News
Pei Li defends PhD
Congratulations to Pei Li on the successful defence of his PhD thesis in June 2026.
Thesis Title: Development of Nanozyme and Nanozyme-Enhanced Electrodes for Electrochemical Lactate Sensing. We celebrate this important achievement and wish Pei all the best in his future endeavors.
Recent Paper: Microfluidic patch integrated with cobalt oxide/cobalt phosphate nanozyme for electrochemical lactate sensing at neutral pH
We are excited to announce that our latest research has been accepted for publication in Talanta.
This work was led by our group members Pei Li, Ethan K. Piercey, Sayan Ganguly, Kenneth D. Harris, and Abebaw B. Jemere, under the mentorship of Xiaowu Shirley Tang.
Recent Paper: Microfluidic-Based In Situ Synthesis of Magneto-Responsive Microcarrier Hydrogel Beads and Their Cell Seeding Applications
We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest research in ACS Applied Bio Materials.
This work was authored by Sayan Ganguly, Fatemeh Parniani, Li Yan Wong, and Xiaowu (Shirley) Tang.
Louis Cheung receives WIN fellowship and Provost's Entrance Award
Congratulations to Louis Cheung for receiving the 2013 Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) fellowship and Provost's Entrance Award! Off to a good start!
Mahyar Mazloumi defends PhD
Congratulations to Mahyar Mazloumi who successfully defended his PhD thesis in September 2013!
Welcome Louis Cheung and Zhi Li
Welcome Louis Cheung and Zhi Li to join our lab in September 2013 as MSc candidates!
Xiguang Gao defends MSc
Congratulations to Xiguang Gao who successfully defended his MSc thesis in August 2013! Well done!
Tang Lab awarded Grand Challenges Canada Grant
Stars in Global Health Round 4, Phase I: "A handy device for rapid screening of diarrheal pathogens in water: preventation of Diarrhea at its source". View the award on the Grand Challenges Canada website.
Carbon nanotube for cardiac tissue engineering featured on C&EN News
Our publication on ACS Nano, "Carbon-Nanotube-Embedded Hydrogel Sheets for Engineering Cardiac Constructs and Bioactuators", is featured on Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN).