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Dr. Todd Hoare

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Dr. Todd Hoare

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University

Post-Doctoral Fellows

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Hi, I’m Lisha, a postdoctoral fellow working on the development of liposomes, niosomes and other products for Suncor. I completed my PhD thesis at University of Alberta on liposome production to deliver multiple bioactives. In addition to my research, I love hiking and playing Arena of Valor and League of Legends.

Dr. Lisha Zhao

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Dr. Fei Xu

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Hey! I’m Afshin, a postdoctoral fellow in the Hoare Lab working on developing microfluidic technologies for synthesis of smart materials. I completed my PhD at ETH Zurich (Switzerland), where I developed different microfluidic platforms for controlled synthesis of advanced materials. I am also passionate about entrepreneurship. Outside of the lab, I am a fan of soccer and enjoy traveling, hiking, and watching never-ending thriller TV series!

Dr. Afshin Abrishamkar (he/him)

Ph.D. Students

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Matt Campea (he/him)

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Doren Singh

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Nate Dowdall

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Norma Garza Flores

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Kayla Baker

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Milana Pikula

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Nahieli Preciado

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Ridhdhi Dave

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Survanshu Saxena (he/him)

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Samaneh Toufanian (she/her)

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Sadru Walji (he/they)

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Andrew Lofts

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Saeid Tayebi

M.A.Sc Students

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Hello everyone! I’m Gurpreet, a Master’s student currently working on developing an anti-infective surface coating for medical devices and PPE to eliminate surface transmission of bacteria and viruses. I just completed my B.A.Sc. degree in Nanotechnology Engineering at University of Waterloo with a focus in nanobiotechnology and nanomaterials. In my free time I love roller skating, hiking to find beautiful views and creating new makeup looks!

Gurpreet Kaur Randhawa (she/her)

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Hi everyone! I'm Laura, a Master's student in the Hoare Lab working on controlled microgel fabrication using microfluidic devices and 3D printing. I recently completed my undergraduate degree in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering from McMaster. In my spare time I love to bake and spend time outdoors hiking with my dog Lexi!

Laura Neely

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Hi everyone! I'm Mya, a Master's student working on creating anti-infective coatings surgical masks and synthesizing antimicrobial microgels for drug delivery applications. I recently completed my undergraduate degree in the Integrated Science program, concentrating in Chemical Biology. Outside of the lab, I enjoy reading and learning how to bake!

Mya Sharma

Undergraduates

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Anuj Saini

Summer Students

Evelyn Cudmore (she/her)

My name is Evelyn and I am overjoyed to be returning to Dr. Hoare’s lab this summer! I'm going into my 5th year of integrated biomedical engineering and chemical engineering at Mac. My research focuses on anti-infective hydrogel based materials and my role in these projects is primarily in bacterial testing. Outside of the lab I love running, dancing, and hanging out with my hairless cat, Scarlet.

Evelyn Cudmore (she/her)

Alumni

Emma Chalupka

Undergraduate (2022 - 2023)

Trent Ignaczewski

Undergraduate (2022 - 2023)

Meghan Kostashuk

Undergraduate (2022 - 2023)

Vivek Kannan

Summer Student (2022)

Thomas Kalab

Undergraduate (2022)

Sophia Andru

Summer Student (2022)

Kevin Gulo

Undergraduate (2019 - 2022)

Amber Monteiro (she/her)

Undergraduate (2021 - 2022)

Isabelle Poulin (she/her)

Undergraduate (2021)

Couper Smith

Undergraduate (2021)

Elizabeth Keane (she/her)

Undergraduate (2020 - 2021)

Melanie Chung (she/her)

Undergraduate (2021)

Angela Pollinzi

Undergraduate (2019 - 2021)

Yang Lu

M.A.Sc. Student (2018 - 2020)

Nicholas Carbonara

Undergraduate (2020)

Riyadh Baksh

Undergraduate (2020)

Dabeer Abdul-Azeez

Undergraduate (2020)

Pamela Schimmer

Undergraduate (2019 - 2020)

Coulter Montague Szakaly

Undergraduate (2018 - 2020)

Cecilia Tran

Undergraduate (2019 - 2020)

Lucas Jarrett

Undergraduate (2019 - 2020)

Ali Affar

M.A.Sc. Student (2017 - 2019)

Mosana Abraha

Undergraduate (2019)

Shalimar Ramos

Undergraduate (2019)

Kevin De France

Ph.D (2014 - 2019)

Francesco Vito

Undergraduate (2018 - 2019)

Kelli Johnson

M.A.Sc. Student (2016 - 2018)

Ana Arezina

Undergraduate (2016 - 2018)

Lauren Weir

Summer Student (2018)

Gero Padberg

Summer Student (2018)

Rabia Mateen

Ph.D (2011 - 2018)

Nazrin Azeez

Undergraduate (2017 - 2018)

Karishni Ramamoorthi

Undergraduate (2017 - 2018)

