Dr. Ali Younes

Dr. Ali Younes is a radiochemistry research associate and a radiation safety officer, located in the Chemistry Department at Hunter College. His previous research included different areas of radiochemistry, nuclear chemistry and nuclear toxicology. He is also very experienced in inorganic materials synthesis, organic chelation chemistry development, radiopharmaceutical and environmental remediation.

• 2015 National Certification for being Lecturer-Researcher of University in industrial, mineral and organic synthesis chemistry (French CNU 32)
• 2015 National Certification for being Lecturer-Researcher of University in theoretical, physical and analytical chemistry (French CNU 31)
• 2013 Ph.D. in Radiochemistry at the University of Nantes, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Subatech laboratory, France.

Courses taught have included:

• CHEM-38855 Radiochemistry
• CHEM-22500 Organic Chemistry
• CHEM-10600 General Chemistry
• CHEM-29100 Chemical Investigations
• CHEM-49100 Chemical Investigations

Currently, Dr. Younes is involving in different research projects. His research is particularly focusing upon:1) the development and synthesis of decorporating agents (Chelation therapy) towards a new therapy for human in case of nuclear contamination, 2) understanding the mechanism of biodistribution and accumulation of highly toxic radioactive metals in human target organs upon internal injection or contamination, 3) production and processing of radionuclides for medical and fundamental applications, 4) development and evaluation of non-conventional materials for radionuclides separation, nuclear wastes remediation and medical isotope generators. In addition, as a Radiation Safety officer at Hunter College, he is leading the Radiation Safety program at Hunter College of the City University of New York.

• A. Younes, G. Creff, M. R. Beccia, P. Moisy, J. Roques, J. Aupiais, C. Hennig, P. L. Solari, C. Vidaud and C. Den Auwer (2019). Is hydroxypyridonate 3,4,3-Li-(1,2-HOPO) a good competitor for uranyl metabolism? Metallomics, 11, 496-507.
• J. Fitzsimmons, A. Abraham, D. Catalano, A. Younes, C. Cutler, D. Medvedev (2019) The application of poorly crystalline silicotitanate in production of 225Ac. Scientific report nature 9:11808.
• N. V. S. D. K. Bhupathiraju, A. Younes, M. Cao, J. Ali, H. T. Cicek, K. M. Tully, S. Ponnala, J. W. Babich, M. A. Deri, J. S. Lewis, L. Francesconi and C. M. Drain (2019) Improved Synthesis of the Bifunctional Chelator p-SCN-Bn-HOPO. Journal of Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ,17, 6866-6871.
• J. Aupiais, A. Younes, P. Moisy, C. Hennig, A. Rossberg, B. Brunel, M. Kerbaa, C. Vidaud and C. Den Auwer. Structural and thermodynamic investigation of An(IV)LI(O)HOPO (2017). New Journal of Chemistry,41, 11291-11298.
• A. Younes, G. Montavon, S. Gouin, E. André-Joyaux, R. Peumery, T. Chalopin, C. Alliot, M. Mokili, J. Champion and D. Deniaud (2017) Investigation of a new “N2S2O2” chelating agent with high Po(IV) affinity. Journal of Chemical Communication.53, 6492-6495 .
• A. Younes, C. Alliot, M. Mokili, D. Deniaud, G. Montavon and J. Champion (2017) Solvent extraction of polonium (IV) with tributyl-phosphate (TBP). Journal of Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange. 35(2), 77-90.
• A. Younes, G. Montavon, C. Alliot, M. Mokili, F. Haddad, D. Deniaud, J. Champion (2014) A route for polonium 210 production from alpha irradiated bismuth 209 target. Radiochimica. Acta. 102(8), 681-689.