Our team fosters a collaborative environment to solve drug delivery and biomedical challenges by leveraging biointerfacing polymer materials.
Our research
Our group combines expertise in drug delivery strategies, polymer biomaterials, and understanding of biological disease mechanisms to address challenges in biopharmaceutical delivery. We develop dynamic polymer biomaterials that interact with and respond to biological cues as tools to bridge the gap between current disease treatment methods and the restoration of homeostasis. We develop technologies for:
Localized delivery: synthesis of novel biomaterial technologies that allow for spatial control of drug delivery to target disease site
Stimuli-responsive release: temporal control of drug release from biomaterials in response to biological cues for restoration of homeostasis
Local biomarker sensing: to monitor biomarkers of disease progression and response to treatments.
Our values
We firmly believe that innovative solutions occur when people from diverse backgrounds and experiences work as a team. We are committed to building a supportive and inclusive environment that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds including (but not limited to) ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, experience, and training. We work to foster an environment that promotes teamwork and provides quality mentorship to students. It is important to us that during their training students are empowered to define and reach their career goals and are supported in their research endeavours.
Land Acknowledgement
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are truly grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
During our time here at UofT we will not only learn new scientific knowledge, but we also aim to learn more about the land we inhabit and the history of the Indigenous people who call it home.
