@beharrylab

Chemical Biology/Medicinal Chemistry lab doing science with light (most of the time) under the supervision of @BeharryAndrew. Student run account.

[@beharrylab @BeharryL]

It’s an honour to be funded by the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada! This money will support projects investigating low grade glioma detection and treatment. We are incredibly grateful to the Lewington Family. For Dale. ❤️

[Brain Tumour Fdn @BrainTumourFdn]

We’re proud to announce a new 2025 Research Grant awarded to Dr. Beharry, Associate Professor at @uoft. His project aims to help surgeons more accurately identify and treat brain tumours during surgery, improving outcomes and reducing recurrence.
https://t.co/63eSFdaEOd

[Chemistry at UofT @chemuoft]

Chemistry Stories: Andrew Beharry wins 2026 CSC - X-Chem Research Excellence Award: https://t.co/Wl9RRZiDVL

[@beharrylab @BeharryL]

Massive congratulations to @BeharryAndrew on this amazing recognition! We are so proud and can’t wait to celebrate in Toronto this summer. 🥳👏🥂

[Chemical Institute of Canada @CIC_ChemInst]

The X-Chem Research Excellence Award is presented to a scientist who has made a distinguished contribution to medicinally relevant organic or biophysical chemistry. Congratulations to Dr. @BeharryAndrew of @UTM on being the recipient of this award. https://t.co/s6R34FQ6I2

[RSC Medicinal Chemistry @rsc_medchem]

🔓Recent #OpenAccess work by Joshua N. Milstein, @BeharryAndrew & co on nitroreductase-activatable photosensitizers for selective antimicrobial photodynamic therapy is now online, read it here🔥👇

https://t.co/NbxGY6P3MU

📍@UTM & @UofT
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 @BeharryL

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Congratulations Dr. Matthew Tung and @IvonneRLopezMir in collaboration with @MilsteinLab on their paper:
"Nitroreductase-activatable photosensitizers for selective antimicrobial photodynamic therapy" - now published in RSC Medicinal Chemistry https://t.co/yuIBq3dZaP

[@beharrylab @BeharryL]

Which is more spooky, Halloween or an overfilled test tube spilling out a fluorophore?! Happy Halloween from the Beharry lab!

[Chemistry Europe @ChemEurope]

Our Pick of the Week, out #OpenAccess in @ChemPhotoChem by @ElyseHudsonChem, @IvonneRLopezMir @BeharryAndrew and team at @BeharryL in cooperation with @MilsteinLab:

"Antimicrobial Efficacy of Photocaged β-Lapachone in Bacillus subtilis Biofilms" 🦠💡🛑
https://t.co/skqLKTSRb7

[@beharrylab @BeharryL]

β-lapachone, we all know it, we all love it! Congratulations @ElyseHudsonChem and @IvonneRLopezMir for their publication in @ChemPhotoChem in collaboration with the @MilsteinLab @UTM

https://t.co/OIayy3TeUB

[@beharrylab @BeharryL]

#chempostdoc @Chemjobber 🫡

[@beharrylab @BeharryL]

🚨POST DOC OPPORTUNITY🚨@BeharryAndrew @UofT is looking for a PDF specialized in small molecule synthesis and chemical biology. Photochem experience is an asset but not required. International applications are welcome! Interested? Submit a CV to [email protected] ⚛️⚗️🥼

[@beharrylab @BeharryL]

WINNER WINNER! Congratulations to @IvonneRLopezMir on being awarded a Queen Elizabeth II / Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology @chemuoft ! We are so proud of your academic, professional, and research achievements in organic photocages. 💡🥳👩🏻‍🔬

[@beharrylab @BeharryL]

Please join us in congratulating our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Matthew Tung! Specializing in photodynamic therapy (shoutout BODIPYs x @ThompsonLabDal), party planning, and lab safety, Matthew has been a member since 2019. We are rooting for your continued success, Dr. MT!🥳👏🥼

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@SigmaAldrich Tagging our across the hall friends, @GunningLabUofT ! 🥼🍫🧪 #SigmaAldrichChocolate

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Ever wanted to have a coffee chat with @UTM Beharry lab student, Matthew Tung? Reading his @UTM_CPS grad student spotlight is the next best option! Give it a read here: https://t.co/Zb1m529nRp 👏

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Big congrats to Dr. Karishma Kailass for being awarded the prestigious Chair’s Doctoral Medal! We are thrilled that her dedication to studying pancreatic cancer biomarkers was recognized @chemuoft. Join us cheering on her continued success as a NSERC PDF @harvardmed @ChoudharyLab

[@beharrylab @BeharryL]

Some seriously potent BODIPY photosensitizers with tellurophene modifications! Excellent work by Matthew Tung and @ThompsonLabDal on expanding the scope of photosensitizers available for PDT and mass cytometry👏🧪 check out the paper in @OrgBiomolChem

https://t.co/k5HnGUpbim

[Andrew Beharry @BeharryAndrew]

Congratulations to our very own media rep/safety officer/party planner @ElyseHudsonChem who was awarded an NSERC PGS-D! #radiant #IDH1 #BNE

[@beharrylab @BeharryL]

Please join us in congratulating our new MSc student, Mahira Hasan on a successful exit seminar! Mahira focused on biological assays to study binding activity of MGMT inhibitors. Not only has she run the biggest gel the lab has ever seen, she knows how to order a great lunch. 🥳

[OBC @OrgBiomolChem]

Don't miss work in our latest issue by @BeharryAndrew & co @BeharryL @UTM @Concordia reporting a chloromethyl-triazole fluorescent chemosensor for O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase

Check it out in full here🔽
https://t.co/ln4bokjNd0

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https://t.co/PqXZKQHI1j

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Happy Tuesday! Today, we are having the best day because Post Doc. Seylan Ayan’s and @toxaris71 paper is officially published. Check out our work in collaboration with @WildsLab and @SunnyD_UT on predicting temozolomide resistance and measuring MGMT activity using a sensor🧪⚛️