Director of Research (CNRS)
Nicolas Blanchard received his Ph.D. from the Université Paris VI in 2000. After postdoctoral studies at Michigan University, he joined the CNRS as Chargé de Recherche in 2002 and became Directeur de Recherche at the University of Strasbourg in 2013. His research program currently focuses on total synthesis of polyketides (especially mycolactones), copper catalysis, nitrogen-substituted alkynes, and cycloaddition reactions.
n.blanchard@unistra.fr
(+33) 3 89 33 68 24
Researcher (CNRS) – HDR
Vincent Bizet received his PhD from the INSA of Rouen (France) in 2012. After postdoctoral studies at RWTH Aachen University and then at Geneva University, he joined the CNRS as « Chargé de recherche » at University of Strasbourg in 2016. His research interest currently focus on the development of transition-metal-catalyzed synthetic methodologies. In 2022, Vincent obtained his habilitation (HDR) from the University of Strasbourg.
vbizet@unistra.fr
(+33) 3 89 33 68 38
Assistant professor
Anna is a Natural Product Chemist. Her interest involves the discovery and biotransformation of bioactive natural products from plants and microorganisms.
anna.boulanger@uha.fr
(+33) 3 89 33 68 76
Assistant professor
Samuel has been Maître de Conférences since 2006. His interest focuses on microbiology and new strategies to improve the rate of metabolism of lipid substrates using whole cells.
samuel.fouchard@uha.fr
(+33) 3 89 33 68 62
Diksha Singh
PhD Student
Diksha Singh started studying Chemistry at University of Delhi, for 3 years. Then she moved to IISER Bhopal, to pursue Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry. In 2019, she joined the team “Biomolecules, Synthesis and Methodologies” in the “Laboratoire d’Innovation Moléculaire et Application” (LIMA, UMR 7042) at the University of Strasbourg (Fr) to do her PhD under the supervision of Dr. Nicolas Blanchard and Dr. Vincent Bizet.
diksha.singh@etu.unistra.fr Short CV: (+33) 3 89 33 68 55
Lucas Popek
PhD Student
Lucas Popek obtained a master’s degree in chemistry at the University of Upper-Alsace of Mulhouse in 2021 and he did his Master internship in the team “Biomolecules, Synthesis and Methodologies” under the supervision of Dr. Nicolas Blanchard and Dr. Vincent Bizet. In 2021, he started a PhD position in the same group and supervision, where he develops his research about emerging fluorine motifs.
lucas.popek@etu.unistra.fr Short CV: (+33) 3 89 33 68 55
David Matchavariani
PhD Student
David Matchavariani obtained a master’s degree in molecular and supramolecular chemistry at the University of Strasbourg in 2022. He did his master’s internship in 2022 in the team « Chimie Organique et Hétérochimie Appliquées » (COHA, LIMA, UMR 7042) under the supervision of Dr. Armen Panossian and Dr. Gilles Hanquet. In 2022, he started a PhD position in the team « Biomolecules, Synthesis & Methods » under the supervision of Dr. Vincent Bizet.
david.matchavariani@etu.unistra.fr Short CV: (+33) 3 89 33 68 55
Yuri Zubchuk
PhD Student
Yurii Zubchuk obtained a master’s degree in physical chemistry at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 2012. He did his master’s internship in 2012 under the supervision of Dr. Olexenko Liudmyla P. (professor of Chemistry at the Department of Physical Chemistry of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) and Dr. Gorbyk Petro P. (head of Department of Nanomaterials of Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine). Since 2010 till 2022 he had been working in a big worldwide chemical industrial company Enamine Ltd as a chemist. The main interest during his work was development a new synthetic methods for preparation organic compounds, mainly 5-membered azaheterocycles: pyrazoles, oxazoles, isoxasoles, imidazoles, triazoles, etc. Since 2020 till 2022 he had been working in collaborations with Tango Therapeutics as a FTE project team member. In 2022, he started a PhD position in the team « Biomolecules, Synthesis & Methods » under the supervision of Dr. Nicolas Blanchard.
yurii.zubchuk@uha.fr Short CV: (+33) 3 89 33 68 55
Vince the sloth
Vince was born in the Alsatian countryside in 2018 and joined the research group thereafter.
Vince’s main interests are sleeping while curled into a ball (up to 15 hours a day), eating leaves, slowly visiting his new Lab and catalytic asymmetric synthesis.