario
Lucia Ruiz-Haddad, Intern, 2018, Current: PhD student, KAUST
Nicolas Grinberg, Chemistry BSc, 2018, Current: PhD student, Universite de Lausanne
Judy Huang, Immunity and Infection BSc, Current: Graduate Student, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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