andreas wallucks
From: Freiburg, Germany
Background: Physics
Education: PhD from TU Delft and MSc from the University of Konstanz
Project: Label-free detection of extracellular vesicles
Felix Lussier
From: Montréal, Canada
Background: Analytical Chemistry
Education: PhD, and BSc from Université De Montréal
Project: Microbead-in-droplet assay for characterizing Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cells activation by tumor cells
Noélie Douanne
From: Montpellier, France
Background: Microbiology, Biotechnology and E-learning
Education: PhD from Université de Montréal, MSc from Université des Sciences de Montpellier and MSc from Polytechnique Montpellier/Université Paul Valéry Montpellier
Project: Manufacturing of functional synthetic extracellular vesicles in order to enhance the cell-specific delivery of cargo, for therapeutic purposes
Carl Fabian Svahn
From: Uppsala, Sweden
Background: Biotechnology
Education: Master degree from Uppsala University
Project: Extracellular vesicle analysis & microbead-in-droplet assay for characterizing Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cells activation by tumor cells
Email: fabian.svahn@mail.mcgill.ca
Eva Kadoch
From: Montreal, Canada
Background: Biomedical Sciences
Education: BSc from Université de Montréal
Project: Extracellular Vesicle-Based Liquid Biopsy for Detection of Ovarian Cancer
Email: eva.kadoch@mail.mcgill.ca
Geunyong Kim
From: Jeonju, South Korea
Background: Mechanical Engineering
Education: MS and BS from Konkuk University
Project: Capillaric Circuits, digital immunoassay
Email: geunyong.kim@mail.mcgill.ca
Nadia Davoudvandi
From: Golpayegan, Iran
Background: Chemical engineering, Chemistry
Education: M.Eng from University of Toronto, MSc from Iran University of Science and Technology, BSc from University of Isfahan
Project: Isolation and imaging of Circulating Tumor Cells
Rosalie Martel
From: Quebec City, Canada
Background: Biomedical Engineering
Education: B.Eng from Polytechnique Montréal
Project: Development of nanoarrays for single exosome characterization
yin liu
From: Shanghai, China
Background: Biology/Pharmacy
Education: MSc from Imperial College London, MSc and BSc from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Project: Viscoelasticity of hydrogel regulating adipose-derived stem cell for nucleus pulposus repair and regeneration
Email: yin.liu@mail.mcgill.ca
Yonatan Morocz
From: Boston, MA, USA
Background: Bio-Organic Chemistry
Education: Honours Bsc Bio-Organic Chemistry from McGill University
Project: Microfluidic aerosol capture
Houda Shafique
From: Montreal, Canada
Background: Bioengineering
Education: B.Eng. from McGill University
Project: Point-of-care diagnostic devices
Hugues Martin
From: Montreal, Canada
Background: Biomedical engineering
Education: B.Eng. Polytechnique Montréal
Project: Extracellular vesicle profiling from plasma for liquid biopsy and protein expression data analysis
Email: hugues.martin@mail.mcgill.ca
Justin de Vries
From: Montreal, Canada
Background: Bioengineering
Education: B.Eng. from McGill University
Project: TBD
Qihui (Jason) Zhu
From: Shanghai, China
Background: Physiology
Education: Honours BSc from McGill University
Project: Organ on a chip and soft brain implant material
Email: qihui.zhu@mail.mcgill.ca
ANDY NG
From: Montréal, Canada
Background: Biochemistry
Education: PhD and BSc from McGill University
Position: Research Associate
Work experience: Research Officer at National Research Council of Canada, Staff Scientist at GDG Environnement, Research Associate at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Project: Development of scalable and multiplexed affinity binder screening technologies
Email: andy.ng@mcgill.ca
Molly Shen
From: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Background: Immunology
Education: BSc from McGill University
Position: Research Assistant
Project: An Organ-On-a-Chip Model for Studying the Secretomic Crosstalk between Cancer Spheroid and its Stroma
Email: lechen.shen@mail.mcgill.ca
PAMMY LO
From: Hong Kong
Background: Neuroscience
Education: MSc from McGill University, BSc from Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Position: Lab Manager
Project: Circulating biomarker discovery for early diagnosis of breast cancer using the antibody colocalization microarray
Email: pammy.lo@mcgill.ca
visiting graduate students
Reham Gamal Elfarargy
From: Cairo, Egypt.
