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Rank/Status: Associate professor Department: Chemistry Education: B.Sc. Laurentian University (1990), Ph.D. University of Ottawa (1994) Office: DRO 405 Telephone: (613)562-5800x6321 Fax: (613) 562-5170 Email: rben@uOttawa.ca

Home Page:
http://www.science.uottawa.ca/~rben723/

Keywords: Synthetic and bio-organic, organic chemistry, symmetric synthesis asymmetric synthesis, glycoprotein, carbohydrate chemistry, peptide chem

Research Interests:
The Ben Lab research interests may be divided into primarily two areas. These are asymmetric synthesis of compounds possessing unusual biological or medicinal properties (methodology development) and bioorganic chemistry (rational design and synthesis of low molecular weight biological antifreezes with enhanced stability and activity for medical, commercial and industrial applications).