BC Nanotech Researchers & Capabilities

Surname, First Name, Institution

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Borchers, Christoph

Mass spectrometry proteomics metabolomics iMALDI diagnostic platform. Structural proteomics. Biomarkers. Protein-ligand interactions. Systems biology. Fourier transform mass spectrometry. Protein cross-linking.

genomebc.ca/research_tech/researcher_profiles/c_borchers.htm

Branda, Neil

Organic materials, molecular switches, photochromism and electrochromism, photodynamic therapy, optoelectronic devices.

www.sfu.ca/chemistry/faculty/branda.html

Brolo, Alexandre

Development of new surface spectroscopic methods, study of optical and spectroscopic properties of metallic nanostructures, development of new substrates for nano optics and plasmonics, study of nanostructured electrochemical interfaces, development of sensors based on surface plasmon resonance, and characterization of modified electrodes.

www.chemistry.uvic.ca/brolo/brolo.html

Burt, Helen

Drug delivery systems using nanostructures, synthesis of new biomaterials, and characterization of solids.

www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/faculty_staff/faculty/pharm_bio/pharm_bio_helen_burt.html

Chiao, Mu

MEMS and nanotechnology for biomedical applications. Engineering device-based drug delivery systems, microoptical systems for biology, small portable power sources.

www.mech.ubc.ca/facstaff/chiao.shtml

Gates, Byron

Chemical routes to creating nanostructured materials and manipulating surface chemistries. Simple approaches for the fabrication of nanostructured materials. Electronic and optoelectronic properties of nanostructures and nanostructured materials. Nanostructures as probes for imaging complex biological systems.

www.sfu.ca/chemistry/faculty/gates/index.htm

Herring, Rodney

Characterization of nanostructures using electron microscopy. Invented electron holography to characterize nanostructures used in electronic and magnetic devices. Electron holography to measure the properties of materials for the development of nanostructures. Bulk and surface plasmon characterization.

www.me.uvic.ca/Faculty/RHres.html

Lane, Pierre

Biophotonics for early detection of disease using biomedical optics, confocal microscopy, spectroscopy, fluorescence, optical signal and image processing. Optical fiber communications, spatial light modulation. Digital signal and image processing.

www.bccrc.ca/ci/people_plane.html

Li, Paul

Bioanalytical chemistry, single-cell assay, micro fluidic bioarrays (DNA, RNA, cell), therapeutic phytochemicals.

www.sfu.ca/chemistry/faculty/li

Li, Hongbin

AFM related technology, protein engineering, polymer science.

www.chem.ubc.ca/personnel/faculty/hongbin/index.shtml

MacAulay, Calum

Cancer detection and treatment. Biomedical imaging, biomedical optics, tissue spectroscopy, quantitative cytology, quantitative histology, confocal microscopy, genomic analysis and its linkage to nanophotonics. Genetic links to cancer. Nanophotonic engineered contrast agents used to molecularly label target cells.

www.bccrc.ca/ci/people_cmacaula.html

Paci, Irina

New theoretical models and methods for understanding surface self-assembly and the dynamic properties of molecular materials. Coupled multi-scale simulations of materials. Assembly dynamics.

www.chemistry.uvic.ca/ip.html

Papadopoulos, Chris

Nanotechnology, nanoelectronics, carbon nanotubes, molecular devices, nanofabrication. Synthesis and properties.

www.ece.uvic.ca/faculty/cpapadopoulos.shtml

Plotkin, Steven

Theoretical biomolecular physics, applying analytical and computational tools to problems in biophysics, Protein folding. Nanopore translocation. Left-right symmetry breaking in morphogenesis.

www.physics.ubc.ca/~steve

Pulfrey, David

Development of software tools for the design, analysis, and performance-prediction of nanoscale transistors and sensors.

www.ece.ubc.ca/~pulfrey

Rottler, Joerg

Soft condensed matter and computational physics. Far-from-equilibrium dynamics and mechanical properties of noncrystalline (glassy) solids. Electrostatic effects in complex fluids and biomolecular systems, development of fast algorithms for Coulombic interactions. Stochastic growth phenomena, kinetic processes and microstructural evolution. Polymer physics, computational approaches to modeling materials on different length scales.

www.physics.ubc.ca/~jrottler/

Servati, Peyman

One-dimensional semiconductor nanowires, ballistic gate-all-around NW transistors, NW and nanotube optoelectronic devices, morphology engineered NWs. Organic nanocomposite transistors and solar cells, flexible plastic electronics and displays, elastic circuits, electronic transport in NWs and nanostructured materials, inkjet printed electronics, nanostructured materials for bioelectrodes and biosensors, molecule-based magnetic materials, nanomagnetism, conducting polymers, molecular wires, synthetic chemistry.

www.ece.ubc.ca/~peymans/

Upton, Chris

Use of bioinformatics to analyze virus genomes. Virus pathogenesis.

athena.bioc.uvic.ca/

van Veggel , Frank

Luminescent nanoparticles for telecommunications, optical amplifiers, displays, and LEDs, Biomedical applications, optical biolabels and MRI applications. Nanoparticles based on Ln3+ ions, gallium nitride, or quantum dots.

www.chemistry.uvic.ca/fvv.html

Wang, Rizhi

Biomaterials, processing of polymer and ceramic composites for biomedical applications, surface modifications of biomedical implants including orthopaedic implants, nanomechanical characterization of materials.

www.orthosurgery.ubc.ca/faculty_bios/wang.html

Wasan, Kishor

Lipid-based drug delivery, lipoprotein-drug interactions, cholesterol and lipid metabolism.

www.wasanlab.ubc.ca

Waterhouse, Dawn

Lipid-based formulations of anticancer drugs, including cytotoxic drugs encapsulated within liposomes and therapeutic antibodies conjugated to liposomal exteriors. Duel-function therapeutic and targeting agents. Antisense oligonucleotide formulations and siRNA.

www.bccrc.ca/at/people_dwater.html

Yu, Hogan

DNA chips, ultrahigh density microarrays. Modification of semiconductor materials (hybrid organic/inorganic). Molecular electronics. Superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning surfaces.

www.sfu.ca/chemistry/faculty/yu.html

Zeng, Haishan

Nanoparticle-enhanced light-tissue interactions, optical spectroscopy and imaging for medical diagnosis, endoscopy. Application of MEMS in medical devices, nanoparticle applications in medical imaging and therapy. Fluorescence imaging, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy. Early cancer detection.

www.bccrc.ca/ci/people_hzeng.html