People

Quantitative Morphogenesis Laboratory

University of Toronto

People

Fernandez-Gonzalez Lab, October 2024 (from left to right): (back row) Willow Peterson, Negar Balaghi, Ji Hong Sayo, Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez, Ana Maria Carmo, Sasha Korolov, Nour Ghanem; (front row) Veronica Castle, Ray Hawkins

Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez

Professor

Canada Research Chair in Quantitative Cell Biology and MorphogenesisInstitute of Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of Cell and Systems BiologyTed Rogers Centre for Heart Research
B.Sc. Computer Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, SpainPh.D. Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco
Hometown: Madrid, SpainInterests: sushi, marathons, quantification
rodrigo.fernandez.gonzalez AT utoronto.ca

Veronica Castle

Lab Manager

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Biology and Mathematics, McGill UniversityM.Sc. Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaInterests: painting, knitting, cellular dynamics

veronica.castle AT utoronto.ca

Rafael Perez Vicente

Lab Manager

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Working on B.A.Sc. Engineering Science (Biomedical Systems), University of Toronto
Hometown: Mexico City, MexicoInterests: botany, running, biomolecular pathways
rafa.perez AT mail.utoronto.ca.

Gordana Scepanovic

Postdoctoral Researcher

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Biology for Health Sciences and Psychology, University of TorontoM.Sc. Cell & Systems Biology, University of TorontoPh.D. Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Hometown: Gaborone, Botswana and Toronto, Ontario, CanadaInterests: painting, dessert, cell size regulation
gordana.scepanovic AT mail.utoronto.ca

Negar Balaghi

Ph.D. Candidate

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
B.A.Sc. Engineering Science (Biomedical Systems), University of Toronto
Hometown: Tehran, IranInterests: graphic novels, D&D, myosin waves
negar.balaghi AT mail.utoronto.ca

Ana Maria Carmo

Ph.D. Candidate

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Biological Engineering, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de LisboaM.Sc. Biological Engineering, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa
Hometown: Porto, PortugalInterests: cats, Ghibli movies, actin dynamics
anamaria.carmo AT mail.utoronto.ca

Sasha Korolov

Ph.D. Student

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
B.A.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, University of Waterloo
Hometown: Richmond Hill, Ontario, CanadaInterests: figure skating, baking, coordinated cell movement
sasha.korolov AT utoronto.ca

Willow Peterson

Ph.D. Student

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Bioengineering, Oregon State University
Hometown: Hillsboro, Oregon, USInterests: cooking, crochet, cell-cell interactions
willow.peterson AT mail.utoronto.ca

Ji Hong Sayo

Ph.D. Student

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
B.A.Sc. Engineering Science (Biomedical Systems), University of Toronto
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaInterests: novel writing, wrestling, longevity research
ji.sayo AT mail.utoronto.ca

Ray Hawkins

M.A.Sc. Student

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
B.A.Sc. Engineering Science (Biomedical Systems), University of Toronto
Hometown: Whitby, Ontario, CanadaInterests: squash, tarot, mechanosensing
raymond.hawkins AT mail.utoronto.ca

Nour Ghanem

M.A.Sc. Student

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
B.Sc. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Specialist and Immunology, University of Toronto
Hometown: Ramallah, PalestineInterests: cooking, painting, stem cells
nour.ghanem AT mail.utoronto.ca

Alumni

Postdoctoral fellows

Katy Rothenberg, postdoctoral researcher, 2018-2024

Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Iowa

Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan, postdoctoral researcher, 2019-2022

Current position: Assistant Professor, Western University

Graduate students

Gordana Scepanovic, Ph.D. Cell and Systems Biology, 2023

Current position: postdoctoral researcher, University of Toronto

Chris McFaul, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2023

Current position: M.D. student, University of Toronto

Michelle Ly, M.A.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, 2022

Current position: Research Assistant, Create Fertility Centre

Clara Schimmer, visiting M.Sc. student, Heidelberg University, 2019

Current position: Ph.D. student, Stephanie Ellis' Lab, Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna

Jessica Yu, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2019

Current position: Manager, Lancet Commission for Sustainable Healthcare, University of British Columbia

Anna Kobb, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2018

Current position: Community Partnerships Officer, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Victoria

Miranda Hunter, Ph.D. Cell and Systems Biology, 2018

Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, Richard White's Lab, Sloan-Kettering Institute

Teresa Zulueta-Coarasa, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2018

Current position: Bioimage Archive Bioinformatician, EMBL

Michael Wang, M.A.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, 2016

Current position: Computational Genomics Scientist, Altos Labs

Hester van Dorst, visiting M.Sc. student, Utrecht University, 2016

Current position: Lead Project Manager R&D, Sonova - Dynamic Ear Company

Undergraduates

Sofia Mendez-Lopez, PEY and undergraduate student 2022-2024

Current position: undergraduate student, University of Toronto

Saskia van Beers, PEY and undergraduate student 2021-2022

Current position: graduate student, University of Toronto

Kate MacQuarrie, undergraduate thesis 2021-2022

Current position: graduate student, University of Toronto

Kelly Wang, summer student and researcher 2020-2021

Current position: undergraduate student, University of Toronto

Alex Florea, undergraduate thesis 2018-2019

Current position: Medical student, Western University

Jane Seo, undergraduate thesis 2018-2019

Current position: Software Developer, SeaSpine

Bingruo (Betty) Liu, summer student and undergraduate student 2017-2018

Current position: Ph.D. student, Bioengineering, Stanford University

Colin Tong, work study, undergraduate thesis, and research associate 2015 - 2017

Current position: Head of engineering, Insig Corporation and Tia Health

Vicky Zhang, undergraduate thesis 2016 - 2017

Current position: Model risk specialist, BMO Financial Group

Vyshnavi Kommu, summer student and undergraduate thesis 2016 - 2017

Current position: Systems engineer, LivaNova

Danielle Hayes, work study, summer student, undergraduate thesis and research associate 2012 - 2015

Current position: Associate Director - Bioprocess Engineering, Triumvira Immunologics

Angeline Yasodhara, work study and summer student 2014 - 2015

Current position: Applied Research Scientist, Georgian

Alina Naramzoiu, work study 2014

Rachel Lanning, work study and undergraduate thesis 2013 - 2014

Current position: Genetic Counselor, Labcorp

Eun Lee, work study and undergraduate thesis 2012 - 2014

Last known position: graduate student, Dentistry, Melbourne

Spencer Hu, undergraduate thesis 2012 - 2013

Current position: Resident Doctor, McMaster University

Katie Goodwin, undergraduate thesis 2012 - 2013

Current position: postdoctoral researcher, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Bosco Leung, work study 2012 - 2013

Last known position: Software developer, Financeit

Staff

Gary Hoang, lab manager, 2018-2019

Current position: Teaching lab & design studio technician, IBME, University of Toronto

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