Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Toronto @BeharryL
Joined August 2016
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5 Dec 2025
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5 Dec 2025
The X-Chem Research Excellence Award is presented to a scientist who has made a distinguished contribution to medicinally relevant organic or biophysical chemistry. Congratulations to Dr. @BeharryAndrew of @UTM on being the recipient of this award. buff.ly/uhGkYvZ
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We’re proud to announce a new 2025 Research Grant awarded to Dr. Beharry, Associate Professor at @uoft. His project aims to help surgeons more accurately identify and treat brain tumours during surgery, improving outcomes and reducing recurrence.
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12 Dec 2025
Chemistry Stories: Andrew Beharry wins 2026 CSC - X-Chem Research Excellence Award: uoft.me/AwardsBeharry
ALT Announcement of a Chemistry department news story, with a photo of principal interviewee and a QR code leading to Chemistry Stories at UofT.
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17 Apr 2025
‼️‼️Postdoc position opening for photoswitches synthesis #OrganicChemistry #ChemBio Apply online here: stellenangebote.uni-marburg.…...
Deadline 27.04🗓️
please RT ❤️
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13 Mar 2025
Congratulations Dr. Matthew Tung and @IvonneRLopezMir in collaboration with @MilsteinLab on their paper:
"Nitroreductase-activatable photosensitizers for selective antimicrobial photodynamic therapy" - now published in RSC Medicinal Chemistry pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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16 Nov 2024
"Science is not everything, but science is very beautiful."
- Robert Oppenheimer
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30 Aug 2024
β-lapachone, we all know it, we all love it! Congratulations @ElyseHudsonChem and @IvonneRLopezMir for their publication in @ChemPhotoChem in collaboration with the @MilsteinLab @UTM
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7 Aug 2024
🚨POST DOC OPPORTUNITY🚨@BeharryAndrew @UofT is looking for a PDF specialized in small molecule synthesis and chemical biology. Photochem experience is an asset but not required. International applications are welcome! Interested? Submit a CV to Andrew.beharry@utoronto.ca ⚛️⚗️🥼
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25 Jul 2024
WINNER WINNER! Congratulations to @IvonneRLopezMir on being awarded a Queen Elizabeth II / Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology @chemuoft ! We are so proud of your academic, professional, and research achievements in organic photocages. 💡🥳👩🏻🔬
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22 Jul 2024
Please join us in congratulating our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Matthew Tung! Specializing in photodynamic therapy (shoutout BODIPYs x @ThompsonLabDal), party planning, and lab safety, Matthew has been a member since 2019. We are rooting for your continued success, Dr. MT!🥳👏🥼
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15 May 2024
Big congrats to Dr. Karishma Kailass for being awarded the prestigious Chair’s Doctoral Medal! We are thrilled that her dedication to studying pancreatic cancer biomarkers was recognized @chemuoft. Join us cheering on her continued success as a NSERC PDF @harvardmed @ChoudharyLab
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8 May 2024
Some seriously potent BODIPY photosensitizers with tellurophene modifications! Excellent work by Matthew Tung and @ThompsonLabDal on expanding the scope of photosensitizers available for PDT and mass cytometry👏🧪 check out the paper in @OrgBiomolChem
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26 Apr 2024
Congratulations to our very own media rep/safety officer/party planner @ElyseHudsonChem who was awarded an NSERC PGS-D! #radiant #IDH1 #BNE
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8 Mar 2024
Happy #InternationalWomensDay from the Beharry Lab @researchuoft ! We celebrate the achievements and success of women all around the world, today and everyday🥰🥼
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26 Oct 2023
The secret is out! We have received funding from @SRC_CRS to support our cancer research. Very grateful and looking forward to developing new cancer therapies and diagnostics. Congratulations @BeharryAndrew ! ⚗️🥼🧪
25 Oct 2023
🌟👏 CONGRATULATIONS to the 83 recipients of our Operating Grants! 🔬 Their research is the key to #OutsmartCancer!
👉 loom.ly/-Sq5GXA
🙏THANK YOU to our partners !
@CIHR_ICR @CdnLiverFdtn @CancerseinQC
@OvarianCanada @cancersociety @DesjardinsINS
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3 Jun 2023
Photo-Uncaging by C(sp3)–C(sp3) Bond Cleavage Restores β-Lapachone Activity @BeharryAndrew @ArthurHWinter @TheLautensGroup @chemuoft @UTM @esthergkaye @IvonneRLopezMir #Photouncaging #CCBondCleavage #Lapachone pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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2 Jun 2023
Our new paper with @ArthurHWinter & @TheLautensGroup on the photo-uncaging of beta-lapachone via a radical based mechanism has been published in @J_A_C_S! Huge congratulations to @esthergkaye & @IvonneRLopezMir for their hard work on the expansion of the photochemical toolbox.
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17 Apr 2023
The Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences at UTM is seeking applicants for a Lecturer position in the field of Analytical and Physical Chemistry beginning July 1, 2023. The closing date for the positions is April 20, 2023. utm.utoronto.ca/cps/media/40…
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21 Mar 2023
Big shoutout to #relayforlife at @UTM last week! A great event organized by UTM Cancer Awareness Student Organization and @cancersociety for a great cause. Moving closer to a cure, one (synthetic) step at a time 🏃♂️🌼
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16 Dec 2022
Our holiday card to Twitter! Hope everyone has a wonderful and restful break. May all our reactions work and all our glassware bounce, not break in 2023 😎🧪🎉 #chemtwitter
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