Degrees
BASc., University of Toronto
MASc., University of Toronto
PhD., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
Research Interests
Modulation of cell behavior with nanotopography
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Topography-regulation of stem cells lineage commitment and differentiation
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Differentiation of adult and pluripotent stem cells with nanotopography
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Fabrication and application of nano-structure for biomedical applications in neural, vascular, and cornea tissue engineering
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Biomaterial approach to study ex-vivo pluripotent stem cell
Research and Academic Awards
Young Investigator Award Special Merit Award. 15th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering. (ICBME 2013)
Young Investigator Award, 6th World Congress on Biomechanics
The second annual Acta Biomaterialia Student Award
Johns Hopkins Whitaker Foundation Scholarship
National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Graduate Fellowship
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