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Research Council Officer, Supramolecular Nanoscale Assembly
NINT's Supramolecular Nanoscale Assembly researchers focus on using the concepts of molecular recognition and self assembly to form novel non-covalent architectures. Molecular self-assembly is a method to produce nanometer-scale entities through the design of molecules and supramolecular complexes that possess shape-complimentarity, causing them to assemble into pre-defined structures.
A novel G^C DNA base hybrid has been shown to self assemble into nano-tubular architectures; 6 hybrid bases come together through hydrogen bonds to form rosette discs which subsequently stack on top of each other to form nanotubes. Adding a functional chemical group to the G^C base hybrid allows that functionality to be displayed on the outside of the nanotube, which in turn determines the physical properties of the whole tube.
Dr. Myles' expertise lies in the electrochemical and photophysical properties of supramolecular complexes and their applications in materials science. He is currently exploring the effects of changing the functionality on the outside of the G^C nanotubes on the physical properties for biomedical and molecular electronics applications.
Employment
- Research Council Officer, NINT, National Research Council, Edmonton, Alberta. 2006-Present.
- NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. 2004-2006.
- Research Chemist, BioVectra/DCL, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. 2003.
Education
- PhD Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. 1997-2002.
- BSc General Science, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. 1992-1997.
Highlights
- Received the Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize from the University of Alberta for excellence in research (2001).
- Awarded an NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2003).
- Published 12 papers in the areas of photochromic molecular devices and supramolecular chemistry.
- Patents:
"Novel Synthesis of Photochromic Dithienylethene Polymers using ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)" (2001).
Contact Information
11421 Saskatchewan Drive
NINT Building, Room 2-106
Edmonton, AB T6G 2M9
Phone: 780-641-1758
Fax: 780-641-1601
E-mail: Andrew.Myles@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
