Supervising:

David Fortier (Ph.D. student)

Rosalie Lamoureux (Master student)

Recent Theses and Dissertations

Jean-Christophe Séguin (Master - 2021)
Investigation of the metabolome of plants and lichens from northern Quebec

Scientific Communications

Paquet-Côté, P.-A., Paradis, J.-P., Auger, M., Voyer, N., 2020. Crown ether modified peptides: Length and crown ring size impact on membrane interactions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 1862(7), 183261. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183261.

Auger, M., Lefèvre, T., Otis, F., Voyer, N., Auger, M., 2019. Lipid membrane interactions of a fluorinated peptide with potential ion channel‐forming ability. Peptide Science, 111(1), e24051. DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24051.

Bérubé, C., Gagnon, D., Borgia, A., Richard, D., Voyer, N., 2019. Total synthesis and antimalarial activity of mortiamides A–D. Chemical Communications, 55: 7434-7437. DOI: 10.1039/C9CC02864A.

Paquet-Côté, P.-A., Fillion, M., Provencher, M.-È., Otis, F., Dionne, J., Cardinal, S., Collignon, B., Bürck, J., Lagüe, P., Ulrich, A.S., Auger, M., Voyer, N., 2019. Crown ether modified peptide interactions with model membranes. Supramolecular Chemistry, 31(3: SI: ISMSC 2018): 159-171. DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2019.1574349.

Simon, G., Bérubé, C., Voyer, N., Grenier, D., 2019. Anti-biofilm and anti-adherence properties of novel cyclic dipeptides against oral pathogens. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 27(12): 2323-2331. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.11.042.

Bérubé, C., Barbeau, X., Lagüe, P., Voyer, N., 2018. Linear and cyclic peptides as green catalysts for chiral epoxidations. 18e symposium de PROTEO. Québec, Québec.

Bérubé, C., Borgia, A., Simon, G., Grenier, D., Voyer, N., 2018. Total synthesis of Crotogossamide using an on-resin concomitant cyclization/cleavage reaction. Phytochemistry Letters, 26: 101-105. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytol.2018.05.021.

Bérubé, C., Borgia, A., Voyer, N., 2018. A novel route towards cycle-tail peptides using oxime resin: teaching an old dog a new trick. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 16(47): 9117-9123. DOI: 10.1039/C8OB01868E.

Bérubé, C., Voyer, N., 2018. Crown-ether-modified cyclic dipeptides as supramolecular chiral catalysts. Supramolecular Chemistry, 30(3): 184-195. DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2017.1392521.

Borgia, A., Bérubé, C., Simon, G., Grenier, D., Voyer, N., 2018. Préparation de peptides macrocycliques naturels sur résine oxime. 18e symposium de PROTEO. Québec, Québec.

Carpentier, C., Beaudoin, M., Simon, G., Béland, F., Maheux, M., Voyer, N., 2018. Investigations phytochimiques du Bouleau glanduleux et isolation d’actifs cosméceutiques. 18e symposium de PROTEO. Québec, Québec.

Dionne, U., Chartier, F.J.M., López de los Santos, Y., Lavoie, N., Bernard, D.N., Banerjee, S.L., Otis, F., Jacquet, K., Tremblay, M.G., Jain, M., Bourassa, S., Gish, G.D., Gagné, J.-P., Poirier, G.G., Laprise, P., Voyer, N., Landry, C.R., Doucet, N., Bisson, N., 2018. Direct phosphorylation of SH3 domains by tyrosine kinase receptors disassembles ligand-induced signaling networks. 18e symposium de PROTEO. Québec, Québec.

Dionne, U., Chartier, F.J.M., López de los Santos, Y., Lavoie, N., Bernard, D.N., Banerjee, S.L., Otis, F., Jacquet, K., Tremblay, M.G., Jain, M., Bourassa, S., Gish, G.D., Gagné, J.-P., Poirier, G.G., Laprise, P., Voyer, N., Landry, C.R., Doucet, N., Bisson, N., 2018. Direct phosphorylation of Src homology 3 domains by tyrosine kinase receptors disassembles ligand-induced signaling networks. Molecular Cell, 70(6): 995-1007. DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.05.013.

Paquet-Côté, P.-A., Lapointe-Verreault, C., Bédard, L., Voyer, N., 2018. Développement de nouveaux analogues peptidomimétiques de la lactivicine ayant un potentiel antibiotique et inhibiteur de ?-lactamases. 18e symposium de PROTEO. Québec, Québec.

Voyer, N., 2018. Conférence spéciale d'ouverture - ouvert au public. Les 24 heures de la chimie, Université Laval. Québec, Québec.

Bérubé, C., Barbeau, X., Lagüe, P., Voyer, N., 2017. Linear and cyclic peptides as green catalysts for chiral epoxidations. 17e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Bérubé, C., Barbeau, X., Lagüe, P., Voyer, N., 2017. Revisiting the Juliá–Colonna enantioselective epoxidation: supramolecular catalysis in water. Chemical Communications, 53: 5099-5102. DOI: 10.1039/C7CC01168G.

Bérubé, C., Carpentier, C., Voyer, N., 2017. A versatile total synthesis of chrysamide B and dimeric nitrophenyl trans-epoxyamide analogs. 17e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Bérubé, C., Carpentier, C., Voyer, N., 2017. Total synthesis of chrysamide B. Tetrahedron Letters, 58(24): 2334-2336. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.04.079.

