Faculty

Dr. John L. Brash

Distinguished University Professor

Dr. Ian Bruce

Professor

Biomedical engineering and signal processing; hearing aids and cochlear implants; auditory neurophysiology and psychophysics; digital speech processing; stochastic and nonlinear systems

Dr. Anthony Chan

Professor
McMaster University

Pediatrics

Dr. Varun Chaudhary

Associate Professor
McMaster University

Surgery

Dr. John Connolly

Professor
McMaster University

Linguistics

Dr. Hubert deBruin

Professor

Development of new computer-based systems and techniques for recording and analysing physiological signals in the basic research and clinical medical laboratories; Theoretical and in-vivo experimental response of motor neurons to different modes of stimulation of human compound nerves

Dr. Jamal Deen

Distinguished University Professor

Micro-/Nano-/Opto-Electronics, Nanotechnology and Data Analytics for Health and Environmental Applications, Bioimagers, Biosensor

Dr. Tohid Didar

Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Biomedical devices; Bio-sensing; Microfluidics; Bio-functional Interfaces, Bio-hybrid micro/nano-robots

Dr. Thomas E. Doyle

Associate Professor

Biomedical signal processing; Human-computer interfacing (HCI); Machine learning for the augmentation, rehabilitation, and enhancement of human attributes

Prof. Qiyin Fang

Associate Member

biophotonics, microscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy & imaging, intelligent sensing for point-of-care, aging-in-place, & environmental monitoring

Dr. Troy Farncombe

Associate Professor
McMaster University

Radiation detector development, image reconstruction, multi-modality imaging, preclinical imaging

Dr. Carlos Filipe

Chair of the Department
Department of Chemical Engineering

Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

We create engineering solutions for a healthier society: thermal stabilization of vaccines, enzymes, antibodies, and phage; application of functional nucleic acids for biosensing including the development of materials able to detect pathogenic bacteria.

Dr. Jeff Fortuna

Associate Member

Software Engineering Technology

Dr. Warren Foster

Professor
McMaster University

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Cecile Fradin

Professor
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Physics

Dr. Christoph Fusch

Associate Professor
McMaster University

Pediatrics

Dr. Fei Geng

Assistant Professor | Program Chair, Biotechnology
W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology

Associate Member
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Biotechnology

Dr. Deda Gillespie

Associate Professor
McMaster University

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

Dr. Kathryn Grandfield

Associate Professor

biomaterials; osseointegration; electron microscopy; mineralized tissues; electron tomography; atom probe tomography

Dr. Geoffrey Hall

Professor
McMaster University

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

Dr. Gary Hasey

Associate Professor
McMaster University

Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences

Dr. Jeremy Hirota

Associate Professor
McMaster University

Firestone Intitute for Respiratory Health

Dr. Todd Hoare

Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

nanotechnology, interfacial engineering, biomaterials engineering, polymer science, pharmaceutical science

Dr. Gonzalo Hortelano

Adjunct Member

gene delivery strategies; biomaterials; cell encapsulation; drug delivery; modulation of immune responses; polymers; hemostasis

Dr. Zeinab Hosseinidoust

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

Bacteriophage Biotechnology, Bacterial Biofilms, Phage Antimicrobials, Targeted Antimicrobial Delivery, Biohybrid Systems

Dr. Matiar Howlader

Associate Member

Nano-bonding of materials, devices, and components from emerging technology of microelectronics, photonics, micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS), bio-MEMS, bio-MOEMS and microfluidics for miniaturized and robust micro- and nano-system for health and environmental applications

Dr. Jan Huizinga

Professor
McMaster University

Smooth Muscle, Electrophysiology, Patch Clamp, PCR, Single Cell PCR, Intestinal Motility, Molecular Biology, Gastrointestinal Pharmacology, Intercellular Communication, Pacemaker Systems, Ion Channel Activity, Inflammation

Dr. Aleksandar Jeremic

Associate Professor

Biomedical signal processing ; Medical imaging ; Biochemical sensing ; Environmental monitoring ; Array signal processing

Dr. Dinesh Kumbhare

Adjunct Professor

Biomedical Engineering research clusters: imaging, sensing and detection, therapeutics

Dr. Yingfu Li

Professor
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Ram Mishra

Co-Director

Gene Expression, Mental and Neurological Disorders, cDNA Expression Array, Antipsychotic Drugs, Signal Transduction in Brain and Retina, Dopamine Receptors and Binding Proteins