Background: Nanotechnology
Education: MSc from American University in Cairo and BSc from University of Science and Technology at Zewail City
Project: 3D printing
Berine Wehbeh
From: Beirut, Lebanon
Background: Bioengineering
Project: Long-term on-chip liquid reagent storage
Email: berine.wehbeh@mail.mcgill.ca
YOUNGCHAE HAN
From: Winnipeg, Canada
Background: Bioengineering
Project: TBD
Email: young.c.han@mail.mcgill.ca
Dornaz Almasizadeh
From: Vancouver, British Columbia
Background: Immunology
Project: 3D cell culture and organ-on-a-chip
Izabela Junqueira
From: Brasília, Brazil
Background: Bioengineering
Project: 3D Cell Culture and Organ-on-a-chip devices
Emilie Johnson (Undergraduate, 2o24)
Ioannidis Duchastel-Vassaramva (Rotation graduate student, 2023)
Microbead-in-droplet assay for characterizing Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cells activation by tumor cells
Carlos Jair Cordoba Contreras (Undergraduate, 2023)
Isolation and imaging of Circulating Tumor Cells
bisan samara (M.ENg 2023)
A 3D Printed Hanging Drop Platform for Spheroid Production, Pick-up, and Patterning
Gopi Suresh Oggu (research assistant, 2023)
Lipid nanoparticle synthesis using microfluidic devices and its characterization, Microfluidics for Point-of-care Diagnostics
Daphne Jin (Undergraduate, 2023)
Optimization of polymer functionalization with antibody
VAHID KARAMZADEH (Phd, 2023)
High-resolution Vat-photopolymerization-based 3D Printing of Biocompatible Materials for Organ-on-a-chip Applications and Capillarics
Lan Anh Huynh (Undergraduate, 2023)
3D printed microneedles
ASHLYN LEUNG (M.Eng, 2023)
Label-free detection of single-cell-derived extracellular vesicles
AHMAD SOHRABI (Postdoctoral fellow, 2022)
Autonomous Capillaric Circuits for Diagnostics
Peter El Khoury (UNDERGRADUATE, 2022)
Aerosol Capture and Extraction (ACE)
Azim Parandakh (M.Eng, 2022)
Rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19
Philippe DeCorwin-Martin (phd candidate, 2022)
Development of nanoarrays for single exosome characterization
➙ Nomics
Grant ongo (phd candidate, 2022)
Co-culture arrays for breast cancer drug screening
➙ Nomics
Andrew tan (Phd candidate, 2022)
Spatially-resolved tissue secretomics
Weiqi Han (UNDERGRADUATE, 2021)
3D Bioprinting
Brenda Shen (UNDERGRADUATE, 2021)
Vascularization of neuronal organoids
NEWSHA KOUSHKI (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2021)
Isolation and Multiplexed Proteomics of Circulating Tumour Cells (CTCs)
LORENNA OLIVEIRA (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, 2021)
Development of nanoarrays for single exosome characterization
RYAN WALSH (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, 2021)
Development of Multiplexed immunoassays
LUCILE ALEXANDRE (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2021)
Development of nanoarrays for single exosome characterization
IVAN TEAHULOS (RESEARCH TECHNICIAN, 2021)
Multiplexed immunoassays
ORIOL YMBERN LLORENS (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2020)
Capillaric Circuits, autonomous microfluidic tools for diagnostics. Development of a Covid-19 diagnostic test
Justin Lessard-Wajcer (Rotation student from ipn, 2020)
Development of Novel Capillaric Circuits for Point-of-Care Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Anne meunier (research associate, 2020)
Point-of-care devices for circulating tumour cell enrichment
Qiang Su (Postdoctoral fellow, 2020)
Bead based immunoassays using fixed antibodies and fluorescent barcoding
Edward Zhang (M.Eng, 2020)
