The FEMR infrastructure is used in four research domains - environmental sciences, life and biomedical sciences, materials sciences and engineering, and physical and chemical sciences. Some of the major research programs that currently access the FEMR regularly are those affiliated with the following centres: Groupe de Recherche Axé sur la Structure des Protéines (GRASP), Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research, Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS), Biomedical Science and Technology Research Group, Membrane Protein Research Group, REGAL-McGill Research Centre on Aluminum REGAL, and others.

Research Groups using the Infrastructure at the FEMR

Name

Institution

Research Interests

mark.andrews [at] mcgill.ca (Mark Andrews) Chemistry, McGill Materials chemistry
parisa.ariya [at] mcgill.ca (Parisa Ariya) Chemistry, McGill Bioaerosols: Impact on Chemistry and Physics of the atmosphere; chemical transformation of mercury in the atmosphere and air/snow/water interface; halogens in the marine boundary layer and interactions with airborne organics
Christian Baron Biochimie, Université de Montréal Cellular dynamics of protein complexes

jake.barralet [at] mcgill.ca (Jake Barralet)

Faculty of Dentistry, McGill

Inorganic-organic material interactions for the production of biomimetic materials, new orthopedic biomaterials and controlled release

amy.blum [at] mcgill.ca (Amy S Blum) Chemistry, McGill Novel nanostructured devices and materials through self-assembly
Scott.Bohle [at] McGill.CA (D. Scott Bohle) Chemistry, McGill Biochemistry in the malaria parasite, and chemical biology of nitric oxide
Khanh Huy Bui Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill Structure and function of the eukaryotic cilia
Michel.Cayouette [at] ircm.qc.ca (Michel Cayouette) IRCM
Cellular neurobiology
Laurent Chatel-Chaix INRS Molecular virology; pathogeneses of DENV and ZIKV and to identify novel antiviral targets
richard.chromik [at] mcgill.ca (Richard Chromik) Mining & Materials Engineering, McGill Aerospace coatings; Tribology; Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS); Mechanical behavior of materials at reduced length scales (thin films, nano-grained materials, nanoscale devices
Gonzalo.Cosa [at] McGill.CA (Gonzalo Cosa) Chemistry, McGill Understanding cellular signaling and cellular function in disease and health and developing faster diagnostics for disease detection
Louis Cuccia Chemistry & Biochemistry, Concordia

Folding and self-organization of bio-inspired foldamers and macrocycles; chiral symmetry breaking; dynamic combinatorial chemistry

Sam J. Daniel MUHC Studying hearing loss related to middle ear disease and ototoxicity (or damage to the ear by drugs, chemicals, and noise)
%20elaine.davis [at] mcgill.ca (Elaine Davis) Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill

Role of the extracellular matrix in cell signaling, vascular development, and disease, intracellular protein trafficking

Nicole Demarquette

Génie mécanique, ETS

Materials and manufacturing
Adriana Di Polo Neuroscience, University of Montreal Hospital Research Center (CRCHUM) Molecular mechanisms that promote retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma
Noemie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne Chemical Engineering, McGill

Biologically derived materials and devices

ted.fon [at] mcgill.ca (Ted Fon) Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill

Molecular events leading to the degeneration of dopamine neurons in Parkinson's disease.

Nicole Francis IRCM, Systems Biology Unit Gene expression patterns that define cellular states can be inherited across cell generations and how this might involve heritable changes to chromatin
Alba Guarne Biochemistry, McGill DNA mismatch repair; TN& transposition; cell cycle regulation

raynald.gauvin [at] mcgill.ca (Raynald Gauvin)

Mining & Materials Eng., McGill

Nanoscale characterization of materials

subhasis.ghoshal [at] mcgill.ca (Subhasis Ghoshal)

Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill

Development of remediation technologies for contaminated soil and groundwater

grutter [at] physics.mcgill.ca (Peter Grutter) Physics, McGill Scanning probe microscopy and the interdisciplinary application of these techniques

ashraf.ismail [at] mcgill.ca (Ashraf Ismail)

Food Sci. & Agricultural Chem., McGill

Applied infrared spectroscopy, combined immunoassay / FTIR techniques

david.juncker [at] mcgill.ca (David Juncker)

Biomedical Engineering, McGill

Development of novel micro & nanotechnologies for bioengineering at microscopic scales

mari.kaartinen [at] mcgill.ca (Mari Kaartinen)

