Facility Director
Boris Hinz
University of Toronto Distinguished Professor in Tissue Repair and Regeneration
Keenan Chair in Fibrosis Research, St. Michael’s Hospital Toronto
see hinzlab.com
Facility Manager
Dhaarmini Rajshankar
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Microscopic analysis of cell-matrix adhesion dynamics using ICC/IHC, Live cell imaging with Brightfield, widefield, confocal, and STED microscopy.
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Histological assessments of demineralized hard tissue and soft tissue samples.
Facility Advisors
Karina Carneiro
Assistant Professor
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DNA-based biomaterials and scaffolds
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Hard tissue regeneration
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Protein self-assembly
Laurent Bozec
Associate Professor
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Nanometrology and nanomechanics of collagen, cell-surface interactions and connective tissue disorders, including cancer.
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See bozec-lab.com
Facility Support Team
Jian Wang
Manager, SEM & Mechanical testing laboratories
Mechanical testing of biological and implant materials.
Scanning Electron Microscopy service, including image analysis.
Aiman Ali
Manager, Histopathology Research Unit (HRU)
Histology service for mineralized and demineralized tissue,
Preparation of histopathology reports for research.
PhD Candidate (Biomedical Engineering)
Investigating molecular control of collagen biomineralization, using various methods including AFM.
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Mehrnoosh Neshatian
Lab Manager at Matrix Functionalization & Phenotyping Lab & Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Leads pioneering research projects that leverage cutting-edge microscopy techniques, including AFM.
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Alumni Team Members
João Firmino: Image Analysis Director - Image processing/analysis, data visualization and scripting; Live-cell imaging microscopy
Drosophila, Zebrafish, Chicken and cell culture expertise; ImageJ, ilastik, Volocity, CellProfiler, QuPath, ZEN, RStudio.
Bearded all year long
Maya Ezzo: PhD candidate (Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering) - Live cell imaging, calcium imaging, Particle image velocimetry (PIV), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Traction Force Microscopy (TFM)
Nancy Valiquette: Laboratory Technician - Histology service for mineralized and demineralized tissue,
SEM and µCT
Shahrez Waseem: Marketing Specialist
Sophia Huang: Graduate student - Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).
Denise Eymael: Laboratory Technician - Histology, SEM and µCT service for mineralized and demineralized tissue,
Maria Lin: Lab Marketing Specialist