Fabrication of ultra-soft brain implants to reduce the brain foreign body response
Jing Lian (Research Assistant, 2020)
DNA-assisted bead-based assays for multiplexed biosensing
Woojong Rho (MSc 2020)
Multiplexed immunoassay for characterization of novel biomarkers in neurological disease
➙ nplex biosciences
Mohamed Yafia (Postdoctoral fellow 2019)
Aptamer based enrichment system and capillary chip for low abundance water contaminant detection
➙ Postdoctoral fellow at the Wyss Institute, Harvard
MILAD DAGHER (Postdoctoral fellow, 2019)
DNA-assisted bead-based assays for multiplexed protein detection
➙ CEO of nplex biosciences
Marcella engler (Visiting Scientist, 2019)
High-throughput microfluidic screening of hybridoma for high affinity binders
Molly Shen (Undergraduate, 2019)
Development of nanoarrays for single exosome characterization
➙ MSc student at DJGroup
Théo Badra (Research assistant, 2019)
Development of nanoarrays for single exosome characterization
Omar Moussa (Visiting Undergraduate, 2019)
Filter-based isolation of circulating tumour cells
Mcolisi Dlamini (M.ENG, 2019)
Axonal migration in response to surface-bound digital nanodot gradients
➙ Research Assistant at McGill Nanotools Microfab
Kate Turner (Research Associate, 2018)
➙ Project Engineer at Sensoreal Inc.
YOSHIMITSU YANAGAWA (Visiting scientist, 2018)
Development of sample preparation system for DNA sequencer
Sa Xiao (m.eng, 2018)
Intestinal-Tract-On-Chip modular platform
➙ PhD student at the Sinton Lab at the University of Toronto
PHILIP ZIMNY (M.ENG, 2018)
Droplet microfluidics for compartmentalized cell lysis and single cell mapping
➙ Two Pore Guys, Inc.
AYO olanrewaju (phd, 2017)
Capillaric circuits for rapid detection of urinary tract infections
➙ Postdoctoral Fellow at the Posner Group at the University of Washington
Ilias Hurley (B.ENG, 2016)
Secretome imaging of tissue slices
➙ MSc student at DJGroup
Nila WU (B.ENG, 2017)
Secretome imaging of tissue slices
➙ MASc at the University of Toronto
Jeff MUNZAR (PHD, 2017)
High-throughput screening platform and theoretical models to study ligand binding of duplexed aptamer biosensors
➙ Head of Technology at nplex biosciences
Donald macnearney (m.ENG, 2016)
➙ System integrator at Aspin Kemp and Associates
Sara Kheireddine (M.ENG, 2016)
Isolation of circulating tumour cell clusters using microfabricated filtration cartridge
➙ PhD student at McGill University
FLORIAN POSSEL (M.ENG, 2016)
Hydropneumatic capillaric circuits
GINA ZHOU (PHD candidate)
High sensitivity assay development, towards single molecule detection
➙ Co-founder of Tech Lead
Karen Gambaro (Research Associate, 2015)
Circulating biomarker discovery for early diagnosis of breast cancer using the antibody colocalization microarray
➙ Principal scientist at Exactis Innovation
SEBASTIEN RICOULT (PHD, 2014)
Axonal migration and turning investigated through surface-bound digital nanodot gradients
➙ Research scientist at Illumina
PHILIPPE DECORWIN-MARTIN (M.ENG, 2014)
String microfluidics
➙ PhD candidate at DJGroup
MOHAMMAD QASAIMEH (PHD, 2014)
Microfluidic quadrupoles and their applications in cell chemotaxis studies
➙ Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at NYU Abu Dhabi
kwi-nam han (postdoctoral fellow, 2014)
Development of an inexpensive and easy-to-use thread-based sensor for the detection of biomolecules
➙ Senior researcher at the Korea Basic Science Institute
adiel mallik (msc, 2013)
Design and fabrication of a transparent microfluidic probe for local stimulation of neurons
