School of Graduate Studies Calendar, 2024-2025
Biomedical Engineering
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The McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering (MSBE) offers programs leading to the M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. The mandate of the school is to conduct interdisciplinary research and educational programs of internationally recognized excellence within a unique collaborative environment that leverages our existing expertise in medical sciences and engineering and that links current and emerging areas of molecular, medical and engineering research. The School is an equal partnership between the Faculties of Engineering and Health Sciences and also involves the Faculty of Science.
Students will be accepted into the program from both engineering/physical science and life/health sciences backgrounds. Students from engineering/physical science backgrounds require a 4-year degree or equivalent with a minimum B+ average in their final 2 years of study (B.Sc., B.Eng., B.A.Sc.). Students from life/health sciences backgrounds require a 4-year degree or equivalent with a minimum B+ average in their final 2 years of study (B.Sc., B.H.Sc., D.D.S., M.D.).
Enquiries: 905 525-9140 Ext. 23486
Email: biomedg@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://msbe.mcmaster.ca
Faculty/Fall 2024
Distinguished University Professors
John L. Brash, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Glasgow), P.Eng.,D.Hon.Caus. (ParisNord), F.B.S.E., F.R.S.C./Chemical Engineering
M. Jamal Deen, B.Sc. (Guyana), M.S., Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve), F.R.S.C., F.C.A.E., F.I.E.E.E., F.A.P.S. F.E.C.S.,F.A.A.A.S / Canada Research Chair in Information Technology/ Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professors
Alex Adronov, B.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (California, Berkeley)/Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Ian C. Bruce, B.Eng., Ph.D. (Melbourne). P.Eng/Electrical and Computer Engineering
Anthony K.C. Chan, M.B.B.S. (Hong Kong), F.R.C.P.(C)/Pediatrics
John Connolly, A.B. (Holy Cross), M.A. (Saskatchewan), Ph.D. Psychology (London)/Linguistics
Wael El-Dakhakhni, B.Sc. (Ain Shams), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Drexel),P. Eng./Civil Engineering
Margaret Fahnestock, B.Sc. (Stanford), Ph.D. (California at Berkeley)/Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Qiyin Fang, B.S. (Nancutkai), M.S., Ph.D. (East Carolina)/Engineering Physics
Carlos Filipe, BSc.,(Porto), Ph.D. (South Carolina)
Cecile Fradin, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris), Ph.D. (Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris)/Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Geoff Hall, B.Sc. (Guelph), M.Sc., (Guelph), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychology, Behaviour and Neuroscience
Todd Hoare, B.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Chemical Engineering
Jan Huizinga, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Groningen) / Medicine
Yingfu Li, B.Sc. (Anhui), M.Sc. (Beijing Agriculture), Ph.D. (Simon Fraser)/Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Ram Mishra, B.Sc. (Udaipur), M.Sc. (LSU Medical Centre), Ph.D (Memorial)/Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences/ Co-Director
Kathryn M. Murphy, B.A. (Hons.) (Western), M.A., Ph.D. (Dalhousie)/Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour
Michael D. Noseworthy, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph), P.Eng./Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alexandra Papaioannou, B.Sc.N. (McMaster), M.D. (McMaster), M.Sc. (McMaster)/Geriatrics
Herb Schellhorn, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D (North Carolina)/Biology
Henry Schwarcz, Ph.D. (Cal Tech)/Geography and Earth Sciences
Ponnambalam Selvaganapathy, B.S. (Madurai Kamaraj), M.S., Ph.D. (Michigan)/Mechanical Engineering
Heather Sheardown, B.Eng. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto), P.Eng./Chemical Engineering
Ranil Sonnadara, M.Sc. (Leeds), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Surgery
Jeffrey I. Weitz, M.D. (Ottawa), F.R.C.P.(C), F.A.C.P./Medicine
Judith West-Mays, H.B.Sc. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)/Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Rong Zheng, B.Sc. (Tsinghua), M.Sc. (Tsinghua), Ph.D. (Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)/ Computing and Software Engineering
Igor Zhitomirsky, M.Sc. (Tver), Ph.D. (Moscow)/Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Professors
Anthony Adili, B.Eng. (McMaster), M.D. (McMaster)/Orthopaedic Surgery
Baraa Al-Khazraji, B.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Western)/Medical Biophysics
Nabil Bassim, B.Sc. M. E. (University of South Florida), M.Sc. (The University of Florida), PhD (The University of Florida)/Materials Science and Engineering
Nicholas Bock, B.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychology, Behaviour and Neuroscience
Varun Chaudhary, B.Sc., M.D. (McMaster), F.R.C.S.(C) (Toronto)/Surgery
Tohid Didar, B.Eng. (Sharif), Ph.D. (McGill)/Mechanical Engineering
Tom Doyle, B.E.Sc., B.Sc., M.E.Sc., Ph.D. (Western)/Electrical and Computer Engineering
Troy Farncombe, B.Sc.,(Calgary), M.Sc., Ph.D. (British Columbia)/Radiology
Deda C. Gillespie, B.Sc. (Yale), Ph.D. (California-San Francisco)/Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour
Kathryn Grandfield, B.Sc., M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Uppsala University)/Material Science and Engineering
