People
Fernandez-Gonzalez lab, September 2018 (from left to right: Jessica Yu, Cristina Moratilla-Martin, Jane Seo, Alex Florea, Katy Rothenberg, Chris McFaul, Anna Kobb, Gordana Scepanovic, Gary Hoang, Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez, Negar Balaghi)
Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez
Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Cell Biology and Morphogenesis
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Department of Cell and Systems Biology
Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
B.Sc. Computer Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
Interests: sushi, marathons, quantification
rodrigo.fernandez.gonzalez AT utoronto.ca
Gary Hoang
Lab Manager
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Biotechnology and Chemistry, University of Toronto
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Interests: cooking, traveling, wound healing
nguyen.hoang AT utoronto.ca
Katy Rothenberg
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Hometown: Syracuse, New York, USA
Interests: backpacking, nail art, cell adhesion
k.rothenberg AT utoronto.ca
Anna Kobb
Ph.D. Candidate
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Bioengineering, The Pennsylvania State University
Hometown: Woodward, Pennsylvania, USA
Interests: dog fashion, trail running, actin regulators
anna.kobb AT mail.utoronto.ca
Jessica Yu
Ph.D. Candidate
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Marine Biology and Music, University of British Columbia
Diploma of Technology, Biomedical Engineering, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Hometown: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Interests: Sailor Moon, pastry, convergent extension
jessicac.yu AT mail.utoronto.ca
Chris McFaul
M.D./Ph.D. Candidate
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (co-supervised by Prof. Chris Yip)
B.Sc. Physiology and Physics, McGill University
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Interests: 3D printing, gardening, cardiogenesis
christopher.mcfaul AT mail.utoronto.ca
Gordana Scepanovic
Ph.D. Student
Department of Cell and Systems Biology
B.Sc. Biology for Health Sciences and Psychology, University of Toronto
M.Sc. Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Hometown: Gaborone, Botswana and Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Interests: painting, dessert, embryogenesis
gordana.scepanovic AT mail.utoronto.ca
Cristina Moratilla-Martin
Ph.D. Student
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain and Technische Universität München, Germany
M.Sc. Management and Development of Biomedical Technologies, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
Interests: thrillers, extreme sports, reactive oxygen species
cc.moratilla AT mail.utoronto.ca
Negar Balaghi
Undergraduate thesis
Engineering Science (Biomedical Systems Engineering)
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Interests: graphic novels, knitting, myosin waves
negar.balaghi AT mail.utoronto.ca
Alex Florea
Undergraduate thesis
Engineering Science (Biomedical Systems Engineering)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Interests: animals, biking, Crk
alex.florea AT mail.utoronto.ca
Jane Seo
Undergraduate thesis
Engineering Science (Biomedical Systems Engineering)
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Interests: cello, k-dramas, cardiogenesis
jane.seo AT mail.utoronto.ca
Alumni
Graduate students
Miranda Hunter, Ph.D. Cell and Systems Biology, 2018
Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, Richard White's Lab, Sloan-Kettering Institute
Teresa Zulueta-Coarasa, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2018
Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, Jody Rosenblatt's Lab, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Michael Wang, M.A.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, 2016
Current position: Ph.D. student, Computational Biology, Cornell University
Hester van Dorst, visiting M.Sc. student, Utrecht University, 2016
Current position: researcher, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands
Undergraduates
Bingruo (Betty) Liu, summer student and undergraduate student 2017-2018
Current position: professional experience year, BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Colin Tong, work study, undergraduate thesis, and research associate 2015 - 2017
Current position: head of engineering, Insig Corporation and Tia Health
Vicky Zhang, undergraduate thesis 2016 - 2017
Current position: graduate student, Biostatistics, University of Toronto
Vyshnavi Kommu, summer student and undergraduate thesis 2016 - 2017
Current position: biomedical software application developer, ChipCare Corporation
Danielle Hayes, work study, summer student, undergraduate thesis and research associate 2012 - 2015
Current position: researcher, Triumvira Immunologics
Angeline Yasodhara, work study and summer student 2014 - 2015
Current position: undergraduate, University of Toronto
Alina Naramzoiu, work study 2014
Current position: undergraduate, University of Toronto
Rachel Lanning, work study and undergraduate thesis 2013 - 2014
Current position: reimbursement analyst, Janssen Inc.
Eun Lee, work study and undergraduate thesis 2012 - 2014
Current position: graduate student, Dentistry, Melbourne
Spencer Hu, undergraduate thesis 2012 - 2013
Current position: medical student, Western University
Katie Goodwin, undergraduate thesis 2012 - 2013
Current position: Ph.D. student, Quantitative and Computational Biology, Princeton University
Bosco Leung, work study 2012 - 2013
Current position: graduate student, Physiology, University of Toronto/The Hospital for Sick Children