Some exciting things are happening in the Warren group...
Ana and Jeff in Nature Chemistry News & Views - April 19, 2024
Nature Chemistry News & Views invited the best and brightest, Ana Sonea and Jeffrey Warren, to discuss the findings outlined in Alexander J. M. Miller's most recent paper. Discussions such as these are vital for graduate students' growth in the field of chemistry. So proud!
Exciting Opportunities for Mike! - April 18, 2024
M.Sc. graduate Mike has said farewell to the Warren Lab in order to pursue his Ph.D. in Chemistry at University of California, Irvine. Mike has been a part of the group since January 2022 and for the past semester has been training 3 undergraduate researchers in the art of porphyrins to pass his knowledge along. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu!
Congratulations on the paper Steven! - March 18, 2024
We are so happy to announce that after all his hard work, Steven has published his research in Dalton Transactions. Steven performed this work alongside a postdoc of the Leznoff group, under the collaboration of Jeffrey Warren and Daniel Leznoff. Excited to see what he comes up with next! Congratulations Steven.
New Master of Science! - January 23, 2024
Mike is now a Master of Science!!! He demonstrated his hard work from the past 2 years. We are happy to have him continuing as a research assistant to guide our undergraduate students while he transitions into his PhD studies. Congratulations Mike!
Ana wins Honorable Mention for AGWIC! - January 8, 2024
Entering the year with some great news - Ana wins an honorable mention at the 2024 Awards for Graduate Work in Inorganic Chemistry (AGWIC)! These awards recognize excellence in inorganic chemistry research at graduate levels. She will be invited to present her work at CSC in Winnepeg, MB this June 2024. Great work Ana! More about the award can be read here.
New Master of Science! - December 13, 2023
Ending the year in a major way: Scheryn had defended her M.Sc. thesis today! She gave an excellent presentation and demonstrated her hard work successfully. Afterwards, we celebrated the day with the Leznoff group! We are happy to have her continuing to research with us while she transitions to industry. Congratulations Scheryn!
Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time - December 8, 2023
Some of the group had a wonderful time at the Chemistry Graduate Caucus' Christmas Party! Sadly a few group members were unable to join but we still had fun, ate a lovely dinner and had success with trivia. Have a wonderful break and get excited for more professional growth in the new year!
Congratulations on the paper Mike! - August 4, 2023
Amazing Work! Mike worked alongside Charles Walsby and Linus Chiang to produce a journal article regarding the synthesis and analysis of tetraanionic ligands. He has published for the second time, but this paper is extra special... It's the beginning of his first author streak!! Congratulations Mike.
Congratulations on the paper Scheryn! - August 4, 2023
We are so proud of Scheryn! She has published for the first time and this is an amazing step in her career. Scheryn worked alongside Jeff and Danny to produce a review article regarding the recent advances in heterogeneous cobalt phthalocyanine catalysts for carbon dioxide reduction. Keep up the good work!
Group Run! - July 23, 2023
Our alumni and current grad students got together to celebrate Pride in a unique way this year by running the Vancouver Pride Run! This inclusive event was a blast and all of them had such a great time pushing themselves in the run and celebrating the ability to be free and proud of who we are. What do you think of their great coordinated outfits? They can't wait to run in it again next year!
Congratulations to Curtis and Brooklyn - June 8, 2023
Alumni, Curtis and Brooklyn, cross the stage at convocation today! Both looked great as they made their way across and neither one tripped - thank goodness! We thoroughly enjoyed having both back with us for the day. We can't wait to see where the future takes them both. We are so proud of you!
CSC 2023 Success! - June 4-8, 2023
We were very excited last week to have multiple members of the group attend the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CSC) right here in Vancouver! Ana (PhD student), Mike (MSc student) and Steven (PhD student) all were able to present their exciting research. Mike and Steven gave wonderful poster presentations. Ana gave an engaging talk for her research. Overall was a great conference and many new connections were made with great scientists across our country. We are already looking forward to the next one!
Congratulations on the paper Curtis and Brooklyn! - May 26, 2023
Alumni, Curtis and Brooklyn, published a second paper together! Curtis was the frontman of this operation as he worked alongside Jeff to create, understand and produce the story outlined in the paper. Brooklyn helped with the experimentation. A very interesting project and an interesting paper to read! Great job you two!