Gary Hasey, M.D. (Alberta), F.R.C.P.(C.), M.Sc. (Toronto)/Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Aleksandar Jeremic, Dipl.Ing. (Belgrade), M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois)/Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jose Moran-Mirabel, B.Sc., M.Sc. (ITESM), Ph.D. (Cornell)/Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Aimee Nelson, B.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto), PD. (MIT), PDF (Toronto Western Research Institute)/Kinesiology
Cheryl Queeneville, B.A.Sc. (Queen’s), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Western)/Mechanical Engineering
Kourosh Sabri, M.D. (University of Bristol), FRCOphth (Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London), FRCPSC (Ottawa)/Opthamology
Saman Sadeghi, B.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Leyla Soleymani, B.Eng. (McGill), M.Sc. (Southern California), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Engineering Physics
Ayse Turak, B.Sc. (Queens), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Materials Science and Engineering
Gregory R. Wohl, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Calgary), P.Eng./Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Wylie, B.Sc. (Concordia), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Chemistry
Katherine Zukotynski, BASc, Ph.D., MD (Toronto), FRCPC /Radiology /Nuclear Medicine
Assistant Professors
Feng Geng, BHSc., (China), Ph.D. (McMaster), SEPT
Zeinab Hosseini-Doust, B.Sc. (Sharif University of Technology), Ph.D. (McGill)/Chemical Engineering
Jeremy Hirota, B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster), Respiratory Health
Zahra Keshavarz-Motamed, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Sharif University of Technology), Ph.D. (Concordia)/ Mechanical Engineering
Dylan Kobsar, BKin (Regina), M.Sc. (Regina), Ph.D. (Calgary)/Kinesiology
Ashirbani Saha, B.E. (IIEST), MASc. (Windsor), Ph.D. (Windsor)/Oncology
Sarah Svenningsen, B.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Western)/Medical Biophysics
Bill Hao Wang, BESc., MD, (Western)/Medicine, Neuroscience
David Wilson, MASc., MD, (Dalhousie)
Boyang Zhang, B.Sc. (Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Adjunct Members
Dinesh Kumbhare, B.Sc., M.D. (Dalhousie), M.Sc. (McMaster), F.R.C.P.C./Rehabilitation Medicine
Gonzalo Hortelano, MSc. (Witwatrsran, South Africa), Ph.D. (Wollongong)
Huan-Hsuan (Leo) Hsu, B.Sc. (National Cheng Kung), M.Sc. (National Cheng Kung), M.A.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Biomedical Engineering
Ning Jing, MSc., PhD. (New Brunswick)
David Musson, PhD, (Austin, Texas), MD, (Western)/Anesthesia, McMaster
Ishwar Puri, B.Sc. (Delhi), M.S., Ph.D. (California)/Mechanical Engineering
Rakesh Sahu, PhD., (Chicago)
Weiming Shen, B.Sc, M.Sc (Northern Jiaotong University), Ph.D. (University of Technology of Compiegne)/Software Engineering
Janie Wilson, Ph.D., MASc. (Dalhousie)/Surgery
David Wong, MD, (Toronto)
Shu-Chi (Allison) Yeh, B.A.Sc. (Chung Shan Medical), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Orthopedics
Industry Professor
Tim Fielding, BESc. (Western), MASc. (Toronto)
Samir Sahil, BSc., (France), MSc., PhD., (Laval, Quebec)
Marwan Sati, B.A.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal)
Venkat Venkatramanan, Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Science)
Professor Emeritus
Hubert de Bruin, B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D. (McMaster), P.Eng./Electrical and Computer Engineering
Christoph Fusch, Ph.D., (Tubingen, Germany)
Markad V. Kamath, B.Eng. (Mysore), M.S., Ph.D. (I.I.T., Madras), Ph.D. (McMaster), P.Eng./Medicine
Jim Reilly, B.A.Sc. (Waterloo), M.Eng., Ph.D. (McMaster), P.Eng./Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research in Biomedical Engineering
Research in the School of Biomedical Engineering and its M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. programs has three main themes:
Biomaterials and Devices - This pillar of the BME program encompasses the research fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering directed towards growth or regeneration of cells, tissues and organs. The technology includes development of biomaterials, implantable devices and sensors and other biologically compatible materials with applications in numerous medical devices and therapies.
Imaging, Sensing and Detection- This pillar of the BME program includes research towards the development and application of imaging technologies applicable to cells, tissues, organs and the brain for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Therapeutics -This pillar of the BME program focuses research on the development of novel drugs and drug delivery methods, including the development of biodegradable polymers and other materials for tissue engineering of cellular scaffold and release of signaling molecules.
World class facilities are available in the conduct of this research. These include the facilities of the following Centres and Institutes at McMaster: Antimicrobial Research Centre, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Health, Institute for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Centre for Minimal Access Surgery, Brain-Body Institute, Henderson Research Centre, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, Centre for Electrophotonic Materials & Devices, McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute, McMaster Institute for Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster Institute for Polymer Production Technology, The McMaster Biophotonics Facility, The McMaster Biophotonics Facility, McMaster Biointerfaces Institute.
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