Leonard MacGillivray, Université de Sherbrooke

Research

green chemistry crystal engineering molecular recognition supramolecular chemistry self-assembly sustainable materials organic solid state cocrystals

Latest papers

Profiling crystal engineered ligands for targeting treatment resistant androgen receptors.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
Androgen Receptor Point Mutations: A Mechanism of Therapeutic Resistance and a Framework for Rational Drug Design.
Cancers · 2026

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Crystal Engineering for Opportunities in Organic Synthesis and Materials Science
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$69,000
Crystal Engineering for Green Chemistry and Sustainable Materials
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,901,336

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Profiling crystal engineered ligands for targeting treatment resistant androgen receptors.

Colah A, Ezekiel C, Ferková S, Boudreault PL, MacGillivray L, Ricke W

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.01.721995 PMID: 42146362

02

Androgen Receptor Point Mutations: A Mechanism of Therapeutic Resistance and a Framework for Rational Drug Design.

Colah A, Ferková S, Zhang H, Liu G, MacGillivray L, Boudreault PL, Ricke W

Cancers2026

DOI: 10.3390/cancers18061043 PMID: 41899643

Crystal Engineering for Opportunities in Organic Synthesis and Materials Science

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacGillivray, Leonard

Keywords: crystal engineering; noncovalent bonding; supramolecular chemistry; self-assembly; molecular recognition; hydrogen bonds; metal-organic frameworks; light-driven synthesis; green chemistry; sustainability

$69,000

Crystal Engineering for Green Chemistry and Sustainable Materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Canada Excellence Research Chairs

Principal investigators: MacGillivray, Leonard

Keywords: green chemistry; sustainable materials; crystal engineering; molecular recognition; supramolecular chemistry; self-assembly; organic solid state; cocrystals

$1,901,336

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

Frequent collaborators

Pierre-Luc Boudreault

Pharmacologie

2 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: green chemistry Dear Professor MacGillivray, 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]. I read your paper "Profiling crystal engineered ligands for targeting treatment resistant androgen receptors." (2026), and it 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 "Crystal Engineering for Opportunities in Organic Synthesis and Materials Science" (2024), 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]