Sylvain Canesi, Université du Québec à Montréal

Research

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Latest funding

Total synthesis of alkaloid natural products and development of new synthetic tools
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$144,000
Development of a concise synthesis of analogs derived from Amaryllidaceae alkaloids family******************
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Novel heterocyclic methodologies and total syntheses
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$180,000

All 9 grants and awards

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Total synthesis of alkaloid natural products and development of new synthetic tools

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Canesi, Sylvain

Keywords: total synthesis; alkaloids; heterocyclic; hypervalent iodine; new methodology; natural product; functional chiral auxiliary; oxidative process; carbocyclization; functional protecting group

$144,000

Development of a concise synthesis of analogs derived from Amaryllidaceae alkaloids family******************

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Canesi, Sylvain

$25,000

Novel heterocyclic methodologies and total syntheses

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Canesi, Sylvain

$180,000

Recyclage de Poly-Ethylene-Terephthalates en polyesters-polyols à plus fortes valeurs ajoutées

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Canesi, Sylvain

$25,000

Synthèse et caractérisation des métabolites d'un procédé de décontamination de sols souillés par des hydrocarbures

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Canesi, Sylvain

$25,000

Aromataic ring umpolung: developments and key applications in total synthesis of several natural products

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Canesi, Sylvain

$175,000

Unprecedented transpositions and their applications in the synthesis of bioactive compounds

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Canesi, Sylvain

$52,173

Low resolution mass spectrometer for fast characterization of heterocyclic compounds

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Canesi, Sylvain

$110,133

Novel synthetic methods and their application in total synthesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Canesi, Sylvain

$120,150

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Canesi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Total synthesis of alkaloid natural products and development of new synthetic tools" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]