Benjamin Rotstein

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Ottawa
Scientist, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Office: H-5219, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4W7
Email: benjamin.rotstein@uottawa.ca
Phone: 613-696-7324

Institutional profiles: uOttawa • UOHI

Bio
Ben grew up in Hamilton, Ontario and studied at University of King's College and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He trained in synthetic chemistry of heterocycles and natural products with Prof. Alison Thompson. During doctoral studies at University of Toronto, Ben conducted research with Prof. Andrei Yudin on small heterocycles, amphoteric molecules, and macrocyclization reactions. He also was a Visiting Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline's Department of Chemical Biology in Durham, North Carolina. Following graduate studies, Dr. Rotstein trained with Dr. Neil Vasdev in small molecule PET radiochemistry and translational imaging at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. There he held an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship and was later appointed Instructor in the Department of Radiology. Returning to Canada in 2016, Ben joined the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at University of Ottawa as Assistant Professor and started his research group at University of Ottawa Heart Institute. His current research interests include synthetic radiochemistry, radiotracer development for cardiovascular imaging, and peripheral neuroimaging.