Faculty of Dentistry, McGill

Characterization of the polymerization process of osteopontin and other bone and tooth proteins

mojtaba [at] ece.concordia.ca (Mojtaba Kahrizi) Electrical & Computer Engineering,
Concordia University
Design, modeling, and fabrication of Nano/Micro systems with application in sensing and photonics
%20Ashok.Kakkar [at] McGill.CA (Ashok Kakkar) Chemistry, McGill Synthetic methodologies that lead to "Efficient Materials" for catalysis and photonics
Pat.Kambhampati [at] McGill.CA (Patanjali Kambhampati ) Chemistry, McGill Nanoscience, quantum dots, semiconductors, ultrafast spectroscopy, femtosecond lasers, nonlinear spectroscopy, excitons, relaxation dynamics, quantum dynamics, optoelectronic devices, solar cells, spintronics.
Timothy Kennedy Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill

Developmental neurobiology, axon guidance, axon regeneration, synapse formation and plasticity

Anne Kietzig Chemical Engineering, McGill Biomimetic surafce engineering
andrew.kirk [at] mcgill.ca (Andrew Kirk) Electrical & Computer Engineering, McGill 3D Micro and nano-optics; Free-space optical interconnects and devices; Optical MEMS
richard.leask [at] mcgill.ca (Richard Leask) Chemical Engineering, McGill Engineering analysis to understand human cardiovascular pathologies and device failure
%20paul.lasko [at] mcgill.ca (Paul Lasko) Biology, McGill

Oogenesis and pole plasm assembly using the model organism Drosophila melanogaster, a.k.a. the fruit fly

Bruce.Lennox [at] McGill.ca (R. Bruce Lennox) Chemistry, McGill Structure/property relationships of classes of molecules that form interfaces and nanomaterials
craig.mandato [at] mcgill.ca (Craig Mandato) Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill

The role of cytoskeletal components in cell division, cell motility and cellular wound healing

Sara Mahshid Bioengineering

Bionano-medical devices for point-of-care diagnostics and therapeutics

Janine Mauzeroll

Chemistry Electrochemical reactive imaging and detection of biological systems

dusica.maysinger [at] mcgill.ca (Dusica Maysinger)

Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill

Mechanisms of drug actions, signaling mechanisms in cell survival & differentiation

Heidi McBride Neuromuscular Research Group, Montreal Neurological Institute
 
Mechanism and function of mitochondrial fusion; the role of SUMOylation in mitochondrial fission and intracellular signaling; characterization of mitochondrial-derived vesicles.
%20marc.mckee [at] mcgill.ca (Marc McKee) Dentistry, McGill

Mineralized tissues and extracellular matrix biology, pathologic calcification, bone and tooth cell biology, osteopontin, matrix Gla protein.

Peter McPherson

Neurology & Neurosurgery
Montreal Neurological Institute

Molecular mechanisms of clathrin-mediated trafficking. Role of trafficking processes in neurological disease.

Zetian Mi Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Michigan Epitaxial growth and fundamental properties of semiconductor nanostructures, including quantum dots, nanowires, and two-dimensional atomic crystals; III-nitride materials and devices; Light emitting diodes, lasers, and Si photonics; artificial photosynthesis, solar fuels and solar cells; III-nitride and diamond based electronic devices.
Audrey.Moores [at] mcgill.ca (Audrey Moores) Chemistry, McGill Green chemistry
carlos.morales [at] mcgill.ca (Carlos Morales) Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill

Biogenesis of lysosomes; lysosomal sphingolipid activator proteins (SAPs) targeting Mechanisms of lysosomal proteins studies on reproduction

Oussama Moutanabbir Génie physique, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Expanding the fundamental understanding of basic physical properties of a variety of semiconductor nanomaterials including nanomembranes, nanowires, superlattices, and quantum dots
Keith Murai Centre for Research in Neuroscience, Research Institute, McGill University Health Centre Understanding how neural connections are formed, remodeled, and maintained in the brain and its relevance for cognition and disease
Bhushan Nagar Biochemistry Innate immunity; RNA Silencing
Showan N. Nazhat Mining & Materials Engineering

Bioinspired mineralization

John Oh Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University Polymers and nanoscale biomaterials chemistry

sasha.omanovic [at] mcgill.ca (Sasha Omanovic)

Chemical Engineering, McGill

Bioelectrocatalysis for new biotechnologies

joaquin.ortega [at] mcgill.ca (Joaquin Ortega) Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill

Understanding the biology underlying new antimicrobial targets.

Matthew Pamenter Biology, University of Ottawa Study and exploitation of naturally evolved mechanisms of hypoxia-tolerance in the brain
Kostas Pantopoulos Experimental Medicine, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research Post-transcriptional regulation of cellular iron metabolism by the IRE/IRP regulatory system, b) regulation of iron transport by hepcidin and hemojuvelin, c) iron metabolism and tumor growth and d) iron metabolism and hepatitis C virus (HCV)
John Pascal Biochimie, Université de Montréal

Cellular mechanisms that maintain DNA integrity and prevent genomic instability, and we have a particular interest in the family of enzyme known as poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases, or PARPs

Mihribin.Pekguleryuz [at] mcgill.ca (Mihribin Pekguleryuz) Mining & Materials Engineering, McGill Light metals in transport applications
Alan Peterson

Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill

In vivo regulation of myelin gene
%20john.presley [at] mcgill.ca (John Presley) Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill

Transport and sorting of proteins in the secretory pathway, role of coat proteins in sorting from the Golgi apparatus

Alexey V Pshezhetsky Pédiatrie Université de Montréal

Genetic and metabolic diseases in Quebec: diagnoses, mechanisms and interventions

maurice.ptito [at] umontreal.ca (Maurice Ptito) Optometry, UdM Experimental neuropsychology
%20dieter.reinhardt [at] mcgill.ca (Dieter Reinhardt) Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill

The biology of extracellular microfibrillar systems in normal and pathological situations, identification of modifier genes in microfibrillopathies such as Marfan Syndrome.

linda.reven [at] mcgill.ca (Linda Reven) Chemistry, McGill Structures which form via the self-assembly of macromolecules, nanoparticles and small molecules in solution and at surfaces. The main research themes are polymer assemblies at interfaces, self-assembled monolayers and nanoparticles dispersed in organic matrices
Aimee Ryan Human Genetics, Research Institute, McGill University Health Centre Study of a family of proteins called claudins that connect cells and regulate cell shape and tissue movements required for neural tube closure and heart development
hyman.schipper [at] mcgill.ca (Hyman Schipper) Lady Davis Institute Oxidative stress, brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases
martin.schmeing [at] mcgill.ca (Martin Schmeing) Biochemistry Structure and function of macromolecular machines
yixin.shao [at] mcgill.ca (Yixin Shao) Civil Engineering Civil engineering materials and their structural applications
Hanadi.Sleiman [at] McGill.CA (Hanadi Sleiman) Chemistry, McGill Interaction of small organic and inorganic molecules with DNA; synthesis of advanced materials; biomimetic materials, which can undergo self-assembly using non-covalent interactions
James Simmer
Jan Hu
Charles E. Smith
Dentistry, University of Michigan
Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill
Mechanisms of enamel formation and mineralization
Strauss, Mike Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill Poliovirus cell entry

maryam.tabrizian [at] mcgill.ca (Maryam Tabrizian)

Biomedical Engineering, McGill

Nanoparticles for controlled release systems and tissue engineering, nanocoating, biorecognition systems

Faleh Tamimi Dentistry Biomaterials, nanobiotechnology and tissue engineering
elitza.tocheva [at] mcgill.ca (Elitza Tocheva)

Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia

Structure and function of the bacterial cell envelope

simon.tran [at] mcgill.ca (Simon Tran)

Faculty of Dentistry, McGill

Tissue engineering an artificial salivary gland; salivary gland tissue regeneration using cell therapy (such as peripheral blood stem cells or salivary gland progenitor cells); periodontal ligament stem cells

Jean-Francois Trempe Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill Structure and function of proteins implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD), parkin and PINK1 in particular. The goal is to understand how these proteins protect neurons, and how they are inactivated in PD
William Tsang

Cell Division and Centrosome Biology, IRCM

Biology of a sub-cellular structure called the centrosome

nathalie.tufenkji [at] mcgill.ca (Nathalie Tufenkji)

Chemical Engineering, McGill

To relate microscopic measurements of biocolloid – surface interactions to macroscopic bench scale observations

vali [at] eps.mcgill.ca (Hojatollah Vali) Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill Nanostructure characterization of biological and nonbiological interfaces
Theo.Vandeven [at] McGill.CA (Theo G.M. van de Ven ) Chemistry, McGill Colloid and interface science and their relations to papermaking chemistry
Jackie Vogel Biology, McGill Temporal and spatial control of the assembly and function of the cell division machinery
A.E. Williams-Jones Earth & Planetary Sciences, McGill Genesis of hydrothermal mineral deposits

 

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