Poet,
Philosopher,
Scientist

Thomas Doerksen

Thomas has a PhD in Theory and Criticism (Western), a Masters in philosophy (Guelph), and a Masters in synthetic organic chemistry (Victoria). He lives in Victoria, BC.

Publications

Poetry

Through the Cities and the Woods, JLRB Press, 2025 April

“The Dragon’s Tail, The Open Box,”, “Time Taking,” “The Master”, “White Night” in
Holes: An Anthology of Poems about Depths, Darkness, and Desire,
JLRB Press

Holes Anthology Cover

Philosophy

The Forgetting of Fire: An Archaeology of Technics,
2023, University of Western Ontario

Robert Boyle's Air Pump

On Becoming a Nomad Scientist,
2018, University of Guelph

Assemblages and their Tendencies

Science

“5'-S-(3-aminophenyl)-5'-thioadenosine, a novel chemoprotective agent for reducing toxic side effects of fluorouracil in treatment of MTAP-deficient cancers”,
pending, BioRxiv

Treatment Strategy and Mechanism of Action

“Characterization of Bacteriophage cd2”,
2023, Spectrum

Electron Microscopy of cd2

“Identification and three-dimensional structure of carnobacteriocin XY”,
2017, FEBS Letters

NMR Solution of CbnX

Cytotoxic Methylthioadenosine Analogues,
2016, University of Victoria

Methylthioadenosine analogue

Performances

January 2024
Planet Earth Poetry
“Time Taking”
Victoria, British Columbia

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