I am a research scientist devoted to using chemical ingenuity to further the discovery of cancer imaging agents and therapeutics. I lead an amazing team of undergrads, graduate students, post-docs and scientists who have exceptional skills in bioorganic chemistry and medicinal chemistry. My educational background includes receiving my Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario in Chemistry under the mentorship of Prof Duncan Hunter and a post-doctoral fellowship with Prof. John Katzenellenbogen at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.  I then led a research team as a Senior Medicinal Chemist with the pharmaceutical company Bayer-Schering. In 2005, I joined Western as a faculty member with appointments in the departments of Chemistry, Oncology, and Medical Imaging.  My research program spans from basic chemistry activities, looking at novel methods of incorporating metal complexes into peptide structures, through to applied research, investigating new peptide therapeutics and molecular imaging agents for novel cancer targets.