Dr. Rabia Mateen

Ph.D (2011 - 2018)

Troy Stoner

Undergraduate (2017)

John Vairo

Undergraduate (2017)

Dr. Vitaliy Kapishon

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2015 - 2017)

Trevor Gilbert

Ph.D (2010 - 2017)

Carter McInnis

Undergraduate (2016 - 2017)

Mimi Deng

Undergraduate (2016 - 2017)

Kaleela Kadir

Undergraduate (2016 - 2017)

Maria Budi Hartono

Undergraduate (2016 - 2017)

Ashutosh Kulkarni

M.A.Sc. Student (2014 - 2017)

Ivan Urosev

M.A.Sc. Student (2014 - 2016)

Xudong Deng

Ph.D (2012 - 2016)

Donovan Ramkishun

Undergraduate (2015 - 2016)

Dr. Xudong Deng

Ph.D (2012 - 2016)

Juhina Elmajdoub

M.A.Sc. Student (2014 - 2015)

Dr. Daryl Sivakumaran

Ph.D (2010 - 2015)

Sahil Azeez

Undergraduate (2012 - 2015)

Juhina Elmajdoub

M.A.Sc. Student (2014 - 2015)

Sahar Mokhtari

M.A.Sc. Student (2012 - 2014)

Stephanie Truelove

Undergraduate (2014)

Rebecca Chu

Undergraduate (2012 - 2014)

Justin Piazza

M.A.Sc. Student (2012 - 2013)

Dr. Hongxia Guo

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2011 - 2013)

Ahmed Eltom

Undergraduate (2012)

Paniz Sheikholeslami

M.A.Sc. Student (2010 - 2012)

Hua Tong

Undergraduate (2012)

Janine Ho

Undergraduate (2011 - 2012)

Jenny (Mayra) Tzoc

M.A.Sc. Student (2009 - 2011)

Sonia Nijampatnam

Undergraduate (2010 - 2011)

Ho Mak

Undergraduate (2011)

Elysia Jellema

Undergraduate (2010 - 2011)

Cameron MacLean

Undergraduate (2009 - 2010)

Cam Macdonald (He/Him)

Undergraduate (2022 - 2023)

Youssef Emam

Undergraduate (2022 - 2023)

Eva Mueller

Ph.D (2017 - 2022)

Rosalie Wang (she/her)

Summer Student (2022)

Lauren Choi

Summer Student (2022)

Cynthia Pham (she/her)

Undergraduate (2018 - 2022)

Madeline Sain (she/her)

Undergraduate (2021 - 2022)

Dr. Madeline Simpson (she/her)

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2014 - 2021)

Makenzie Lamb

Undergraduate (2020 - 2021)

Blake Patterson

M.A.Sc. Student (2018 - 2021)

Dr. James Bodnaryk

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2020 - 2021)

Michael Majcher

Ph.D (2014 - 2021)

Dr. Xiaoyun Li

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2018 - 2020)

Elizabeth Keane

Undergraduate (2020)

Maggie Zhu

Undergraduate (2020)

Bridget Latka

Undergraduate (2020)

Dr. Zhicheng Pan

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2018 - 2020)

Yasamin Allahverdi

Undergraduate (2019 - 2020)

Olivia Waite

Undergraduate (2019 - 2020)

Parmida Amid

Undergraduate (2019 - 2020)

Shilpa Bhardwaj

Undergraduate (2019 - 2020)

Ali Babar

M.A.Sc. Student (2017 - 2019)

Anna Basatskaya

Undergraduate (2019)

Menatalla Ellag

Undergraduate (2019)

Dr. Somiraa Said

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2017 - 2019)

Alexander McKay

Undergraduate (2018 - 2019)

Nicola Muzzin

M.A.Sc. Student (2016 - 2018)

Angus Lam

Undergraduate (2014 - 2018)

Laura Carter

Summer Student (2018)

Dr. Emilia Bakaic

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2012 - 2018)

Jennifer Boughton

Undergraduate (2017 - 2018)

Abigail Go

Undergraduate (2018)

Ugonwa Echendu

Undergraduate (2017 - 2018)

Jonathan Dorogin

M.A.Sc. Student (2016 - 2018)

Michel Syriani

Undergraduate (2017)

Ashlyn Leung

Undergraduate (2017)

Dr. Brandon Corbett

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2016 - 2017)

Henry Yu

Undergraduate (2016 - 2017)

Ali Abu Helal

Undergraduate (2016 - 2017)

Zixin Zhang

Undergraduate (2016 - 2017)

Katelyn Chan

Undergraduate (2015 - 2017)

Dr. Trevor Gilbert

Ph.D (2010 - 2017)

Helen Dorrington

M.A.Sc. Student (2015 - 2016)

Courtney van Ballegooie

Undergraduate (2014 - 2016)

Dr. Jianfeng Zhang

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2015 - 2016)

Haiming Luo

Undergraduate (2015 - 2016)

Ivan Urosev

M.A.Sc. Student (2014 - 2016)

