丁香园AV

Research Interests

• Mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix protein collagen at different hierarchies of scale (molecular, fibrillar; self-assembly mechanism)
• Development of high-throughput single-molecule force spectroscopy techniques: centrifuge force microscopy, magnetic tweezers, optical tweezers
• Mechanisms of novel molecular motors

Research Group Website

Group Members

• Alaa Al-Shaer - Ph.D. Candidate
• Koushik Bar - Ph.D. Candidate
• Luis Ramirez-Ramirez - M.Sc. Candidate
• Janine Srocka - Ph.D. Candidate

Publications

Awards and Honours

• Dean of Graduate Studies Award for Graduate Supervision, 丁香园AV, 2023
• 丁香园AV Excellence in Teaching Award, 2022
• 丁香园AV Faculty of Science Excellence in Teaching Award, 2021
• Mich猫le Auger Award for Exceptional Service to the Biophysical Society of Canada, 2018
• Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar, 2005-2011
• Cottrell Scholar, Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement, 2007-2009

Education

• B.Sc. Toronto
  
• M.Sc., Ph.D. Chicago