The New Chemist's Podcast

On this podcast episode , we discuss and talk about in real-time foundational concepts associated with, preparing for the MCAT. Each episode is about 1hr- 1hr and 35 minutes. The goal of this podcast is to go alongside people on their pre-med journey. You matter and your desire to help people matters. Be hopefully realistic, encouraged, motivated, and inspired. You can do it! This podcast has no affiliation with the AAMC. It is affiliated with The New Chemist Podcast and is solely a supplement for test preparation. The views of this podcast represent those solely of the host and guest.

In this episode of "The New Chemist's Podcast", I highlight my Undergraduate Thesis on the Total Synthesis of Vitamin B-12 ( Eschenmoser Variant) -, which is a flashback to my time at Taylor University! Definitely a good episode!

In this episode, I reflect on a keystone moment in graduate school, within which I worked on my graduate thesis that was centered around the significance of a phospholipid (cardiolipin) in neurodegenerative diseases, and the potential of that lipid using lipidomics to help further research endeavours. --- The information contained within this episode is the exclusive work product of David Ferguson and is not to be reproduced, copied or distributed without the expressed written consent of David Joshua Ferguson.

In this interview we discuss with a leading pioneer in chemistry, Dr. L.C. Campeau, his career and his accomplishments thus far, and what has been an impetus for his achievements. Dr. L.C. Campeau is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. -- Dr. Campeau's Biography: L.-C. Campeau obtained his Ph. D. degree in 2007 with the late Professor Keith Fagnou at the University of Ottawa in Canada as an NSERC Doctoral Fellow, after completing his B.Sc. in Biopharmaceutical Sciences. He was the recipient of the Pierre Laberge Prize for the best Ph.D. thesis in the Science Faculty. The Faculty of Science awarded him the inaugural Young Alumni Award in 2016 and in 2022 he received the inaugural Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award. L.-C. first joined Merck Research Laboratories at Merck-Frosst in Montreal in 2007 making key contributions to the discovery of Doravirine (MK-1439) for which he received a Merck Special Achievement Award. In 2010, he moved from Quebec to New Jersey, where he has served in roles of increasing responsibility Head of Catalysis & Automation, Head of Discovery Process Chemistry and Head of Process Chemistry. L.-C. is currently Associate Vice President and the Head of Small Molecule Process Research and Development, leading a team of smart creative scientists and engineers developing innovative solutions in support of all discovery, pre-clinical and clinical active pharmaceutical ingredient deliveries for the entire Merck portfolio for small-molecule therapeutics. Over his tenure at Merck, L.-C. and his team have made important contributions to >40 clinical candidates and 7 commercial products to date. Under his leadership, his organization has received the EPA’s Green Chemistry Challenge Award four consecutive years and received the Heroes of Chemistry Award for their work on Molnupiravir in 2022. His passion for scientific excellence exemplified by >80 publications and patents, several successful collaborations with key academics, and an extensive list of >85 invited lectures worldwide. As a proud Canadian, L.-C. continues his engagement in the Canadian chemistry community, serving 4 years on the NSERC Discovery Grants committee (2019-2022) and currently sits on the NSERC National Awards Selection Committee. L.-C. was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2022.

In this interview we discuss with a leading pioneer in chemistry, Dr. L.C. Campeau, his career and his accomplishments thus far, and what has been an impetus for his achievements. Dr. L.C. Campeau is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. -- Dr. Campeau's Biography: L.-C. Campeau obtained his Ph. D. degree in 2007 with the late Professor Keith Fagnou at the University of Ottawa in Canada as an NSERC Doctoral Fellow, after completing his B.Sc. in Biopharmaceutical Sciences. He was the recipient of the Pierre Laberge Prize for the best Ph.D. thesis in the Science Faculty. The Faculty of Science awarded him the inaugural Young Alumni Award in 2016 and in 2022 he received the inaugural Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award. L.-C. first joined Merck Research Laboratories at Merck-Frosst in Montreal in 2007 making key contributions to the discovery of Doravirine (MK-1439) for which he received a Merck Special Achievement Award. In 2010, he moved from Quebec to New Jersey, where he has served in roles of increasing responsibility Head of Catalysis & Automation, Head of Discovery Process Chemistry and Head of Process Chemistry. L.-C. is currently Associate Vice President and the Head of Small Molecule Process Research and Development, leading a team of smart creative scientists and engineers developing innovative solutions in support of all discovery, pre-clinical and clinical active pharmaceutical ingredient deliveries for the entire Merck portfolio for small-molecule therapeutics. Over his tenure at Merck, L.-C. and his team have made important contributions to >40 clinical candidates and 7 commercial products to date. Under his leadership, his organization has received the EPA’s Green Chemistry Challenge Award four consecutive years and received the Heroes of Chemistry Award for their work on Molnupiravir in 2022. His passion for scientific excellence exemplified by >80 publications and patents, several successful collaborations with key academics, and an extensive list of >85 invited lectures worldwide. As a proud Canadian, L.-C. continues his engagement in the Canadian chemistry community, serving 4 years on the NSERC Discovery Grants committee (2019-2022) and currently sits on the NSERC National Awards Selection Committee. L.-C. was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2022.

In this episode, we interview Ms. Dorissa E. Ferguson, who is The Compass Club President for Grand Bahama. With her aspirations to serve as a New Anchor and as a Member of Parliament for East Grand Bahama, she is on a good and positive trajectory to making a significant difference in her community. In this discussion, she presents her achievements and her impact in school and the local society, as well as she discusses her trajectory as a developing undergraduate, eventually to pursue Mass Communications. Definitely an interview to listen to for all ages with developing leader: Ms. Dorissa E. Ferguson !

In this podcast episode we teach foundational equilibria concepts as if we were commentators on a football( or soccer) match, and rap about Biochemistry pathways. Additionally we remixed and re-air an interview with Kuna Fortingo, a colleague of mine from Georgia Tech, and a then medical student at Medical College of Georgia. Definitely an podcast episode worth listening to!

In this podcast we produce and re-air and interview with Dr. T. Golub,MD ,  a highly accomplished scientist and leader in research at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT.

In this episode, we produce and re-air a conversation that is both informative and enjoyable to listen to with a good friend and colleague from Georgia Tech, Mike Zott.

In this interview with a colleague and former mentor of mine from Georgia Tech, an interesting, enjoyable and informative conversation with Dr.Ng is produced and re-aired.

In this remixed episode with a former professor and mentor, Dr. M.K. Brown, Professor of Chemistry at IU, we re-air and remixed a conversation that is both informative and enjoyable to listen to!

In this episode we discuss with one of the legendary and leading educators Mr. T. Bourne, from Bishop Michael Eldon School, about his successes as a educator, and the creative adaptive techniques he used in the pandemic, and to reach  students who may  not be as interested in science or struggling with the science content! Also he discusses how he strategizes when there are resource constraints in his science classroom. Definitely a good, enjoyable and informative episode to listen to !

In this remixed episode we re-air an interview with an intelligent colleague Jake Desmond from IU- Chem, as well as introduce a set of ballads with harmonic dissonance, on biochemistry pathways ( urea cycle ,fatty acid oxidation and glycolysis) .

In this re-aired interview we discuss with an accomplished colleague from Georgia Tech, her many successes including her time at Harvard and MIT, and her  career thus far. Definitely an interview worth listening to!

In this re-aired interview we produce a conversation that is both informative and enjoyable to listen to with Dr. Skrabalak, a leading professor at Indiana University-Bloomington's Chemistry department .