Areas of Specialization
Biomaterials and Devices
This pillar of the BME program encompasses the research fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering directed towards growth or regeneration of cells, tissues and organs. The technology includes development of biomaterials, implantable devices and sensors and other biologically compatible materials with applications in numerous medical devices and therapies.
Related Faculty
Dr. Tohid Didar
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical devices; Bio-sensing; Microfluidics; Bio-functional Interfaces, Bio-hybrid micro/nano-robots
Dr. Kathryn Grandfield
Associate Professor
biomaterials; osseointegration; electron microscopy; mineralized tissues; electron tomography; atom probe tomography
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Igor Zhitomirsky
Associate Member
biomaterials, nanomaterials, energy storage, electrochemical technologies, functional materials
Imaging, Sensing and Detection
This pillar of the BME program includes research towards the development and application of imaging technologies applicable to cells, tissues, organs and the brain for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Related Faculty
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. Thomas E. Doyle
Associate Professor
Biomedical signal processing; Human-computer interfacing (HCI); Machine learning for the augmentation, rehabilitation, and enhancement of human attributes
Dr. Troy Farncombe
Associate Professor
McMaster University
Radiation detector development, image reconstruction, multi-modality imaging, preclinical imaging
Dr. Kathryn Grandfield
Associate Professor
biomaterials; osseointegration; electron microscopy; mineralized tissues; electron tomography; atom probe tomography
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. Zahra Motamed
Associate Member
Medical devices, Medical imaging; Diagnostic, Intervention-predictive and intervention-optimization tools
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Therapeutics
This pillar of the BME program focuses research toward the development of novel drugs and drug delivery methods, including the development of biodegradable polymers and other materials for tissue engineering of cellular scaffold and release of signaling molecules.
Related Faculty
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. Tohid Didar
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical devices; Bio-sensing; Microfluidics; Bio-functional Interfaces, Bio-hybrid micro/nano-robots
Prof. Qiyin Fang
Associate Member
biophotonics, microscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy & imaging, intelligent sensing for point-of-care, aging-in-place, & environmental monitoring
Dr. Gonzalo Hortelano
Adjunct Member
gene delivery strategies; biomaterials; cell encapsulation; drug delivery; modulation of immune responses; polymers; hemostasis
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. Dinesh Kumbhare
Adjunct Professor
Biomedical Engineering research clusters: imaging, sensing and detection, therapeutics
Dr. Zahra Motamed
Associate Member
Medical devices, Medical imaging; Diagnostic, Intervention-predictive and intervention-optimization tools
