Nicolas Moitessier

Nicolas Moitessier is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at McGill University, specializing in computational and experimental approaches to drug discovery. He earned his Maîtrise (1994) and Ph.D. (1998) from the University of Nancy, France, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Montreal (1998-2000) and a Research Senior position at CNRS Nancy (2001-2003).

His research integrates computer-aided drug design with organic synthesis, focusing on developing predictive software platforms (FITTED, IMPACTS, FORECASTER) for drug binding, metabolism prediction, and asymmetric catalyst design. Current projects include covalent inhibitor development for viral proteases and RNA-targeted therapeutics.

Professor Moitessier teaches CHEM 222 (Introductory Organic Chemistry 2) and CHEM 552 (Physical Organic Chemistry). His interdisciplinary work bridges chemical biology, catalysis, and computational chemistry to accelerate molecular discovery.