1265 Military Trail
Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4
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where mechano-microbiology meets materials-biosystems interactions
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June
—Anna gave a talk on “introducing surface chemistry techniques through a 10-day lab-intensive nano-bootcamp” at the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CSC 2023) held in Vancouver!
— Ruby and Franklin engaged in Environmental Nanotechnology discussions at the Gordon Research Conference in Sunday River (Maine)! Ruby presented research on plant root-bacteria interaction at the single cell level and Franklin on his nanoplastics on biofilms!
—Congratulations on getting the invitation to give a talk on the impacts of positively charged nanoplastics on biofilm formation in Environmental Nanotechnology Gordon Research Seminar Franklin!
—Welcome to the group Ines Aroul and Yifan Jia, visiting graduate students from Polytech Nice Sophia (France)!
May
—Welcome to the group NSERC-USRA recipient Jessica Yang and Ahmed Mohammed who is currently doing a directed research course!
—Good bye and thank you Liliana! It was great to have you for the semester and we will continue to expand the assays you initiated. We wish you all the best in your future!
April
—Congratulations to Uyen for being awarded a University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA)!
—Congratulations to Jessica for being awarded both an NSERC-Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) and a UTEA!!
March
—Congratulations to Uyen and Aarushi for being selected as finalists in the UTSC Undergraduate Research & Creative Forum!
—Paper on Laser-responsive sequential delivery of multiple antimicrobials using nanocomposite hydrogels is now available on Biomaterials Science! Great work everyone!
January
—Welcome Dr. Candelas, a visiting scholar from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Mexico) co-supervised with Prof. Terebiznik Lab at UTSC!
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December
—Congratulations to Keuna in receiving School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Conference Grant!!
November
—Congratulations to Meera for successfully completing her MSc Chemistry thesis!!
—Meera and Keuna gave an oral talk at Materials Research Society (MRS) fall meeting 2022 held in Boston on Spatiotemporally Resolved Stimuli-Responsive Sequential Drug Delivery System to Curb Antibiotic Resistance Development and Synthesis and Incorporation of Buffer Components into the Framework of Bioinspired Polyserotonin, respectively.
September
—Welcome to the Nano-Bio Team Uyen Hua!
—Welcome team of undergraduate students for nano ersearch cluster (NRC) group, Renjie Cui (supervised by Prof. Kris Kim), Kimia Kia (supervised by Prof. Lana Mikhaylichenko), Aarushi Vardhan, and Mengying Wu (supervised by Prof Kris Kim).
August
—Good bye Rudy, hope you enjoy the warmer weather in France and not miss the big winter jackets that you’ve tried on in Canada Goose since you won’t be needing them there!
June
—Welcome Rudy Vernaz, a visiting graduate student from Polytech Nice Sophia (France)!
May
—Nesha and Ruby goes to Annual Biophysical Society (BSC) and presents Nano-bio lab’s research!
April
—Congratulations to Keuna in receiving the Chemistry Teaching Fellows Program (CTFP) for the summer of 2022!
—Congratulations to Ruby Sullan, Dan Weaver, Kagan Kerman, Maria Dittrich, Oleksandr Voznyy, Svetlana Mikhaylichenko, and Kris Kim in receiving the UTSC departmental research fund and starting up a nano research cluster (NRC) group!
March
—Congratulations to Alex for successfully completing his MSc Chemistry thesis on the development of a hybrid nanomaterial platform for laser-triggered sequential delivery of antibiotics!
Feburary
—Congratulations to Eleni for contributing to the University of Toronto’s Journal of Scientific Innovation! Check out Eleni’s project here.
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December
—Keuna attended and presented her research on polyserotonin nanospheres at pacifichem held online due to COVID-19.
November
—Keuna attended 24th Annual Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Research Conference (CBGRC) and bioinspired nature conference held online!
October
—Paper on Immobilization of Polyethyleneimine (PEI) on Flat Surfaces and Nanoparticles Affects Its Ability to Disrupt Bacterial Membranes in Microorganisms. Congratulations to Nesha, Meera, and Jane!
July
—Kudos to Alexander Corbett for being the recipient of UTSC 2021 Graduate Research Award (MSc category)! Well done, Alex! We look forward to seeing your hybrid hydrogel in action!
