Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Alberta
$200,000.00
Chirality and Chirality Recognition
FY 2020-21
Summary
A molecule is chiral if its mirror image cannot be superimposed onto itself. Chirality is ubiquitous in biological systems and essential for life. By creatively combining diverse areas of chiral science into her research program, Xu aims to provide answers to many challenges in chiral chemistry. Her team will design and execute original and innovative experiments to quantify intermolecular interactions responsible for chirality recognition/transfer/amplification in isolated molecular clusters, in solution, and at liquid/liquid interfaces. The research outcome will be important for developing a broad range of chiral technologies from sensors for pharmaceutical processes to novel catalysts for chiral drug syntheses.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000231986
Name nom
Xu, Yunjie
Department département
Chemistry/Faculty of Science
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
3400
Research subject group en
Physical chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie physique
Research subject en
Physical chemistry
Research subject fr
Chimie physique
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Chirality and Chirality Recognition
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
A molecule is chiral if its mirror image cannot be superimposed onto itself. Chirality is ubiquitous in biological systems and essential for life. By creatively combining diverse areas of chiral science into her research program, Xu aims to provide answers to many challenges in chiral chemistry. Her team will design and execute original and innovative experiments to quantify intermolecular interactions responsible for chirality recognition/transfer/amplification in isolated molecular clusters, in solution, and at liquid/liquid interfaces. The research outcome will be important for developing a broad range of chiral technologies from sensors for pharmaceutical processes to novel catalysts for chiral drug syntheses.