Spencer Imbrogno

Undergraduate (2015)

Dennis Kinio

Undergraduate (2012, 2014-2015)

Owen Barrigar

Undergraduate (2015)

Cameron Shaw

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2014)

Danielle Maitland

M.A.Sc. Student (2012 - 2014)

Jacqueline Chau

Undergraduate (2014)

Rowen Moon

Undergraduate (2012 - 2014)

Jared Gour

Undergraduate (2013)

Tyler Homer

Undergraduate (2012 - 2013)

Sahar Mokhtari

Undergraduate (2012)

Leah Kesselman

Undergraduate (2009 - 2012)

Iza Noor

Undergraduate (2011 - 2012)

Genevieve Conant

Undergraduate (2011)

Steven Zhao

Undergraduate (2011)

Thaksena Rangaranjan

Undergraduate (2011)

Syed Usman Ahmed

Undergraduate (2009 - 2011)

Stuart Young

Undergraduate (2010)

Hamzeh Qureshi

Undergraduate (2009 - 2010)

Colin Stark

Undergraduate (2022 - 2023)

Nada Ibrahim

Undergraduate (2022 - 2023)

Chloe Dawson (she/her)

M.A.Sc. Student (2019 - 2022)

Hadeel Abu-Jazar

Summer Student (2022)

Melaina Del Grosso

Summer Student (2022)

Simranjeet Singh (he/him)

Undergraduate (2021 - 2022)

Chloe Wu (she/her)

Undergraduate (2021 - 2022)

Dr. Ali Akbari

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2014 - 2021)

Zheng Fu Zhou

Undergraduate (2020 - 2021)

Jonathan Que

Undergraduate (2019 - 2021)

Diane Kim (she/her)

Undergraduate (2021)

Mina Yeganeh

Undergraduate (2020 - 2021)

Michael Kiriakou

M.A.Sc. Student (2018 - 2020)

Maya Ziolkowska

Undergraduate (2019 - 2020)

Alexandra Colville-Reeves

Undergraduate (2020)

Elizabeth Keane

Undergraduate (2020)

Dr. Zohreh Farsangi

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2018 - 2020)

Albert Stancescu

Undergraduate (2019 - 2020)

Victoria Kirkness

Undergraduate (2019 - 2020)

Yulia Shcherbakova

Undergraduate (2020)

Sophia Emerson

M.A.Sc. Student (2018 - 2019)

Kathryn Whitesell-O’Melia

Undergraduate (2019)

Terrel Marshall

Undergraduate (2019)

Maryam Badv

Ph.D (2013 - 2019)

Alan Mo

Undergraduate (2018 - 2019)

Vishrut Panchal

Undergraduate (2018 - 2019)

Amy Ling

Summer Student (2018)

Juliana Onesi

Summer Student (2018)

Dr. Lukas Sadowski

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2015 - 2018)

Dr. Wenwen Xu

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2017 - 2018)

Ahmed Koasmh

Undergraduate (2018)

Haniah Shaikh

Undergraduate (2017 - 2018)

Jacob Saunders

Undergraduate (2018)

Kaylie Lau

Undergraduate (2017)

Annika Yardy

Undergraduate (2017)

Seamus Ingram

Undergraduate (2017)

Dr. Julijana Milosevic

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2015 - 2017)

Caleb Seo

Undergraduate (2016 - 2017)

Francis Yavitt

Undergraduate (2013 - 2017)

Sydney Bell

Undergraduate (2016 - 2017)

Meghan Rothenbroker

Undergraduate (2016 - 2017)

Ashutosh Kulkarni

M.A.Sc. Student (2014 - 2017)

Helen Dorrington

M.A.Sc. Student (2015 - 2016)

Scott Campbell

Ph.D (2010 - 2016)

Jenny Chen

Undergraduate (2014 - 2016)

Dr. Scott Campbell

Ph.D (2010 - 2016)

Dr. Varvara Pokrovskaya

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2015)

Ian Gough

Undergraduate (2015)

Katya D’Costa

Undergraduate (2014 - 2015)

Samuel Suntharalingham

Undergraduate (2014 - 2015)

Sara Amjad

Undergraduate (2014)

Andrew McMillen

Undergraduate (2014)

Mathew Patenaude

Ph.D (2009 - 2014)

Danielle Maitland

M.A.Sc. Student (2012 - 2014)

Dr. Niels Smeets

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2011 - 2013)

Helen Dorrington

Undergraduate (2012 - 2013)

Pardis Assi

Undergraduate (2012)

Danielle Maitland

Undergraduate (2009 - 2012)

Miles Montgomery

Undergraduate (2011 - 2012)

Thomas Oszustowicz

Undergraduate (2011)

Benjamin Greenlay

Undergraduate (2010 - 2011)

Sabika Raza

Undergraduate (2010 - 2011)

Robert Fuller

Undergraduate (2011)

Chris Ewaschuk

Undergraduate (2009 - 2010)

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