About Us
Academic Roots, Precision Solutions
Nemrod was built on years of academic research and hands-on experience in aptamer, RNA, and biosensor development. Our founding team brings together researchers with advanced scientific training and extensive experience in designing, selecting, characterizing, and optimizing oligonucleotide-based systems.
This strong scientific foundation shapes the way we work today: combining rigorous experimental design with practical, application-driven development to create aptamers tailored to the specific needs of each project.
Our Story
We are a team of scientist with graduate-level training (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) and complementary expertise in aptamers, RNA technologies, molecular biology, and oligonucleotide-based biosensing.
Our paths came together through years of academic research, where we gained hands-on experience in aptamer selection, RNA engineering, assay development, and molecular recognition. Collectively, our team has contributed to original research in these fields, including peer-reviewed scientific publications.
This background gave us both the scientific expertise and the practical experience needed to build Nemrod. Beyond developing conventional aptamers, we focus on adapting selection and optimization strategies to the biological target, intended application, and technical constraints of each project.
We see aptamer development as a project-specific scientific process rather than a standardized workflow. Careful experimental design, iterative analysis, and a deep understanding of nucleic-acid behaviour allow us to develop solutions with scientific quality, relevance, and real-world applicability.
Meet The Team
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Emre Yurdusev, PhD
Co-founder, CEO
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Vesta Korniakova, M.Sc.
Co-founder
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Gurbet Karahan, PhD
COO
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Pierre-Luc Trahan, M.Sc
Research Assistant
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Asma Akther Uddin, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
Our Publications
Below is a selection of peer-reviewed publications to which our team members have actively contributed. These works reflect the depth of our experience in aptamer design, selection technologies like SELEX, and functional oligonucleotide systems. They also illustrate our long-standing commitment to advancing knowledge in this field — a foundation we carry into every project we undertake.
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Novel strategies to optimize the amplification of single-stranded DNA. A Nehdi, N Samman, V Aguilar-Sánchez, A Farah, E Yurdusev, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8, 401
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Adaptation of a Model Spike Aptamer for Isothermal Amplification-Based Sensing. E Yurdusev, PL Trahan, J Perreault Sensors 24 (21), 6875
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Electrochemically Exfoliated Graphene Oxide for Simple Fabrication of Cocaine Aptasensors. Y Lei, BD Ossonon, PL Trahan, J Chen, J Perreault, AC Tavares, ACS applied materials & interfaces 15 (29), 35580-35589
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Fluoride-controlled riboswitch-based dampening of gene expression for cloning potent promoters. V Korniakova, A Devinck, MC Groleau, E Déziel, J Perreault, Frontiers in Genetics 12, 591543
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Harnessing Coding Sequence Cleavage: Theophylline Aptazymes as Portable Gene Regulators in Bacteria. E Yurdusev, F Pan Du, E N Suslu, Y Nicole, J Perreault. BioRxiv/submitted to ACS Synthetic Biology.
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Digital Microfluidics Chips for the Execution and Real-Time Monitoring of Multiple Ribozymatic Cleavage Reactions. A N Davis, K Samlali, JB Kapadia, J Perreault, SCC Shih, N Kharma (E Yurdusev in the acknowledgments), ACS Omega, 2021 Aug 25;6(35):22514-22524.
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Yurdusev E (2025). Development of rational design methods for aptamers and ribozymes for redirection toward targeted applications Thesis. Québec, Université du Québec, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, PhD in Biology, 164 p.
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Aguilar Sánchez V (2022). Selection of Aptamers against Pathogenic Bacteria of Interest in Aquaculture and Public Health Mémoire. Québec, Université du Québec, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Master in applied microbiology, 92 p.
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Yurdusev E (2018). Development of new microorganism bio-detection technology using oligonucleotides and aptamers Mémoire. Québec, Université du Québec, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Master in applied microbiology, 77 p.
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Korniakova V (2020). Study of SAM-II riboswitches deviating from the consensus and their role in coordinated regulation of the methionine and SAM biosynthesis pathway, Mémoire. Québec, Université du Québec, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Master in applied microbiology, 145 p.