Medical biotechnology

This group comprises research and experimental development in medical biotechnology.

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Blakney, Anna

Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Gene delivery; RNA; Biomaterials; Immunoengineering; Gene delivery, RNA, Biomaterials, Immunoengineering

Blakney, Anna

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Gene delivery; RNA; Biomaterials; Immunoengineering; Gene delivery, RNA, Biomaterials, Immunoengineering

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Dong, Xuesen

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Prostate Cancer ; Drug development; RNA Splicing and Gene Regulation; Hormone Dependent Cancers; Endocrine Regulation; Prostate Cancer , Drug Development, RNA Splicing and Gene Regulation, Hormone Dependent Cancers, Endocrine Regulation

Duong, Franck

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Applied immunology (including antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies); Medical molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins; Membrane protein, nanodiscs, ligand-receptor interactions, cell membranes, lipids, soluble proteins, porin, iron intake

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Ford, Nancy

Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Medical physics; Medical biotechnology diagnostics (including biosensors); Dental materials and equipment; micro-computed tomography; physiological gating; contrast agents; models of respiratory disease; image-based measurements; dental imaging; x-ray imaging; micro-computed tomography, physiological gating, contrast agents, models of respiratory disease, image-based measurements, dental imaging, x-ray imaging

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Granville, David

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Autoimmunity; Medical molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins; Proteases; Granzymes; Extracellular matrix; Chronic inflammation; Aging; Disease models; Autoimmune disease; Skin; Vascular biology; Wound Healing; Proteases, Granzymes, Extracellular Matrix, Chronic inflammation, Aging, Disease models, Autoimmune disease, Skin, Vascular biology, Wound healing

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Hacihaliloglu, Ilker

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Extraction of relevant information from 3D medical images; Image Guided Surgery; computer assisted diagnosis; Deep Learning; point of care ultrasound; ultrasound image processing; Brain Health; orthopedic surgery; liver disease; lung disease; traumatic Brian injury; neurosurgery; Brain Health; Biomedical Engineering; Extraction of relevant information from 3D medical images, image guided surgery, computer assisted diagnosis, deep learning, point of care ultrasound, ultrasound image processing, brain health, orthopedic surgery, liver disease, lung disease, traumatic Brian injury, neurosurgery, brain health, biomedical engineering

Hacihaliloglu, Ilker

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Extraction of relevant information from 3D medical images; Image Guided Surgery; computer assisted diagnosis; Deep Learning; point of care ultrasound; ultrasound image processing; Brain Health; orthopedic surgery; liver disease; lung disease; traumatic Brian injury; neurosurgery; Brain Health; Biomedical Engineering; Extraction of relevant information from 3D medical images, image guided surgery, computer assisted diagnosis, deep learning, point of care ultrasound, ultrasound image processing, brain health, orthopedic surgery, liver disease, lung disease, traumatic Brian injury, neurosurgery, brain health, biomedical engineering

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Illes, Judy

Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Medical biotechnology; Biomedical Ethics; Aging and dementia; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Brain Injury; Stem Cells; Neurotechnology; Neuroethics; Neurotechnology; Biomedical Ethics, Aging and dementia, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Brain Injury, Stem Cells, Neurotechnology, Neuroethics, Neurotechnology

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Kazanjian, Arminee

School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Medical biotechnology; Health systems and policy, equitable access to healthcare; cancer survivorship, psychosocial care; Health systems and policy, equitable access to healthcare; cancer survivorship, psychosocial care

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Matsubara, Joanne Aiko

Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Sensory systems, visual; Cellular interactions (including adhesion, matrix and cell wall); Gene and molecular therapy; Cellular neuroscience; neuroscience; vision; cell and development; cell death pathways; innate immune response; eye disease, retinal degenerations; Alzheimer's disease; neurodegeneration; neuroscience, vision, cell and development , cell death pathways, innate immune response, eye disease, retinal degenerations, alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration

McNagny, Kelly Marshall

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Stem Cells; Immunology; Inflammation; Mouse models of human disease; Tissue degeneration/regeneration; Cancer; innate immune response; kidney function; Biologics and therapeutics; Stem Cells, Immunology, Inflammation, Mouse models of human disease, Tissue degeneration/regeneration, Cancer, Innate immune response, Kidney function, Biologics and therapeutics

McNagny, Kelly Marshall

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Stem Cells; Immunology; Inflammation; Mouse models of human disease; Tissue degeneration/regeneration; Cancer; innate immune response; kidney function; Biologics and therapeutics; Stem Cells, Immunology, Inflammation, Mouse models of human disease, Tissue degeneration/regeneration, Cancer, Innate immune response, Kidney function, Biologics and therapeutics

