Research Team

Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

scott.tsai@torontomu.ca

Education:
PhD (eng. sci.), Harvard University, 2012
SM (eng. sci.), Harvard University, 2009
BASc (mech. eng.), University of Toronto, 2007

Scott is the principal investigator of LoFFI. His research training has focused on a combination of low Reynolds number fluid mechanics and electrodynamics. More specifically, Scott's PhD developed systems that manipulate magnetic microparticles in microfluidic channels, for applications in particle sorting and coating, and in measuring ultralow interfacial tensions.

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(Lab website officer)

PhD Student
Biomedical Physics
(Co-supervised with Dr. Michael Kolios)

bahareh.chaichypour@torontomu.ca

Education:
MSc (mech. eng.), K. N. Toosi University of Technology, 2018
BSc (mech. eng.), Shahid Beheshti University, 2015

Bahareh employs acoustofluidics to develop efficient and robust microfluidic devices for diverse biomedical applications, such as drug delivery and intracellular delivery, and cellular mechanical property studies. 

(Lab equipment officer)

PhD Student
Biomedical Engineering

nghasemzaie@torontomu.ca

Education:
MSc (tissue eng.), Amirkabir University of Technology, 2017
BSc (biomat. eng.) , Amirkabir University of Technology, 2014

Niloofar’s research at LoFFI involves developing microfluidic approaches to manipulate aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) droplets and using them for biomedical applications, such as cancer diagnosis.

(Lab safety officer)

PhD Student
Biomedical Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. Andras Kapus)

inayathu@torontomu.ca

Education:
BSc (biotech., chem.), University of Toronto, 2014

Huma is building a lab-on-a-chip platform for investigating and quantifying the biology behind epithelial-mesenchymal transitions. The goal is to understand how normal epithelial cells transform into matrix-producing, invasive, and contractile myofibroblasts.

(Lab socials officer)

PhD Student
Mechanical Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. Warren Lee)

kushal.joshi@torontomu.ca

Education:
MS (biomed. eng.), University of California at Irvine, 2020
BEng (mech. eng.), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, 2017 

Kushal's research at LoFFI involves exploring the use of drug/gene-loaded nanobubbles and lung-on-a-chip models for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). He has previous experience in developing low-cost, high-throughput microfluidic platforms for electrical and mechanical characterization of single cells.

MASc Student
Mechanical Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. Abbas Ghasemi)

sdavla@torontomu.ca

Education:
BASc (mech. eng.), University of Waterloo, 2023

Shikhar is developing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models and conducting experiments to study aqueous two phase system (ATPS) droplet microfluidics.

(Lab IT support officer)

MASc Student
Biomedical Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. Michael Kolios)

s10tran@torontomu.ca

Education:
BSc (biomed. sci.), Toronto Metropolitan University, 2023

Steven is developing microfluidic approaches to massively scale-up the production of monodisperse nanobubbles, for applications in ultrasound imaging and targeted therapeutics delivery.

(Lab ordering officer)

MASc Student
Biomedical Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. Hon Leong)

reese.wunsche@torontomu.ca

Education:
BASc (biomed. eng.), University of Ottawa, 2022
BSc (comp. tech.), University of Ottawa, 2022

Reese's research at LoFFI involves developing a technique to generate extracellular vesicle encapsulating particles that will be used for the delivery of extracellular vesicle-based therapeutics.

(Lab meetings officer)

BEng Student
Biomedical Engineering

stephanie.mcginnity@torontomu.ca

Education:
BEng (biomed. eng.), Toronto Metropolitan University, 4th year

Stephanie is working alongside Steven to enhance the monodispersity, concentration, and stability of microfluidic nanobubbles through the implementation of aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS), with downstream biomedical applications in therapeutics and imaging.