Steering Committee
Members
Mend the Gap Committee
Partners
Bionics Steering Committee

Karen Cheung
Dr. Cheung received her BSc and PhD degrees in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. From 2002–2005, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. Her research interests include lab-on-a-chip systems for cell culture and characterization, inkjet printing for tissue engineering, and implantable neural interfaces. Current research projects involve miomedical microsystems for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, dielectric spectroscopy for flow cytometry, implantable polymer-based microelectrode arrays, and integrated cell culture systems.

John Madden
Dr. Madden worked as a research scientist at MIT before joining UBC in 2002. He completed his PhD work in the BioInstrumentation Laboratory at MIT. His bachelor’s degree is in Honours Physics, UBC and he has a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, McGill. John Madden and his team are investigating new and unusual electronic materials for application in printable electronics, sensors and as artificial muscle, using materials including conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes and electrospun carbon nanofibers.

Wolfram Tetzlaff
Dr. Tetzlaff is the Director of ICORD and a Professor in the Departments of Zoology and Surgery at the University of British Columbia. He also holds the John and Penny Ryan BC Leadership Chair in Spinal Cord Research. He obtained his M.D. at the University of Essen, completed his Dr. Med. at Ruhr-University Bochum and his Ph.D. at the University of Calgary. Dr. Tetzlaff’s ultimate vision is to combine multiple strategies to encourage nerve cells to grow and enhance recovery after spinal cord injury. His lab is working to translate research findings in restorative medicine into clinical practice.

Adam Fraser
Dr. Fraser received his Masters in Chemistry from the University of Bristol in 2010 and his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge in 2015. As part of Cambridge’s EPSRC CDT in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NanoDTC), his thesis focused on the application of nanostructured catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells and catalytic converters. Dr. Fraser’s industry experience includes strategy consulting and management for multinationals and start-up companies in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) and health sectors.
Members
Karen Cheung
April 20, 2018

Karen Cheung
Dr. Cheung received her BSc and PhD degrees in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. From 2002–2005, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. Her research interests include lab-on-a-chip systems for cell culture and characterization, inkjet printing for tissue engineering, and implantable neural interfaces. Current research projects involve miomedical microsystems for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, dielectric spectroscopy for flow cytometry, implantable polymer-based microelectrode arrays, and integrated cell culture systems.

Woo Soo Kim
July 6, 2018

Woo Soo Kim

Babak Shadgan
July 29, 2019

Babak Shadgan

Mu Chiao
April 20, 2018

Mu Chiao

Stephanie Willerth
August 17, 2018

Stephanie Willerth

Tania Lam
August 7, 2019

Jay Kizhakkedathu
April 20, 2018

Jay Kizhakkedathu

Mattia Bacca
September 26, 2018

Mattia Bacca

Vanessa Noonan
September 7, 2019

Vanessa Noonan

Frank Ko
April 20, 2018

Frank Ko

Mirella Dottori
October 4, 2018

Mirella Dottori

Anita Ho
September 7, 2019

Anita Ho

Shuo Tang
October 4, 2018

Shuo Tang

Claire Preston
July 2, 2020

Claire Preston

Carlo Menon
April 20, 2018

Carlo Menon

Z. Jane Wang
October 4, 2018

Z. Jane Wang

Sukhneet Dhillon
July 2, 2020

Sukhneet Dhillon

Shahriar Mirabbasi
April 20, 2018

Shahriar Mirabbasi

Jaimie Borisoff
November 6, 2018

Jaimie Borisoff

Carolyn Sparrey
April 20, 2018

Carolyn Sparrey

Silvia Raschke
November 6, 2018

Silvia Raschke

Alyson Fournier
July 4, 2020

Alyson Fournier


Boris Stoeber
April 20, 2018

Boris Stoeber
April 20, 2018

Boris Stoeber

Geoff Spinks
November 6, 2018

Geoff Spinks


Christian Göritz
July 4, 2020

Christian Göritz
July 4, 2020

Christian Göritz

Nancy Paris
November 6, 2018

Nancy Paris

Karim Fouad
July 4, 2020

Karim Fouad

Machiel Van Der Loos
April 20, 2018

Machiel Van Der Loos

Gordon Wallace
November 6, 2018

Gordon Wallace

Ziliang Ye
July 4, 2020

Ziliang Ye

Konrad Walus
April 20, 2018

Konrad Walus
Dr. Walus received his Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Windsor in 2001 and completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Calgary in 2005. His research focuses on the applications of nanotechnology in electronic devices. As an example, he is investigating the application of molecular devices as an emerging computational nanotechnology, as well as the application of nanostructured materials in bio- and gas sensing. To exploit the novel properties of nanostructured and organic materials at the micro-scale, Dr. Walus and his team are also applying novel inkjet micropatterning techniques to fabricate micro-devices using functional “inks” consisting of composites of organic polymers infused with nanostructures to augment and enhance performance while also reducing cost. His specific research interests include electronic devices based on molecular quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) and electronic devices fabricated using inkjet micropatterning including printed sensors, transistors, and LED’s.

