Niko Hildebrandt Lab

About Niko Hildebrandt’s work

The Niko Hildebrandt Lab team is a multidisciplinary research team in the Department of Engineering Physics focused on developing breakthrough biosensing and bioimaging methods.

Understanding mechanisms

Developing sophisticated analytical tools to detect and quantify biological or chemical molecules at the nanoscale.
Developing methods

Innovating in-vitro, in-situ and in-vivo analysis techniques using Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) for rapid, simple, and inexpensive biosensing.
Applying sensors

Translating developed methods into practical devices and applications for clinical, biological, food, and environmental laboratories.

News stories

Learn about what’s happening in the Niko Hildebrandt Lab

Researcher Niko Hildebrandt earns prestigious Human Frontier Science Program research grant

Hildebrandt and an international team of collaborators will explore the application of a complex non-linear optical process for biosensing and bioimaging.

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PhD student in the Niko Hildebrandt Lab wins national award

Albert Ashong was awarded with the Canadian Black Scientists Network (CBSN) Excellence in Research and Innovation Award, recognizing exceptional innovation and leadership within Canada’s Black STEM community.

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Illuminating research for treating diseases

Developing luminescent tools for bioimaging and biomedical diagnostics. That’s the goal for Dr. Lucie Haye, postdoctoral fellow in McMaster’s Department of Engineering Physics.

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In conversation with Dr. Niko Hildebrandt

President Emeritus David Farrar interviews Dr. Niko Hildebrandt about his research and decision to come to McMaster as a Canada Excellence Research Chair.

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McMaster welcomes new Canada Excellence Research Chair in biosensing and molecular diagnostics

Biosensing technologies like Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) enable scientists to analyze complex biological interactions at the nanoscale, explains Hildebrandt, who joins McMaster from Université de Rouen Normandie in France and is one of the world’s leading scientists in FRET.

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