mcgill university experimental surgery

Rosenzweig Lab

We are a multidisciplinary lab led by Dr. Derek H. Rosenzweig within Department of Experimental Surgery at McGill University. Our research is focused on musculoskeletal tissue modeling and engineering, predominantly using biofabrication approaches including 3D printing and bioprinting. We currently utilize these tools for tissue engineering applications but also cancer and tissue modeling.

Our interests span biology, materials science, engineering and clinical applications. Visit people for more info!

Research Interests

Biofabrication Bone Tissue Engineering Ligament Tissue Engineering Cartilage Tissue Engineering Cancer Modeling

Our Awesome Team!

(obviously except sam).

Principal Investigator: Sampath Kumar Loganathan Assistant Professor,  Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Co-Director, Head and Neck Cancer Research Laboratory 

4) Department of Biochemistry  Education: Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Alberta (Supervisor: Dr. Joe Casey) 

Post-Doctoral Fellowship,  Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute  (Supervisor: Dr. Daniel Schramek)

Research Interests: in vivo and in vitro models of Cancer, CRISPR gene editing, cell signaling, molecular mechanisms of disease and drug discovery

Other Interests: Photography, reading (not science), soccer and wilderness

Contact: [email protected]

Graduate Student: Yue Yan Education:  B.Sc. Biology, 2021, McGill University                                                                                       M.Sc. Otolaryngology, 2023– McGill University                   Ph.D. Experimental Medicine Candidate Research Interests:  Exploring metabolic dependencies of HNSCC tumours in mouse models Other Interests: Reading, Drawing Contact:  [email protected]

Graduate Student: Adway Kadam  Education:  B.Tech Biotechnology, VIT Vellore, India                                MSc. Applied Biotechnology, McGill University                        PhD Candidate, Experimental Surgery Research Interests: CRISPR based mouse models of cancer Other Interests:  Football, Painting, Gaming Contact:  [email protected]

Graduate Student: Zahra Kardan Education:   B.Sc. Cellular and Molecular Biology, Shahid Beheshti                         University, Tehran, Iran                                                                                                M.Sc. Candidate, Experimental Surgery, McGill University

Research Interests:  Cancer biology, Bioinformatics, Neurogenetics. Other Interests:  creative writing, painting, adventures Contact:  [email protected]

Graduate Student: Ali Taqvi Education:  Honours B.Sc. Human Biology: Fundamental Genetics, University of                        Toronto (2017-2021)                         M.Sc. Candidate, Experimental Medicine, McGill University Research Interests:  CRISPR gene-editing technology, Head & Neck Cancer, Cancer Research  and Translational Biology  Other Interests: Arcade, Games, Baking, Fitness, Netflix, Online Shopping  Contact:  [email protected]

Graduate Student: Tuan Khang Huynh Education: H.B.Sc. Life Science, University of Toronto, 2022.                    M.Sc. Candidate, Experimental Medicine, McGill University Research Interests:  Molecular oncology, Cellular Biology, Physiology Other Interests:  Jogging, tennis, playing instruments Contact:  [email protected]

Research Assistant: Nahid Golabi (Dr. Loganathan and Dr. Sadeghi Lab) Education:  Research Interests: Other Interests: Contact: [email protected]

Post Doctoral Fellow:   Dr. Amina Laham                                       Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Education:  Ph.D. in Experimental Medicine, McGill University, QC  Research Interests:  Cancer research, Crisper Cas 9 screen, targeted therapy, and cancer therapeutics Other Interests:  Reading, shopping and watching movies.  Contact:  [email protected] 

Graduate Student: Drishti Soni (jointly supervised with Dr. Lawrence Kazak, Goodman Cancer Research Institute) Education:  B.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Delhi, India                  M.Sc. Biotechnology, Mahararaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India                  Junior Research Fellow, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, India                 PhD candidate, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University Research Interests:  Exploring the effect of obesity in breast cancer development using in- vivo genome wide-CRISPR screen. Other Interests:  cooking, baking, travelling Contact: [email protected]

Laboratory Technician (part-time): Adele Lopes Education: B.Sc. Pharmacology 3rd year, McGill University  Research Interests: CRISPR gene editing,  Rett syndrome and MeCP2, epigenetic regulators of disease, and cancer biology Other Interests:  running, music, and reading Contact: [email protected]

Graduate Student: Vanessa Stuart Education:  B.Sc. Biology, Suffolk University, Boston, USA                    M.Sc. Candidate, Biochemistry, McGill University  Research Interests:  CRISPR gene editing, cancer biology Other Interests:  Hockey, Skiing, Music, Travel Contact:  [email protected]

Graduate Student:  Yamin Oo Education:  B.Pharm, University of Pharmacy (Yangon), Myanmar                    M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology,                                       Chulalongkorn University, Thailand                   Ph.D. candidate, Biochemistry, McGill University Research Interests:  Pharmaceutical sciences, Cancer Cell Biology, Organoid Bioprinting, CRISPR gene editing Other Interests:  Music, Travelling, Photography Contact:  [email protected]

Graduate Student:   Wegdan Alhujairi Education:  B.Sc. Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University                   M.Sc. candidate, Experimental Surgery, McGill University Research Interests:  Immunology and cancer biology Other Interests: Reading, cooking and watching TV shows Contact:  [email protected]

Undergraduate Student: Sarah Carmichael (co-supervised with Dr. Anie Philip) Education:  B.Sc. Pharmacology, McGill University Research Interests:  Developing innovative cancer treatments and exploring molecular differences in tumors using mouse models and CRISPR technology. Other Interests:  Hockey, running, reading. Contact:  [email protected]

Undergraduate Student: Kirk Wall Education:   B.Sc Microbiology and Immunology Research Interests:  Translational biology, cancer immunology, and molecular biology Other Interests:  Basketball, soccer, hiking, photography, and cooking. Contact:  [email protected]