11th-13th of November 2022 Inorganic Discussion Weekend to be held at Brock, organized by Dr. Melanie Pilkington.
Thursday, July 14, 2022 | By Razvan Simionescu
11th-13th of November 2022 Inorganic Discussion Weekend to be held at Brock, organized by Dr. Melanie Pilkington.
Friday, June 26, 2026 | By Razvan Simionescu
Professor Dustin Duncan review article “Covalent Inhibitors in Antimicrobial Drug Development—Beyond β-Lactams” was published as part of the Special Issue 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Medicinal Chemistry. It incorporates a bit of historical context to covalent drug development since the discovery of penicillin for the discovery and design of covalent inhibitors and antimicrobial drugs along with the current state of affairs for covalent antimicrobial drugs. It was also tremendous effort by his studend Ghazaleh Jafari
Friday, May 15, 2026 | By Razvan Simionescu
Monday, May 11, 2026 | By Razvan Simionescu
Giovanna Costa, won the best poster award at the Chemical Biophysics Symposium at the University of Toronto today, with a title “Optimizing DNA recovery at low concentrations using alternative co-precipitants”. Another Yan’s PhD, Mariam El-Morched, was also selected to give an oral presentation entitled “Examining kinetics and dynamics of DNA, proteins and chemical reactions in simulated cytoplasmic fluids” at the symposium.
Congratulations to both of them !

Monday, April 06, 2026 | By Razvan Simionescu

A global helium shortage caused by the war in the Middle East could threaten Canadian research because universities and research institutions rely on the gas, but it can’t get through the Strait of Hormuz. This is not the first time a helium shortage happened. Back in 2022 we came very close to losing one of our magnets. That is why Brock Chemistry decided to invest in a Helium Recovery System. The system recovers all the helium boil-off from the magnets where it gets stored under pressure then reliquefied and ready to top up the magnets. On January 2024 our system came online and we never looked back. After more than two years we have recovered more than 90% of our helium and in this time of crisis and skyrocketing helium prices we are enjoying our greatly reduced reliance on liquid helium. The future looks bright at Brock.
Monday, January 26, 2026 | By Razvan Simionescu
Monday, January 19, 2026 | By Razvan Simionescu
Monday, December 15, 2025 | By Razvan Simionescu
Monday, December 15, 2025 | By Razvan Simionescu
In recognitions for his outstanding achievements Dr. Georgii Nikonov has received the 2026 Rio Tinto Award from the Canadian Society of Chemistry:
Monday, December 08, 2025 | By Razvan Simionescu
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