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Vol. 38, issue 2 cover art.
Josephson, J. D. 2025, J. Phys. Org. Chem.
Machine Learning Enabling the Prediction of Activation Energies of SPAAC.
Josephson, J. D.; Pezacki, J. P.; Nakajima, M. 2025, J. Phys. Org. Chem.
Bioorthogonal reactions of oxadiazinones with strained trans-cyclooctenes.
Morrill, K.; Josephson, J. D.; Bilodeau, D. A.; Altamimi, B.; Nakajima, M.; Pezacki, J. P. 2025, J. Phys. Org. Chem. Cover article.
3-Oxidopyridinium Ions Are Versatile Bioorthogonal Dipoles for Use in Cycloadditions with Cyclooctynes.
Serhan, M.; Josephson, J. D.; Masoud, S. S.; Nakajima, M.; Pezacki, J. P. 2024, Chem. Eur. J.
Optimized Bioorthogonal Non-canonical Amino Acid Tagging to Identify Serotype-Specific Biomarkers in Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli.
Strmiskova, M.; Josephson, J. D.; Toudic, C.; Pezacki, J. P. 2023, ACS Infect. Dis.
Photophysical Properties of Donor-Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts and Their Inclusion Complexes with Cyclodextrins and Cucurbit[7]uril.
Payne, L.; Josephson, J. D.; Murphy, R. S.; Wagner, B. D. 2020, Molecules.
Note on experience in biochemistry
Josephson, J. D. 2025, Inter Alia Magazine. Article.
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Josephson, J. D. 2022, Ottawa Design Club Zine 0004. Prose poetry.
CubeContour
Github (2024)
Visualize Gaussian-generated .cube files.
MEpathGUI
Github (1.2.0, 2024) SourceForge (1.1.0, 2022)
PyQT-based GUI for creating energy level (PES/reaction coordinate) diagrams for physical chemistry.
Introduction to Python for Chemistry Students (In progress...)
Summa cum laude BSc Hons in Biochemistry with Minor in Asian Studies, University of Ottawa, 2021
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Last updated Mar 2025