New Doctor on the Scene - March 31, 2023
Everyone, it is our greatest pleasure to present Dr. Curtis Gibbs! Curtis gave a wonderful presentation today for his defence, and had some really tough questions to get through afterwards. We will miss his leadership, humour, and coffee-powered self immensely in the lab and office, but know he will be very successful in his next stages. We all are so proud of you Curtis!
Ana is a GRC attendee - March 11, 2023
This past week was a big week for Ana! Not only did her paper get published, but she also was in attendance at the 2023 Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms Conference GRC from March 5-10th. This was an incredible opportunity for Ana as she was able to learn, engage with, and discuss the latest developments in the field with leading scientists. We are sure she will come back with lots of ideas, and stories to be shared in the lab!
Congratulations on your paper Ana and Kaitlin! - March 7, 2023
Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Ana, as well as our previous undergraduate student, Kaitlin, for their paper that was published yesterday. They were investigating the pattern and effects of the number of substituted -OH groups on iron porphyrins and how this overall influences CO2 reduction. Well done you two!
Time to Get Festive - December 16, 2022
The group had a great time at the Chemistry Department's Holiday social this past week! While we were sad that a few of the group were missing, we were able to still have fun and hang out with others in the department too. Ana even won one of the raffle prizes! And we learned that trivia was not one of the Warren's groups specialities that night. We hope everyone has a wonderful break this year and we will see you all in the new year!
More Winners! - November 30, 2022
Congratulations to Mike, Steven and Scheryn on their successful application for the Graduate Fellowship Competition! All three were awarded with a Graduate Fellowship for the next semester of their choosing. Always a proud moment when someone in the lab is recognized for their hard work, and to have three makes this an incredible moment! Fantastic job you three! Cannot wait to see the research that these awards will help with.
Make way for a new PhD candidate - November 3, 2022
Steven just had his successful PhD candidacy exam today! He delivered a very comprehensive presentation that expanded both synthesis and electrochemistry. Following the presentation, he answered many difficult questions to the satisfaction of the committee. Can't wait to see what the future holds for the rest of your PhD!
Scheryn and Ana are winners! - November 2, 2022
Two of our students Scheryn (MSc.) and Ana (PhD.) were just announced as winners for last week's poster competition that was held in the department. It was a tough competition amongst the plethora of unique and interesting research that our students are working on. However, both Ana and Scheryn had really well put together posters and delivered their research in an interesting and informative way. Amazing work from these two!
A New Master! - September 13, 2022
Starting off the fall term in a big way: Brooklyn had her M.Sc. defence today! She gave an excellent presentation and successfully made it through the two rounds of questioning that followed. Her hard-work really showed! We are happy to have her continuing research with us while she transitions through this big achievement. Great job Brooklyn!
Fall term begins - September 6, 2022
The Warren group had quite a great summer term! As the start of the new academic year begins, we have some new students joining us. We are very happy to welcome Nikta to our lab! She'll been an incredible addition to the team.
We also have some of our undergraduate students continuing their research with us as well! Both Nick and Daria will be performing electrochemistry research. We are just as excited to have them back as they are. Looking forward to another excellent term!
Young Electrochemist Symposium was a huge success - August 5, 2022
Our Ph. D. student Ana successfully organized and hosted the Young Electrochemistry Symposium that was held the University of British Columbia this year. Her organizational skills and dedication to the subject area made for a very well-run, and enjoyable event. Excellent work Ana - enjoy your success!
CSC adventures - June 13, 2022
We wish Ana, Steven, and Jeff well as they are off to the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in Calgary. They will both be presenting the exciting research that has been happening in the lab. Ana and Jeff will be each be giving talks, and Steven will be presenting his poster. Good luck everyone!
Welcome to our new undergraduate students! - May 10, 2022
Jaydon, Jevan, and Daria will be joining our lab this summer. Jaydon is doing a 481 project, and Jevan and Daria are volunteering! We wish them well as they begin! It'll be a great summer!
Congratulations on your paper William! - May 4, 2022
William's paper was published! He has been working tirelessly on investigating how changes to surface amino acids can alter electron transfer through cytochrome c. Job well done William!
Congratulations on your paper Brooklyn! - March 29, 2022
Brooklyn's paper was published! She has been working hard on investigating secondary-coordination sphere mutations in azurin impact the protein's methionine-aromatic interaction. Nice work Brooklyn!
Congratulations on your paper Curtis and Brooklyn! - March 7, 2022
Curtis and Brooklyn published a paper! With Curtis spear-heading the paper, the two of them reviewed the roles of methionine and its importance within microenvironments of redox proteins. Great job you two!