—Along with research groups at Centennial College, Ontario Tech, and Trent, the lab was awarded a grant via the Collaborative Research Consortium Program (CRCP). Looking forward to all the academic exchange in the coming years!
—Ruby attended her very first Cottrell Conference, 7-9 July! Three days well spent hearing about the exciting discoveries of the past CS class and lots of great discussion on “Reimagining Higher Education” with the CS community. Looking forward to the future Cottrell conferences! Here’s a great summary from RCSA.
May
—Together with Keiko Yoshioka’s Lab at UofT, the group was awarded an NFRF-Exploration grant! Looking forward to a fruitful collaboration on plant-microbe interaction!
—Jane Lui was awarded the UTSC Undergraduate Research Prize for her thesis on “Decoding bacterial adhesion, one molecule at a time”. Congratulations!
April
—Keuna Jeon was awarded an NSERC-PGS! Well done!
—Jasmine and Jane were awarded an NSERC-USRA! Congratulations!
March
—Christian’s last day in the group! Vielen dank Christian for leaving us with a suite of analysis algorithms to continue playing with. All the best in your future endeavours!
Feburary
—Ruby was named a Cottrell Scholar by Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA)!
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December
—Paper on Size-Controlled Synthesis of Bioinspired Polyserotonin Nanoparticles now accepted in Journal of Materials Chemistry B. Congratulations to Keuna! This work is in collaboration with Leonie Barner’s group at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane.
November
—Alexander has been awarded the Franco Vaccarino Graduate Scholarship! This award is based on academic merit, experiential University-based contributions, and demonstrated success in areas outside academia. Congratulations!!!
September
—Welcome to our new graduate student, Alexander Corbett!
—Franklin joins the group as a PhD student!
—Congratulations to Franklin for successfully defending his MEnvSci thesis!
August
—“Nanoparticles show hope in defeating deadly drug-resistant pathogens”―check out this research highlight by Don Campbell on our work on nanomaterial-based antimicrobial…Here’s the UofT version of the research highlight…
—Congratulations to Christian on his Nanoscale paper on quantitative imaging of the E. coli biofilm matrix!
—Congratulations to Nesha on her work on multifunctional and stimuli-responsive antimicrobial now published in Advanced Functional Materials!
June
—Sri is in the news! #UofTGrad20: Grad’s frontline work during pandemic reinforces his decision to pursue a career in health care.
April
—Congratulations to Sri for placing 2nd in the 2020 UTSC Undergraduate Research Poster Forum! This poster forum (held online) provides opportunities for students who excel in research, scholarship and creative activities to showcase research. Sri presented his work on “Bacteria are Picky Homeowners.” Well done, Sri!
January
—Congratulations to Dr. Christian Kreis for being awarded the Peter-Haasen Prize for his PhD work at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen! This Prize recognizes PhD graduates with an exceptional dissertation in the field of material sciences.
—Welcome to Christian Schmitt, a visiting international student from the group of Prof. Leonie Barner of Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane!
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November
—Ruby, Keuna, and Alexa attended the 10th Annual Nano Ontario Conference held in York University, Toronto.
—Along with Prof. Dan Weaver, a teaching equipment grant to purchase a portable AFM was approved! AFM-ing on the go!
October
—Alexa has been awarded the Edwin Walter Warren Graduate Student Award from the Ontario Student Opportunities Trust Fund! Congratulations!
May
—Congratulations to Keuna for receiving the MITACS Globalink Research Award for a research visit to Prof. Leonie Barner’s lab at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia!
—Congratulations to Meera and Daniel for being awarded an NSERC-USRA!
April
—Along with co-PI Mo Mojahedi of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, the lab received funding from XSeed: Expanding Our Research Impact through Inter-Disciplinary Collaboration.
—Successful NSERC-RTI (Research Tools and Instruments) together with the labs of Profs. Terebiznik, Harrison, and Vanlerberghe of the Department of Biological Sciences at UTSC.
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September
—Welcome Dr. Christian Kreis, our new postdoc fellow in the lab! Christian is our new Feodor Lynen Research Fellow (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany).
