Nikita Lomis
Ph. D Student Experimental Medicine (2015-2019)
Project: A novel nanoparticle formulation for targeted drug delivery in cardiovascular disease
Email: nikita.lomis [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Susan Westfall
Ph. D Biomedical Engineering (2014-2018)
Project: Design of Synbiotic to Promote Resilience to Chronic Stress-Induced Psychiatry Disorders
Currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Email: susan.westfall [at] mail.mcgillca
Imen Kahouli
Ph. D Experimental Medicine (2009-2017)
Project: Novel microencapsulated probiotic formulation for use in colon cancer
Email: imen.kahouli [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Virtica Tomar
Ph. D Chemistry (2013-2017)
Project: Noscapine: a promising therapeutic agent for cancer
Wei Shao
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2010-2015)
Project: Carbon nanotube based targeted drug delivery systems for breast cancer and other drug delivery applications
Email: wei.shao2 [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Shyamali Saha
Ph.D. Dentistry (2011-2014)
Project: A new probiotic approach for the prevention and/or treatment of dental caries, oral candidiasis and periodontal diseases
Email: shyamali.saha [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Catherine Tomaro-Duchesneau
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2009-2014)
Project: Microencapsulated ferulic acid esterase active lactobacillus fermentum for the reduction of inflammation and cholesterol in metabolic syndrome
Email: catherine.tomaro-duchesneau [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Laetitia Rodes
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2009-2014)
Project: A new approach of gut microbiota modulation by probiotic bacterial cells: formulation for use in metabolic endotoxemia
Email: laetitia.rodes [at] mail.mcgillca
Arghya Paul
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2008-2011)
Novel biotherapeutic devices: studies with stem cells, nanohybrid viral vectors and microcapsules for cardiovascular applications
Email: arghya.paul [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Meenakshi Malhotra
Ph.D Biomedical Engineering (2008-2014)
Project: A multifunctional nanoparticle formulation for siRNA delivery targeting neurodegenerative diseases and cancer
Arun Kulamarva
Ph.D Biomedical Engineering (2005-2009)
Project: DNA nanotube microcapsule design
Email: arun.kulamarva [at] mcgill.ca
Mitchell Laurence Jones
Ph.D Biomedical Engineering (2007-2011)
Project: DNA nanotube microcapsule design
Jasmine Bhathena
Ph.D Biomedical Engineering (2004-2009)
Project: A novel oral polymeric membrane lactobacillus formulation for amelioration of non- alcoholic fatty liver disease and associated disorders
Email: jasmine.bhathena [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Christopher Martoni
Ph. D Biomedical Engineering (2004-2009)
Project: Microencapsulated bile salt hydrolyzing probiotic lactic acid bacteria for use in hypercholesteremia and associated cardiovascular diseases
Aleksandra Malgorzata Urbanska
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2006-2009)
Project: A novel microencapsulated probiotic yoghurt formulation for oral delivery in the suppression of intestinal tumor genesis in APC/Min mice
Email: aleksandra.urbanska [at] mail.mcgill.ca
Fatemeh Afkhamizarreh (in collaboration with BRI, Montreal)
Ph.D Biomedical Engineering (2004-2009)
Project: Delivery of IFN-7 and VEGF165b by microencapsulated cells: preparation and in vitro analysis
Email: fatemeh.afkhamizarreh [at] mcgill.ca
Maryam Mirzaei
Ph.D Biomedical Engineering(2004-2009)
Project: Production of human Interleukin-7 in insect cells and fabrication of microfluidic systems for high throughput cell screening
Email: maryam.mirzaei [at] mcgill.ca
Hongmei Chen
Ph.D. (2002-2006)
Project: A novel microencapsulation system: preparation and characterization of genipin cross linked alginate chitosan microcapsule for live cell oral delivery and other applications.
Email: hongmei.chen [at] mail.mcgill.ca