Dr. Jose Moran-Mirabel

Associate Professor
McMaster University

Chemistry

Dr. Zahra Motamed

Associate Member

Medical devices, Medical imaging; Diagnostic, Intervention-predictive and intervention-optimization tools

Dr. Aimee Nelson

Associate Professor
McMaster University

Kinesiology

Dr. Michael Noseworthy

Professor

Medical imaging physics; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); multinuclear spectroscopy (MNS); machine learning; brain; muscle; cancer

Dr. Ishwar K. Puri

Dean of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering

Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Member
Department of Engineering Physics

Transport Phenomena; Heat Transfer, Energy Storage; Fluid Mechanics; Self Assembly & Nanostructure Synthesis; Combustion & Pollutant Airborne Emissions; Mathematical Biology; Bioinspired Computational Biology

Dr. Cheryl Quenneville

Associate Chair, Undergraduate
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Biomechanics

Dr. Amin Reza Rajabzadeh, Ph.D, P.Eng

Associate Member

Biochemical Engineering; Biosensors; Separation Processes; CFD

Dr. James (Jim) Reilly

Professor Emeritus

Statistical signal processing, including blind signal separation, blind deconvolution, image processing, and applications of numerical Bayesian estimation (MCMC) techniques

Dr. Kyla Sask

Associate Member

biomaterials; surface modification; protein and cell interactions; blood contacting medical devices; polymers

Dr. Henry Schwarcz

Professor Emeritus
McMaster University

Stable isotope geochemistry; Archeometry; Bone ultrastructure; Forensic science; Paleoclimate and chronology of the Quaternary; Speleothems. Stable isotope geochemistry, ultrastructure of bone, chemistry of bone, forensic analyses of human bone, paleodiet of ancient populations, Quaternary paleoclimate: speleothems

Dr. P. Ravi Selvaganapathy

Acting Co-Director (Engineering)

Micro/Nanofabrication; Bioprinting; Biomedical Microdevices; Microelectromechanical Systems; Microfluidics; Medical and Environmental Sensors; Smart Textiles; Biomaterials; Artificial Organs

Dr. Heather Sheardown

Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

biomaterials, tissue engineering, mathematical modeling of physiologic processes, ophthalmic drug delivery.

Dr. Leyla Soleymani

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Miniaturized Biomedical Devices
Department of Engineering Physics

biosensing, point-of-care diagnostics, lab-on-a-chip, DNA detection, health monitoring, nanofabrication, wrinkling, rapid prototyping

Dr. Ranil Sonnadara

Professor
McMaster University

Surgery

Dr. Seshasai Srinivasan

Associate Member

Mathematics, Programming

Dr. Jeffrey Weitz

Professor
McMaster University

Medicine

Dr. Judith West-Mays

Professor
McMaster University

Pathology and Molecular Medicine

Dr. Dave Wilson

Associate Professor
McMaster University

Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Janie Wilson

Professor, Department of Surgery
McMaster University

Instructor
Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences

Orthopaedic biomechanics, musculoskeletal biomechanics, gait analysis, osteoarthritis, orthopaedic surgery, implants and surgery outcomes.

Dr. Gregory R. Wohl

Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Co-Director (Engineering)
Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences

Biomechanics

Dr. Ryan Wylie

Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Hydrogels for local delivery of biologics, and low-fouling polymers for in vitro and in vivo applications.

Dr. Chang-qing Xu

Professor
Department of Engineering Physics

bacterial sensors; biomedical lasers for diagnosis and treatment; periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN); PPLN related devices; lasers (solid, fibre, semiconductor); optical sensors and sub-systems; laser applications

Dr. Bosco Yu

Assistant Professor (CLA)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Solid mechanics, impact mechanics, hybrid materials (cellular lattices, fibre composites, metal/metal hybrids), material selection, finite element methods, and rapid prototyping/additive manufacturing

Dr. Boyang Zhang

School of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Tissue engineering, biomaterials engineering, microfluidics, organ-on-a-chip engineering, advanced biofabrication, regenerative medicine, high-throughput drug screening.

Dr. Igor Zhitomirsky

Associate Member

biomaterials, nanomaterials, energy storage, electrochemical technologies, functional materials

Dr. Katherine Zukotynski

Associate Professor
McMaster University

Dr. Zukotynski is involved in medical imaging research. Her main areas of research are in PET/CT, particularly as it relates to oncology, neurodegenerative disease and machine learning.