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Bastien Castagner

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Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2)

Bastien Castagner
Biography: 

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics and a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Therapeutic Chemistry. I am interested in drug discovery at large, imagining and making new molecules that can inhibit the toxins of C. difficile. I am also interested in the human gut microbiota and how to modulate it for human health, cancer in particular.

I am from Montreal, but studied in New York and spent years in Switzerland. I was a Group Leader in Zurich before coming back to Montreal. I have benefited from formal and informal mentorship from colleagues within the university and outside. I believe in the value of discussing strategies and important decisions with academics outside of your field who are at an arm’s length. I am also involved in the Melville Initiative that aims at celebrating and promoting diversity in Pharmacology. I am also part of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences EDI working group. 

Contact Information
Email address: 
bastien.castagner [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-398-2181
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Medicine and Health Sciences
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