➙ PhD candidate in the McGill Lab for Music Perception and Cognition
ali tamayol (postdoctoral fellow, 2013)
Development of textile-based engineered tissues and a microfluidic device to rapidly array insect embryos
➙ Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University
mathias aebersold (MSc, 2012)
Development of a microfluidic probe with a stationary gradient
➙ PhD candidate at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
SEBASTIEN RICOULT (MSC, 2011)
SEBASTIEN BERGERON (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2011)
Developing and optimizing the antibody colocalization microarray for cancer profiling
➙ Founder and CEO of Parallex Biosystems
Ahmed Abdelaty Shalaby (Visiting graduate student, 2023)
Microfluidic paper-based devices for detection of cancer biomarkers
Molly shen (m.eng, 2023)
An Organ-On-a-Chip Model for Studying the Secretomic Crosstalk between Cancer Spheroid and its Stroma
➙ Research assistant at DJ group
Jason Zhu (Undergraduate, 2023)
COMSOL Simulation of Aerosol Particles behaviors in Microfluidic chips
➙ MSc student at DJ group
Eliana Muszynski (Undergraduate, 2023)
Applying microfluidics assays of T-cells in the context of neurodegenerative disease
Youngchae Han (Undergraduate, 2023)
3D printed microneedles
nick chahley (M.Eng, 2022)
Automated image analysis of captured circulating tumour cells
Mary Wan (UNDERGRADUATE, 2022)
Optimization of stop valves
ZIJIE JIN (M.Eng, 2022)
Gastrointestinal Tract-in-a-Box
Alan huang (M.Eng student, 2022)
Serial interstitial fluid sampling device
rohini singh (Postdoctoral fellow, 2022)
Rapid identification of antibody-producing cells against viral agents of new emerging threats and epidemics
Mohamed maoui (M.ENG, 2022)
Automatic Pipeline for Microarray Image Analysis Based on Projections Techniques
Johan renault (Research assistant, 2021)
Capillaric circuits for diagnostics of urinary tract infections; Digital Omics of Single Exosomes
flemming kondrup (UNDERGRADUATE, 2021)
Circulating tumor cell (CTC)
Ilias Hurley (M.ENG, 2021)
Dynamic range modification of colocalized molecular assays
➙ Biochemistry R&D Scientist at Two Photon Research, Inc.
Will Jogia (Research Assistant, 2021)
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigens and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Alia Alameri (M.Eng student, 2020)
Development of a microfluidic platform for the vascularization of neuronal organoids
➙ Ph.D. Candidate at Columbia University
Jay Pimprikar (Undergraduate, 2020)
Development of Domino Capillaric Circuits for Covid-19 Diagnosis
Maiwenn Beaugrand (Postdoctoral fellow, 2020)
Capillary microfluidic chips for nucleic acid extraction and purification
Xuan Wang (Lab Manager, 2020)
Lab Manager
Jinglin Kong (Postdoctoral fellow 2020)
DNA-assisted bead-based assays for multiplexed biosensing
➙ nplex biosciences
Veronique Laforte (PhD 2019)
Biomarker discovery for prognosis of traumatic brain injury using the antibody colocalization microarray
ARYA Tavakoli (M.Eng candidate, 2019)
Development of capillary microfluidic circuits to quantify blood antibody concentration for vaccine efficacy studies
➙ Nomics
Zijie Jin (Undergraduate, 2019)
Secretome imaging
➙ MSc student at DJGroup
alex hernandez (PHD, 2019)
Development of microdevices for isolation and detection of cancer cells
➙ National Research Council Canada
Perla Galimidi (Visiting Undergraduate, 2019)
Filter-based isolation of circulating tumour cells
Eun Hae Oh (Postdoctoral fellow, 2019)
Development of nanoarrays for single exosome characterization.
