Marc Aucoin

Research Interests:
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Viral vector drug delivery
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Biological nano-particles (Virus-Like Particles or VLPs)
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Vaccines, gene therapy, gene expression, genetic diseases
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Baculovirus Bioprocessing
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Process dynamics of virus-based systems for the production of complex biologics such as viral vectors and vaccines
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Development of strategies using multiple viruses to obtain recombinant products in cell culture
[YouTube Lecture] September 30, 2014 "Tools and strategies for complex biologics production in animal cells: applications to insect and mammalian cell culture"
[YouTube] January 26, 2011 "Research Profile: Marc Aucoin"
Jonathan Blay

Research Interests:
- cancer therapy
- colorectal, breast, prostate and lung carcinomas
- cancer tissue microenvironment
- chemokine pathways
- tumor-initiating cells
- proteins
Niels Bols

Research Interests:
- Research, in vitro toxicology, and biotechnology of animal cell cultures
- Roles of nutrition, hormones and polypeptide growth factors on the growth and differentiation of fish tissues and organs.
Naveen Chandrashekar

Research Interests:
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Orthopaedic biomechanics (ACL, knee mechanics)
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Biomedical device design
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Tissue engineering
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Implant design
Perry Chou

Research Interests:
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Biochemical engineering
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Microbial biotechnology
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Synthetic and molecular biology
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Genetic, metabolic and protein engineering
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Biopharmaceuticals (to treat autoimmune diseases and prevent rejection of organ transplants)
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Biomanufacturing, bioprocessing technologies (biological strain construction, bioreaction cultivation, biofuels, bioproduct recovery and purification)
[Waterloo Stories] May 3, 2013 "Can bacteria help create a cheaper fuel for our cars?"
[UW Eng-e-news] August 14, 2013 "Engineering Life-enhancing research"
Marianna Foldvari

Research Interests:
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Intelligent drug delivery system design (dermal, transdermal, transmucosal, ocular, and intranasal) for Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Cancer, Immunology (Glaucoma, neural degenerative disorders, HPV, LSIL/CIN I, cervical cancer, Scleroderma)
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Non-invasive drug delivery technologies, biomolecular devices
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Gene therapy, protein, and vaccine development
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Nanomedicine, pharmaceutical development
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Nanotoxicology (nanomaterials, bioimaging, biomarkers)
[Global Impact] [CBC] April 30, 2018 "Working with gene therapy to treat glaucoma"
[Waterloo Stories] July 5, 2012 "Revolutionary drug delivery"
Emmanuel Ho

Research interests:
- Imaging, treatment, and prevention of diseases
- Fabrication and characterization of innovative biomaterials for drug delivery systems (nanoparticles, medical devices, biodegradable films, hydrogels, etc.)
- Vaccine development for protection against HIV and other diseases
[Waterloo News] February 6, 2019 "Researchers find new treatment for Chlamydia"
[Waterloo News] April 16, 2018 "Developing new way to fight transmission of HIV"
Peter Levine

Research Interests:
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Integrated microsystems for clinical and environmental monitoring
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Combining complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits with novel materials, structures, or devices to enable non-traditional life science and bio-diagnostic applications
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CMOS-integrated biochemical assays
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Semiconductor integrated circuits and sensors, design and test of 3D integrated circuits
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Micro/nano fabrication, lab-on-a-chip devices
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Electrochemical biosensors
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Electrophysiology
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DNA sequencing
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Image sensors
Ming Li

Research Interests:
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Bioinformatics tools (protein structures, genome mapping, conducting homology searches)
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Protein structure prediction, and automated NMR protein structure determination
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Stem cell image recognition
- Deep learning, natural language processing and automated conversation, AI
Canada Research Chair in Bioinformatics [Canada Research Chair Profile]
The Royal Society of Canada Fellow
[Waterloo Stories] April 5, 2013 "RSVP: Responding to a need"
[Waterloo Stories] July 6, 2012 "Solving life's big issues, one question at a time"
Matthew Scott

Research Interests:
- Experimental biological physics
- Stochastic processes in physics and biology
- Pysiological constraints on bioproduct synthesis
Lab Equipment: Imagestream MkII with 488nm, 642nm and 785nm lasers; 60x magnification
[YouTube Lectures] Winter School on Quantitative Systems Biology 2015
Roderick Slavcev

Research Interests:
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Drug discovery, delivery systems and nanomedicine
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Gene therapy, microbial genetics
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Oncology, Antiviral therapeutics design
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Anti-bacterials
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Acne cosmeceutical design
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Phage-based biotechnology
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Viral exclusion systems
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Cosmeceuticals
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Vaccine design (dementia), bacteriophage-based biotechnology, use of coliphages to design and construct vectors for the development of novel vaccines, pharmaceuticals and gene delivery systems, and the identification and application of novel phage genomic anti-bacterial genes with potential phage therapy applications.
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Strategic management in Pharmacy; healthcare reform
Shawn Wettig

Research Interests:
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Gene therapy and drug delivery systems (prostate and ovarian cancer treatment)
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Polymeric nanomaterials, biopolymers
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Novel surface active compounds (gemini surfactants)
[Daily Bulletin] June 1, 2018, 11 CBB Members Named Outstanding Performance Award Winners
[CBB researcher story] July 21, 2015 "Vectors for gene therapy and improving drug solubility"
Alfred Yu

Research Interests:
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Ultrasound imaging innovations: Complex flow imaging, High-performance beamforming platforms, Flow phantom design
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Therapeutic ultrasound discoveries: Sonoporation, Micro/nanobubble cavitation, Wave-matter interactions, Cellular dynamics studies