Meet Our Team
Dr. Levinus Dieleman
Consultant, IBD Therapeutics
Dr. Leo Dieleman (MD/PhD) will have provide us with access to adult IBD patients and samples. Dr. Dieleman is an international expert in gut microbiome, IBD and dietary intervention for IBD. Likewise, Dr. Wine is an expert in gut microbiome, 3D organ culture, the use of a microinjection device to inject into the lumen of the 3D organoid and has an active pediatric clinic to recruit patients with early stage IBD. He will identity relevant cases for us for biomarker exploration and aid in patient recruitment for phase 1, 2 and 3 phases.
DR. FREDERICK WEST (CONSULTANT, MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY)
In addition, Dr. Frederick West will be a consultant to the team advising on the medicinal chemistry optimization of small molecule hits. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Alberta and co-Director of the Cancer Research Institute of Northern Alberta. He has expertise in various aspects of chemical synthesis involving bioactive compounds and compounds that act as catalysts in chemical reactions.
In addition, Dr. Frederick West will be a consultant to the team advising on the medicinal chemistry optimization of small molecule hits. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Alberta and co-Director of the Cancer Research Institute of Northern Alberta. He has expertise in various aspects of chemical synthesis involving bioactive compounds and compounds that act as catalysts in chemical reactions.