➙ Aptamer Sciences Inc.
Alessandra Robillard (Research Associate, 2018)
➙ Project Engineer at Sensoreal Inc.
auxtine micalet (visiting undergraduate, 2018)
Fabrication of ultra-soft brain implants to reduce the brain foreign body response
Marlon bustos (research assistant, 2018)
Secretome Imager
FRÉDÉRIC NORMANDEAU (M.eng, 2018)
Optimizing immunoassay technologies for biomarker discovery
➙ PhD student at the McKinney Lab at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Amir Foudeh (PostDoctoral Fellow, 2016)
Label-free biomarker discovery platform for early diagnosis of cancer and neurological diseases
➙ Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University.
Katie Clancy (M.Eng, 2015)
Comparison of protein patterning techniques
➙ Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse.
Huiyan Li (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2015)
Development of scalable and multiplexed affinity binder screening technologies
➙ Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Victoria, UVic Genome BC Proteomics Centre
Gerson Aguire (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2015)
Intestinal-Tract-On-Chip modular platform
➙ Zepto Life Technologies
NAIMISH SARDESAI (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2014)
Discovery of blood-based cancer biomarkers for early diagnosis by combining Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Spectrometry and Antibody Colocalization Microarray
➙ Research scholar at the Food and Drug Administration
huiyan li (phd, 2014)
Novel antibody microarray technologies for multiplex protein analysis in complex samples
➙ Postdoctoral fellow at DJGroup
amir sanati nezhad (postdoctoral fellow, 2014)
Development of microdevices for isolation and detection of cancer cells
➙ Assistant Professor at the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary
GRANT ONGO (M.ENG, 2014)
Rapid detection of pathogenic bacteria using a silver enhancement sandwich assay
➙ PhD candidate at DJGroup
ROOZBEH SAFAVIEH (PHD, 2014)
Microfluidic capillary systems for microarraying and diagnostic applications
➙ CEO and Founder of Sensoreal, Inc.
KATE TURNER (M.ENG, 2013)
Design and development of a high-throughput device to rapidly array Drosophila melanogaster embryos
➙ Teacher at Global Prodigy Academy
mohsen akbari (postdoctoral fellow, 2013)
Development of microfluidic systems for tissue engineering and rapid detection of bacteria, as well as cooling schemes for high speed and high power microelectronics
➙ Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria
ahmet turkdogan (m.eng, 2013)
Assessment of optimization and validation of the antibody colocalization microarray
➙ Field Engineer at Schlumberger
XUN MAO (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2011)
Thread-based, cost-effective portable clinical diagnosis device for point-of-care and in-field applications
SETAREH GHORBANIAN-MASSHADI (MSC, 2011)
Microfluidic probe for direct write of soft cell scaffolds
➙ PhD candidate in the University of Toronto Department of Medical Biophysics
WEN LUO (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2010)
Developing and optimizing the antibody colocalization microarray for cancer profiling
emmanuel moreau (Postdoctoral fellow, 2009)
Developing and optimizing the antibody colocalization microarray for cancer profiling
➙ R&D Project Leader at In Vitro Diagnostics
NIKOLA PEKAS (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2009)
Development of robust and highly integrated flow-control components for autonomous, massively parallel microfluidic devices
➙ Research Officer at National Research Council Canada
CECILE PERRAULT (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2009)
Neurite guidance and axonal regeneration in artificial microenvironments
➙ Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield
MARYAM MIRZAEI (PHD, 2009)
BENJAMIN CORGIER (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2009)
Using a microfluidic probe to monitor the environment of single neurons in real time
➙ R&D Production Manager at AXO Science
MATEU PLA-ROCA (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2009)
Microfluidic antibody microarrays for cancer protein profiling
➙ Core Facility Coordinator at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia
ARTHUR QUEVAL (MSC, 2008)
The design and fabrication of a chamber for mice brain slice observation
➙ Founder of Qloudlab