Bouchard, C., Cardinal, S., Pouliot, R., Voyer, N., 2017. Caractérisation de l’activité antipsoriasique de substances naturelles d’origine végétale à l’aide du génie tissulaire. 17e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Cardinal, S., Paquet-Côté, P.-A., Azelmat, J., Bouchard, C., Grenier, D., Voyer, N., 2017. Synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of isoquebecol. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 25(7): 2043-2056. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.01.050.

Carpentier, C., Ferreira Queiroz, E., Marcourt, L., Wolfender, J.-L., Azelmat, J., Grenier, D., Boudreau, S., Voyer, N., 2017. Dibenzofurans and pseudodepsidones from the lichen Stereocaulon paschale collected in northern Quebec. 17e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Carpentier, C., Ferreira Queiroz, E., Marcourt, L., Wolfender, J.-L., Azelmat, J., Grenier, D., Boudreau, S., Voyer, N., 2017. Dibenzofurans and pseudodepsidones from the lichen Stereocaulon paschale collected in Northern Quebec. Journal of Natural Products, 80(1): 210-214. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00831.

Paquet-Côté, P.-A., Tuck, K.L., Paradis, J.-P., Graham, B., Voyer, N., 2017. Modulating activity of membrane active antimicrobial peptides with Zn(II) complex. 17e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Paquet-Côté, P.-A., Tuck, K.L., Paradis, J.-P., Graham, B., Voyer, N., 2017. Modulating the activity of membrane-active peptides through Zn(II) complexation. Tetrahedron Letters, 58(50): 4672-4676. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.10.066.

Savoie, J.-D., Otis, F., Bürck, J., Ulrich, A.S., Moreau, C., Vivaudou, M., Voyer, N., 2017. Artificial crown ether ion channel as promising therapeutic agents. 17e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Simon, G., Poulin, N., Lebel, G., Paquet-Côté, P.-A., Otis, F., Voyer, N., Grenier, D., 2017. Évaluation de l'activité biologique de peptides synthétiques à visée antimicrobienne. 17e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Voyer, N., 2017. Discovery, characterization, and synthesis of northern natural products. Concordia University. Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Bérubé, C., Barbeau, X., Cardinal, S., Boudreault, P.-L., Bouchard, C., Delcey, N., Lagüe, P., Voyer, N., 2016. Interfacial supramolecular biomimetic epoxidation catalysed by cyclic dipeptides. Supramolecular Chemistry, 29(5): 330-349. DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2016.1236197.

Bérubé, C., Bouchard, C., Voyer, N., 2016. Proteins and oligopeptides as green catalysts for chiral epoxidations. 16e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Bérubé, C., Voyer, N., 2016. Biomimetic epoxidation in aqueous media catalyzed by cyclic dipeptides. Synthetic Communications, 46(5): 395-403. DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2016.1141428.

Bérubé, C., Voyer, N., 2016. La nature au service d’une chimie durable. Colloque annuel EDS - Concours de vulgarisation scientifique VIE: Vulgariser; Inspirer; Éduquer. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Bérubé, C., Voyer, N., 2016. Preparation of 2,3,3-triarylacrylic acid esters using Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions. Synthesis, 48(8): 1202-1216. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1560419.

Cardinal, S., Azelmat, J., Grenier, D., Voyer, N., 2016. Anti-inflammatory properties of quebecol and its derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 26(2): 440-444. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.11.096.

Cardinal, S., Voyer, N., 2016. Preparation of various 2,3,3-triarylacrylic acid esters, a particular class of 1,2,2-triarylethene compounds, using Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling (SMC) reactions. 16e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Carpentier, C., Ferreira-Queiroz, E., Cuendet, M., Wolfender, J.L., Voyer, N., 2016. Phytochemical investigation of northern Quebec lichens. 16e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Paquet-Côté, P.-A., Lapointe-Verreault, C., Bédard, L., Voyer, N., 2016. Development of new β-lactamases inhibitors using a sulfahydantoin scaffold. 16e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Pham, V.H., Maaroufi, H., Balg, S., Blais, S.P., Messier, N., Roy, P.H., Otis, F., Voyer, N., Lapointe, J., Chênevert, R., 2016. Inhibition of Helicobacter pylori Glu-tRNAGln amidotransferase by novel analogues of the putative transamidation intermediate. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 590: 3335-3345. DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12380.

Poulin, N., Séguin, R., Paquet-Côté, P.-A., Auger, M., Voyer, N., 2016. Optimization and characterization of synthetic antimicrobial peptides. 16e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Savoie, J.-D., Otis, F., Bürck, J., Ulrich, A.S., Voyer, N., 2016. Incorporation of crown ether peptides in model membranes: a study using synchrotron radiation-based oriented circular dichroism spectroscopy. 16e Symposium annuel de PROTEO. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Voyer, N., 2016. Artificial ion channels: design, synthesis, characterization and uses. Université Laval, Faculty of Medecine, Seminar Series. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Voyer, N., 2016. Northern ecosystems as a novel source of bioactive natural products. Citoxlab 7th Workshop on Drug Discovery. Laval, Québec, Canada.