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Nathan Luedtke is a Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry at McGill University's Faculty of Science. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Washington (1997), Ph.D. from UC San Diego (2003), completed an NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship at Yale University (2003-2006), and served as Professor at the University of Zürich (2006-2019). His laboratory develops non-toxic fluorescent probes for studying nucleic acid structure and dynamics in live cells and animals.
Research focuses on designing fluorophores and nucleosides through synthetic chemistry, with applications in regenerative medicine, stem cell biology, virology, and cancer diagnostics. Commercialized probes are distributed by Sigma Aldrich. Current teaching includes courses in Organic Chemistry and Advanced Nucleic Acid Chemistry.
Honors include:
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