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Rohling, Robert

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Medical biotechnology; ultrasound; Robotics; Cardiology; ultrasound, robotics, cardiology

Rohling, Robert

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Medical biotechnology; ultrasound; Robotics; Cardiology; ultrasound, robotics, cardiology

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Shadgan, Babak

Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Medical biotechnology diagnostics (including biosensors); Biomedical instrumentation (including diagnostics); Orthopedics; Sports medicine; Bone, skin and cartilage science; Central nervous system;

Snutch, Terrance Preston

Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Brain Disorders; Animal models; genomics; Drug discovery & development; brain disorders, animal models, genomics, drug discovery & development

Snutch, Terrance Preston

Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Brain Disorders; Animal models; genomics; Drug discovery & development; brain disorders, animal models, genomics, drug discovery & development

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Wang, Rizhi

Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Functional materials in materials engineering sciences; Regenerative medicine (including stem cells and tissue engineering); Orthopaedic implants, drug delivery biomaterials, anti-infection solutions.; Additive manufacturing, 3D structural designing.; Bone structure, mineralization and mechanics, bone metastasis, hip fracture and prevention.; Orthopaedic implants, drug delivery biomaterials, anti-infection solutions., Additive manufacturing, 3D structural designing., Bone structure, mineralization and mechanics, bone metastasis, hip fracture and prevention.

Wang, Rizhi

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Functional materials in materials engineering sciences; Regenerative medicine (including stem cells and tissue engineering); Orthopaedic implants, drug delivery biomaterials, anti-infection solutions.; Additive manufacturing, 3D structural designing.; Bone structure, mineralization and mechanics, bone metastasis, hip fracture and prevention.; Orthopaedic implants, drug delivery biomaterials, anti-infection solutions., Additive manufacturing, 3D structural designing., Bone structure, mineralization and mechanics, bone metastasis, hip fracture and prevention.

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Zandstra, Peter

Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Stem cell bioengineering; Bioengineering; Synthetic biology; Biomedical Engineering; Immuno-engineering; Biotechnology; Computational Biology; Computational modeling; Gene/Cell Therapy Systems; genomics; Immunology; personalized medicine; Regenerative medicine; Synthetic biology; Stem cell bioengineering, Bioengineering, Synthetic biology, Biomedical engineering, Immuno-engineering, Biotechnology, Computational biology, Computational modeling, Gene/Cell Therapy Systems, Genomics, Immunology, Personalized medicine, Regenerative medicine, Synthetic biology

Zandstra, Peter

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Stem cell bioengineering; Bioengineering; Synthetic biology; Biomedical Engineering; Immuno-engineering; Biotechnology; Computational Biology; Computational modeling; Gene/Cell Therapy Systems; genomics; Immunology; personalized medicine; Regenerative medicine; Synthetic biology; Stem cell bioengineering, Bioengineering, Synthetic biology, Biomedical engineering, Immuno-engineering, Biotechnology, Computational biology, Computational modeling, Gene/Cell Therapy Systems, Genomics, Immunology, Personalized medicine, Regenerative medicine, Synthetic biology

Zhou, Youwen

Department of Dermatology & Skin Science, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Autoimmunity; Dermatology; Gene and molecular therapy; Translation research; Genetics and genomics of skin diseases; Vitiligo, pigmentation diseases, eczema; Innovative therapeutic development; Translation research, Genetics and genomics of skin diseases, Vitiligo, pigmentation diseases, eczema, Innovative therapeutic development

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Amir Rad

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Next-Generation AI-Enabled Multimodal Wearable

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Justin Wyss

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Soft Sensing Technology Designed for Pressure Ulcer Prevention

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Colton Strong

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)

Supercharging donor platelets for enhanced clotting using mRNA lipid nanoparticles
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Kate Huang

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Medicine (PhD)

Mutations in the giant protein titin and risk of heart rhythm disorders
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Omar Bashth

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Uncovering the Role of Human Stem Cell Competition in Pluripotency and Lineage Commitment

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Tanya Bennet

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Airway-On-A-Chip: Development and In Vitro Validation of a Microfluidic Cell Culture Model For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Sheri Jahan Chowdhury

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD)

On-Chip Semiconductor Laser Integration to Optical Biosensors Using Photonic Wire Bonding
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Saif Dababneh

Student

Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MDPhD)

Human stem cells and genomics to understand and treat heart rhythm disorders
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Alexander Garner

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Developmental Biology (PhD)

Investigating how pancreatic islet architecture impacts function

French Name

Biotechnologies médicales

French Description

Ce groupe comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en biotechnologies médicales.