Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Dalhousie University
$200,000.00
Pyrrole Chemistry for Chemical Biology and Energy
FY 2024-25
Summary
Pyrrole is an attractive component of materials used in studying and treating disease and in the use of light to generate responses that report sensing or enable storage/delivery of energy. Dr. Thompson's research includes the development of sensors to monitor glucose levels in humans, of air-stable enzymes involved in biosynthesis and of materials for redox-flow batteries. It includes generating fundamental knowledge of (poly)pyrroles that emit light from the red into the infrared. Underpinning all of these is the development of practical syntheses of molecules incorporating pyrroles, syntheses which are robust, economical and tolerant of a wide variety of substituents.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2019-00014
Name nom
Thompson, Alison
Department département
Chemistry - Dalhousie University
Organization id
79
Institution établissement
Dalhousie University
Province en
Nova Scotia
Province fr
Nouvelle-Écosse
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR 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
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10402; RDF10403
Field of research list names en
Inorganic chemistry;Organic chemistry
Field of research list names fr
Chimie inorganique;Chimie organique
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Pyrrole Chemistry for Chemical Biology and Energy
Keywords
pyrrole chemistry; heterocycles; controlling reactivity; electron-rich; fundamental knowledge; synthetic methodology; energy; chemical biology involving pyrroles; sensors; chemical characterization
Application summary
Pyrrole is an attractive component of materials used in studying and treating disease and in the use of light to generate responses that report sensing or enable storage/delivery of energy. Dr. Thompson's research includes the development of sensors to monitor glucose levels in humans, of air-stable enzymes involved in biosynthesis and of materials for redox-flow batteries. It includes generating fundamental knowledge of (poly)pyrroles that emit light from the red into the infrared. Underpinning all of these is the development of practical syntheses of molecules incorporating pyrroles, syntheses which are robust, economical and tolerant of a wide variety of substituents.
