Dmitry Pichugin

Senior Research Associate, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Centre (NMR)

Dmitry Pichugin completed an HBSc in Organic Chemistry at UofT in 2011.

His research focuses on studying the interaction between GPCRs and ligands through Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), and he tries to answer how binding plays into activation mechanism and signal transduction. In the case of Dimitry’s research, ligand means small organic molecules and a range of biologically relevant cations such as sodium, calcium, and magnesium.

Dmitry became fascinated with NMR during his undergraduate research projects and has pursued it ever since. He has worked on wide range of NMR projects, looking at small molecules, proteins, polymers, and solids, and one of his favourite areas is solving structures of organic molecules, but his personal goal is to learn as many different NMR experiments as possible.

Outside of work, Dmitry is an outdoor enthusiast, spending his time mountain biking, rock climbing, backcountry camping, or just hiking with his family or dog, or with his friends.