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Facility Director

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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

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Dhaarmini Rajshankar

  • Microscopic analysis of cell-matrix adhesion dynamics using ICC/IHC, Live cell imaging with Brightfield, widefield, confocal, and STED microscopy.

  • Histological assessments of demineralized hard tissue and soft tissue samples.

Facility Advisors

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Karina Carneiro 

Assistant Professor

 

  • DNA-based biomaterials and scaffolds

  • Hard tissue regeneration

  • Protein self-assembly

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Laurent Bozec

Associate Professor

 

  • Nanometrology and nanomechanics of collagen, cell-surface interactions and connective tissue disorders, including cancer. 

  • See bozec-lab.com

Facility Support Team

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Jian Wang

Manager, SEM & Mechanical testing laboratories

Mechanical testing of biological and implant materials.

Scanning Electron Microscopy service, including image analysis.

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Aiman Ali

Manager, Histopathology Research Unit (HRU)

Histology service for mineralized and demineralized tissue,

Preparation of histopathology reports for research.

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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

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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

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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)

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Nancy Valiquette: Laboratory Technician - Histology service for mineralized and demineralized tissue,

SEM and µCT

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Shahrez Waseem: Marketing Specialist

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Sophia Huang: Graduate student -​ Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).

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Denise Eymael: Laboratory Technician - Histology, SEM and µCT service for mineralized and demineralized tissue,

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Maria Lin: Lab  Marketing Specialist

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