MJA — The MJA Lab

Marc J. Adler, Ph.D.

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I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biology at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada). I was born in San Diego, California (USA), to a Canadian (mother) and a New Yorker (father). It took time and luck for me to find my deep passion for chemistry. After three years of undergraduate at UC Berkeley spent mostly floundering despite great interest in the subject, I was fortunate enough to fall under the tutelage of Prof. Chris Beaudry (Temple), then a graduate student in the lab of Prof. Dirk Trauner (Penn). This research experience put me on the path to becoming a successful chemist.

Trainees in the MJA Lab have gone on to successful careers in academia, chemical industry, medicine, business, and a range of other fields. I am privileged to be in a position to help people achieve their goals and reach their potential, and I take that opportunity and responsibility with earnestness.

Outside of chemistry, I enjoy basketball (playing and watching), cooking (and eating), hip hop, snowboarding, playing softball, beer/wine/whisk(e)y, hanging out with my wife, daughter, and two sons, and keeping in touch with friends and family near and far. While at Duke, I pitched for the university's club baseball team (including a complete game shutout victory against rival UNC) and led the Chemistry Department softball team in most important offensive statistical categories. While in Oxford, I started at power forward for the university twos and was a key member on the college league champion Merton/Mansfield team. I currently play third base and hit cleanup for my championship local softball team. I am fortunate to have visited many countries (including Cyprus, Greece, India, Jordan, Israel, Scotland, South Korea, and Sweden), and hope to see many more.