Research program
Our research program is divided in three main themes in which complex biological systems are studied using mainly solid- and solution-state NMR:
(1) Studies of membrane systems including the development and characterization of lipid model membranes and their interaction with model systems.








(2) Studies of the molecular structures of natural protein fibers and their use in the development of new biomaterials.








(3) Method development for the studies of structure, molecular organization and interactions of intact unicellular microorganisms (bacteria and microalgae).

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  • Our projects also cover applications related to environmental issues and drug development.
  • Our equipment includes a solids/liquids 600 MHz spectrometer, and a widebore solids 400 MHz spectrometer.

Workflow


Courrier / Mail:
Laboratoire de RMN
Département de Chimie et de Biochimie
Université du Québec à Montréal
Case postale 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville
Montréal, Québec
Canada, H3C 3P8


Paquet / Parcel:
Laboratoire de RMN
Département de Chimie et de Biochimie
Université du Québec à Montréal
2005 rue Jeanne-Mance
Montréal, Québec
Canada, H2X 2J6


Dernières nouvelles
/ Latest news
  • Vice-Dean of Research for the Faculty of Science at UQAM, Isabelle Marcotte is the winner of the 2025 Gilead Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. The award is presented by the Canadian Society for Chemistry in recognition of her excellent work and initiatives in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
  • Congratulations Dr. Kiran Kumar for your defense, and overall for your Ph. D. and your achievements. Good luck for your post-doc in Florida!
  • The article on slime gets a great coverage in the press.
  • Congratulations to Isabelle Marcotte for her Prix du mérite - Rayonnement of UQAM, this well deserved prize benefits the whole laboratory
  • Congratulations to Mathew Sebastiao for his Ph. D. title!
  • Welcome to Arunima Sandeep who just joined the lab!
Derniers articles
/ Latest articles
  • K. Kumar, A. A. Arnold, R. Gauthier, M. Mamone, J.-F. Paquin, D. E. Warschawski* & I. Marcotte* (2025) Simultaneous assessment of membrane bilayer structure and drug insertion by 19F solid-state NMR. Biophysical Journal 124:256–266
  • L. Zaatouf, K. Kumar, I. Marcotte & D. E. Warschawski* (2024) Assessment of membrane labelling mechanisms with exogenous fatty acids and detergents in bacteria. Biochimie 227B:12-18
  • A. Poulhazan, A. A. Arnold, F. Mentink-Vigier, A. Muszyński, P. Azadi, A. Halim, S. Y. Vakhrushev, H. J. Joshi, T. Wang*, D. E. Warschawski* & I Marcotte* "Molecular-level architecture of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii’s glycoprotein-rich cell wall" Nat. Commun. 15:986 (2024)
  • K. Kumar, A. A. Arnold, R. Gauthier, M. Mamone, J.-F. Paquin, D. E. Warschawski* & I Marcotte* (2024) 19F solid-state NMR approaches to probe antimicrobial peptide interactions with membranes in whole cells. Biochim. Biophys. Acta Biomembr. 1866:184269
  • S. Beauclercq, O. Grenier, A. A. Arnold, D. E. Warschawski, G. H. Wikfors, B. Genard, R. Tremblay & I. Marcotte* (2023) Metabolomics and lipidomics reveal the effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella on immune cells of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. Harmful Algae 129:102529

Prochaines conférences
/ Next conferences