A nice summary of our recent work on the synthesis of nucleoside analogues has been published in Synfacts... check it out! #chemtwitter #nucleosides #oligonucleotides #organocatalysis #asymmetricenantioselectivesynthesis

We had a great time at Jackalope's Neighborhood Dive 🤘🏼🎸(Dr. Memo's favourite spot) celebrating our recent @J_A_C_S paper on the use of RAvIN Ketone building blocks for non-carbohydrate oligonucleotide synthesis! Make sure to check it out ! pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021…

New paper alert!!! 🚨🚨🚨 We report "A unified platform for nucleoside analog synthesis" in @ScienceMagazine Congratulations to Matthew, Ethan, the rest of the team and our @Merck collaborators @DrLCsquare and @asymtmm for this monumental publication! science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

The group had a fun outing at CRAFT Brewery last week for our annual Britton Lab Christmas Party! The night was complete with tasty food, good brews, and our traditional "Pirate Santa" gift exchange. You can see from the video which of the gifts was a favourite 😆 #chemtwitter

Congratulations to Alan ( @AlanBrookeChem ) for his recent publication "A convenient synthesis of enantioenriched α-haloaldehydes" - now online in RCS - Organic Chemistry Frontiers ... Check it out !!! #chemtwitter #alphahaloaldehydes #methodology pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…

A handful of group members had the chance to represent the lab with some excellent poster and oral presentations in beautiful Banff, Alberta this past week! Thank you to the @BanffSOC committee for organizing such a fun and interactive conference! #chemtwitter

Welcome to our newest PhD student Peter! We had a fun group outing last week to celebrate, enjoying some brews and pizza at Rewind Brewery :) #chemtwitter #teambonding

Thank you to the @Stephenson_Lab for hosting us @UBC for our first joint group meeting! We enjoyed learning about the photoredox/electrochemical research your team undertakes and were excited to share a glimpse into our nucleoside/total synthesis research with you! #chemtwitter

We enjoyed an amazing BBQ outing yesterday at Strathcona Lookout Park in Deep Cove! The day was filled with fun on the water in paddle boards and canoes (thanks Rob!) along side some competitive spike ball games in the park :) #chemtwitter #teambonding

Britton Lab Christmas Dinner 2024 complete with delicious food from @CRAFTbeermarket and a fun Pirate Santa game🎁🎅🏼 with plenty of 'gift-stealing' (mainly the special cereal and lotto tickets). Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our lab to you and yours! #chemtwittter

We recently had a celebration for Simha, a former post-doc in the lab who secured a position at @GileadSciences !!! Thank you Simha for being an excellent leader in the group and an exemplary chemist and experimentalist. All the best in your future endeavours! #chemtwitter

A delicious welcome lunch at SFU's dining commons (HQ) for new graduate students Megan, Breanna, and Olises and new post-doc Mamda. #chemtwitter

Congratulations to Suping for recently successfully defending his masters thesis! During his time in the Britton lab, Suping developed some elegant chemistry towards the synthesis of some complex nucleoside analogues. We're very proud of you Suping! #chemtwitter #mastersdefense

Guillermo presented his work on the formal synthesis of eribulin at the Mexican Academy of Organic Chemistry annual conference ( @AMQO_mexico ) recently! He also did a TV interview to share what a Chemistry PhD does for a living... Way to represent the group well! #chemtwitter

Some lab members ditched the lab to enjoy a beautiful day on Bowen Island yesterday! A perfect way to end off the week ☀️ #chemistswhohike #chemtwitter

Congratulations @GarrettMuir for successfully defending your PhD #thesis! It was a great presentation and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours! #chemtwitter #thesisdefense #PhDone