August
—The lab welcomes its new undergraduate thesis students, Alexis, Susannah, and Yilei!
July
—Alexa attended the 10th AFM BioMed Summer School in beautiful Marseilles, France! Lots of AFMing and fun!
—Congratulations to Alexa for being awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship!!!
June
—The lab welcomes its first postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Nesha Andoy.
May
—Kudos to Daniel for being the recipient of the DPES Excellence and Leadership Award in Chemistry! This award is to recognize undergraduates who demonstrate both academic excellence and leadership within the Department.
—Kudos to Daniel for being the recipient of the DPES Excellence and Leadership Award in Chemistry! This award is to recognize undergraduates who demonstrate both academic excellence and leadership within the Department. See more about Daniel on page 9 of the DPES Digest Newsletter.
—Ruby and Alexa attended the 4th Annual meeting of the Biophysical Society Canada in beautiful Vancouver. Lots of exciting new developments in the field of membranes and lipids, as well as in imaging technologies, allowing us to peek through the inner workings of the cell!
—The lab welcomes its new lab members: Keuna (MSc) and undergraduate summer volunteers: Mayura, Anya, and Sarah.
April
—Alexa won 1st place (poster) in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Research and Discovery Conference (IGRAD) at UTSC! Congratulations!!!
—Ruby received a Connaught New Researcher Award!
—Congratulations to Daniel and Sri for being awarded an NSERC-USRA!
—Together with the labs of Profs. Kerman, Kraatz, and Zhang (collectively known as the Biological Chemistry Cluster), the lab was awarded an NSERC-RTI (Research Tools and Instruments)!
—Congratulations to Sri for winning the TD Undergraduate Research Opportunity Fellowship!
March
—Brody placed 3rd in Best Poster at the 46th SOUCC (Southern Ontario Undergraduate Chemistry Conference) held at Wilfrid Laurier University. Congratulations Brody!
January
—Ruby gave a talk at the Seminar Series hosted by the Department of Chemistry and Biology and the Molecular Science Graduate Program at Ryerson University. Lots of exciting research on biofilms, surfaces and interfaces, and host-pathogen interactions are happening at Ryerson U!
—The lab welcomes two undergraduate specialists from the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology program of UTSC, Nawrah Khader and Jonathan Burnie.
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Dec
—The lab was awarded a UTSC Research Competitiveness Fund!
—Ruby gave a talk in the Analytical Chemistry Seminar Series of Chemistry-St. George campus.
Sept
—Welcome to Alexa, the lab's very first graduate student!
Aug
—Group lunch at Fratellis―Thanks to this bunch of dynamic undergraduates for kick-starting the lab's research program!
—Lab's infrastructure grant from CFI-John R. Evans Leaders Fund in UTSC news!
July
—Noula Pitsiniaga joins the lab as a volunteer, welcome!
June
—Ruby gave a talk, "Bacterial Attraction", at the Chemistry Alumni Spring 2017 Reunion at St. George campus.
May
—Kudos to Eric for being awarded the NanoNet Undergraduate Student Enhancement Award!
—Ruby gave a talk in the Matrix Dynamics Group seminar series of the Faculty of Dentistry (UofT). Lots of exciting research synergies between the Matrix Dynamics group and the Mechano-microbiology Lab!
—Daniel Lysak joins the group for the summer as a recipient of the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)! Congratulations and welcome!
—Brody Chen starts his Summer Research in the group. Brody is a recipient of the University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA)-awarded to only two students in the Sciences in UTSC. Congratulations and welcome!
April
—Say what? Bacterial Attraction? Check out this great article by journalist Patchen Barss for a nice overview of the research we do.
—The lab was awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant for the proposed work on "Molecular Forces in Microbial Biofilms"!
March
—Ruby gave a talk in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Concordia University.
February
—Alexis Ty joins the lab, welcome!
January
—Sri Nowduri and Ajitha Kananathalingam join the lab, welcome!
—How we got interested with bacterial biofilms is summarized here. (article by Mandy Koroniak)
—The lab welcomes its very first member, Eric Lentz!
—Welcome to Nano(materials)-Bio Interactions Lab! Happy New Year and Happy New Lab!!!