SYDE Prof. received $420,000 funding from Mitacs Accelerate Program

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

PhotoMedicine lab members
Dr. Parsin Haji Reza a professor at the SYDE and the director of PhotoMedicine lab (www.photomedicinelab.com) received $420,000 from Mitacs Accelerate Program in collaboration with illumiSonics Inc. This funding will go toward his cutting-edge translational research in medical imaging for critical applications in oncology, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology. Professor Haji Reza and his team pioneered several techniques in biomedical optics. The team in collaboration with several clinical experts are working to bring these innovations from their lab to the community rapidly, efficiently and for the benefit of Canada and Canadians.