Brittany Pousett
November 14, 2018

James Tour
July 7, 2020

Dave Moe
November 14, 2018

William Sikkema
July 27, 2020

William Sikkema

Gursel Alici
May 30, 2018

Gursel Alici

Victor Yang
November 14, 2018

Victor Yang

Molly Shoichet
November 27, 2020

Molly Shoichet

Ken Takahata
May 30, 2018

Ken Takahata

Marc in het Panhuis
November 14, 2018

Marc in het Panhuis

Mohsen Akbari
December 1, 2020

Mohsen Akbari

Rizhi Wang
May 31, 2018

Rizhi Wang

Edmond Cretu
November 21, 2018

Edmond Cretu

John Madden
April 20, 2018

John Madden
Dr. Madden worked as a research scientist at MIT before joining UBC in 2002. He completed his PhD work in the BioInstrumentation Laboratory at MIT. His bachelor’s degree is in Honours Physics, UBC and he has a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, McGill. John Madden and his team are investigating new and unusual electronic materials for application in printable electronics, sensors and as artificial muscle, using materials including conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes and electrospun carbon nanofibers.

Wolfram Tetzlaff
April 20, 2018

Wolfram Tetzlaff
Dr. Tetzlaff is the Director of ICORD and a Professor in the Departments of Zoology and Surgery at the University of British Columbia. He also holds the John and Penny Ryan BC Leadership Chair in Spinal Cord Research. He obtained his M.D. at the University of Essen, completed his Dr. Med. at Ruhr-University Bochum and his Ph.D. at the University of Calgary. Dr. Tetzlaff’s ultimate vision is to combine multiple strategies to encourage nerve cells to grow and enhance recovery after spinal cord injury. His lab is working to translate research findings in restorative medicine into clinical practice.


Dena Shahriari
July 4, 2020

Dena Shahriari
July 4, 2020

Dena Shahriari
Dr. Shahriari is a biomaterials scientist and a neural engineer and is an incoming Assistant Professor at UBC. She received her BS in Bioengineering from University of California Berkeley, MS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University, and Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from University of Michigan Ann Arbor. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT in the Bioelectronics group from 2016-2020. Dena primarily works at the interface of smart biomaterials and neural interfaces for nerve regeneration and organ augmentation after paralysis.

Adam Fraser
May 2, 2018

Adam Fraser
Dr. Fraser received his Masters in Chemistry from the University of Bristol in 2010 and his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge in 2015. As part of Cambridge’s EPSRC CDT in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NanoDTC), his thesis focused on the application of nanostructured catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells and catalytic converters. Dr. Fraser’s industry experience includes strategy consulting and management for multinationals and start-up companies in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) and health sectors.

Mend the Gap Committee

Karen Cheung
Dr. Cheung received her BSc and PhD degrees in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. From 2002–2005, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. Her research interests include lab-on-a-chip systems for cell culture and characterization, inkjet printing for tissue engineering, and implantable neural interfaces. Current research projects involve miomedical microsystems for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, dielectric spectroscopy for flow cytometry, implantable polymer-based microelectrode arrays, and integrated cell culture systems.

John Madden
Dr. Madden worked as a research scientist at MIT before joining UBC in 2002. He completed his PhD work in the BioInstrumentation Laboratory at MIT. His bachelor’s degree is in Honours Physics, UBC and he has a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, McGill. John Madden and his team are investigating new and unusual electronic materials for application in printable electronics, sensors and as artificial muscle, using materials including conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes and electrospun carbon nanofibers.

Wolfram Tetzlaff
Dr. Tetzlaff is the Director of ICORD and a Professor in the Departments of Zoology and Surgery at the University of British Columbia. He also holds the John and Penny Ryan BC Leadership Chair in Spinal Cord Research. He obtained his M.D. at the University of Essen, completed his Dr. Med. at Ruhr-University Bochum and his Ph.D. at the University of Calgary. Dr. Tetzlaff’s ultimate vision is to combine multiple strategies to encourage nerve cells to grow and enhance recovery after spinal cord injury. His lab is working to translate research findings in restorative medicine into clinical practice.

Dena Shahriari
Dr. Shahriari is a biomaterials scientist and a neural engineer and is an incoming Assistant Professor at UBC. She received her BS in Bioengineering from University of California Berkeley, MS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University, and Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from University of Michigan Ann Arbor. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT in the Bioelectronics group from 2016-2020. Dena primarily works at the interface of smart biomaterials and neural interfaces for nerve regeneration and organ augmentation after paralysis.

Adam Fraser
Dr. Fraser received his Masters in Chemistry from the University of Bristol in 2010 and his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge in 2015. As part of Cambridge’s EPSRC CDT in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NanoDTC), his thesis focused on the application of nanostructured catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells and catalytic converters. Dr. Fraser’s industry experience includes strategy consulting and management for multinationals and start-up companies in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) and health sectors.