Current members

Administrative assistant

     
     
 Ms. Monique Borcard    

Research and Teaching Associate

     
  Dr. Qian Wang

 

Qian received her B.Sc and M.Sc. degree from Lanzhou University under the guidance of Professor Yulin Li. She got her PhD degree from Chinese University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Professor Henry N. C. Wong. After several post-doctoral stays in Switzerland and in France, she joined CNRS as a research engineer. In 2010, she moved to Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) as a research scientist.

     

Postdoctoral Fellows

     
  Dr. Jing Gong

 

Jing joined the group in November 2020.
2019-2020: worked in Chengdu Open Pharmaceutical Co. LTD, China
PhD, 2019: West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, China, Advisor: Yong Qin
BS., 2013: College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, China

     
  Dr. Baochao Yang

 

Baochao joined the group in April 2021.

Postdoc, 2018-2021: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University (ECNU), China. Advisor: Prof. Shuanhu Gao

PhD, 2013-2018: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University (ECNU), China. Advisor: Prof. Shuanhu Gao

BS., 2012: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Normal university, China

     
  Dr. Qiang Feng

 

Qiang join the group in June 2021.

PhD: 2021, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Supervisor: Prof. Jianwei Sun,

MS: 2015, College of Chemical Engineering, Hua Qiao University, China, Supervisor: Prof. Qiuling Song,

BS: 2011, College of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China.

 

 

Dr. Ruijia Wang

Ruijia joined the group in December 2021.


2017-2021: worked in Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, China


PhD, 2017: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan University, China, Advisor: Jiannan, Xiang


BS, 2011: School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, China

     
 

Dr. Chen-Xu Liu

Chen-Xu joined the group in April 2023.

Research Associate, 2022-2023: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. Advisor: Prof. Shu-Li You

PhD, 2017-2022: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. Advisor: Prof. Shu-Li You

BS., 2013-2017: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, China

PhD students

     
     
   Rémi Lavernhe

 

Rémi joined the group in September 2019

Chemistry & Chemical Engineering degree, CPE Lyon, 2019.

M.S. in Organic Chemistry – Université de Lyon, 2019: Master Thesis at Caltech with Prof. Brian Stoltz , 2019

Medicinal Chemistry Internship – Broad Institute of MIT, Boston, 2017-2018.

“Classes préparatoires des Chartreux”, Lyon, 2013-2015.

     
   Cedric Fung

 

Cedric joined the group in September 2020

2020: Trainee at Idorsia, Basel.

2019: Master in Biological and Molecular Chemistry, Master thesis at Idorsia, Macrocycles in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, under the supervision of Prof. Jieping Zhu, EPFL.

2018: Internship at Shanghai Institute of Chemistry, total synthesis, under the supervision of Prof. Dawei Ma

2017: Bachelor in Biological and Molecular Chemistry at EPFL.

     
   Takuji Fujii

 

Takuji joined the group in September 2020.

Master of Engineering. in Organic Chemistry (“Carbene Chemistry”), Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan, Supervisor: Prof. Seiji Iwasa, 2018-2020
Internship in Natural Product Chemistry, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam, Advisor: Prof. Hoai Thi Nguyen, 2018

Bachelor of Engineering. in Organic Chemistry (“Carbene Chemistry”), Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan, Supervisor: Prof. Seiji Iwasa, 2016-2018
National Institute of Technology, Wakayama College, Japan, Supervisor: Prof. Junjiro Hayashi, 2014-2016

Takuji likes to watch anime, but he is not a big fan of Swiss fondue…

     
  Dan Forster

 

Dan joined the group in November 2020. Aside from chemistry, Daniboy enjoys tennis, fondue (with pepper) and watching the peaky blinders series.

2018 : BSc Bachelor of Science, EPFL, Lausanne
2020 : MSc in Molecular and Biological Chemistry, EPFL, Lausanne (Supervision of Prof. Nicolai Cramer)

  Vincent Goëlo

 

Vincent joined the group in October 2021.

2021: “Diplôme d’Ingénieur chimiste” – major in Fine Organic Chemistry, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, France

+ M. Sc. Biomolecules chemistry: research and innovation, University of Montpellier, France

6-month Master Thesis at SpiroChem AG, Basel, Switzerland

2019-2020 : Industrial placement at Janssen Pharmaceutica, Jonhson & Johnson company, Beerse, Belgium

2019 : 6-month internship at SpiroChem AG, Basel, Switzerland

2018 : B. Sc. in General Chemistry,  Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier

3-month internship at LEPABE, FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal

2014-2017 : “Classes préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles” PCSI-PC, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Vincent enjoys sports, like football and ski and he enjoys to travel.

     
 

Paul Gri

Paul joined the group in September 2022

Chemistry & Chemical Engineering degree, CPE Lyon, 2022.

M.S. in Organic Chemistry – Université de Lyon, 2022: Master Thesis at EPFL with Prof. Jieping Zhu

Medicinal Chemistry Internship – Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, 2020-2021.

“Classes préparatoires des Chartreux”, Lyon, 2016-2018.

 

 

 

Morgane Delattre

Morgane joined the group in April 2023

2023: Chemistry & Chemical Engineering degree, CPE Lyon

2022: Master Thesis at EPFL with Prof. Jieping Zhu

2021-2022 : MSc Exchange student in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
 
2020-2021: Medicinal Chemistry Internship – GlaxoSmithKline, England
 
2018-2020: Bachelor and First Year of Master in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry at CPE Lyon
 
2016-2018 : “Classes préparatoires des Chartreux”, Lyon, France