Research Team

Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

scott.tsai@torontomu.ca

Education:
PhD (eng. sci.), Harvard University, 2012
SM (eng. sci.), Harvard University, 2009
BASc (mech. eng.), University of Toronto, 2007

Scott is the principal investigator of LoFFI. His research training has focused on a combination of low Reynolds number fluid mechanics and electrodynamics. More specifically, Scott's PhD developed systems that manipulate magnetic microparticles in microfluidic channels, for applications in particle sorting and coating, and in measuring ultralow interfacial tensions.

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(Lab website officer)

PhD Student
Mechanical Engineering

sina.azarsa@torontomu.ca

Education:
MSc (chem. & biomed. eng.), University of Tehran, 2020
BSc (chem. eng.), Sahand University of Technology, 2016

Sina is developing functionalized microparticles using aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) microfluidic devices for the isolation of extracellular vesicles (EVs) sub-populations, with applications in cancer diagnosis.

(Lab equipment officer)

PhD Student
Biomedical Physics
(Co-supervised with Dr. Michael Kolios)

bahareh.chaichypour@torontomu.ca

Education:
MSc (mech. eng.), K. N. Toosi University of Technology, 2018
BSc (mech. eng.), Shahid Beheshti University, 2015

Bahareh employs acoustofluidics to develop efficient and robust microfluidic devices for diverse biomedical applications, such as drug delivery and intracellular delivery, and cellular mechanical property studies.

PhD Student
Biomedical Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. Michael Kolios)

s10tran@torontomu.ca

Education:
BSc (biomed. sci.), Toronto Metropolitan University, 2023

Steven is developing microfluidic approaches to massively scale-up the production of monodisperse nanobubbles, for applications in ultrasound imaging and targeted therapeutics delivery.

(Lab ordering officer)

MASc Student
Mechanical Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. Abbas Ghasemi)

sdavla@torontomu.ca

Education:
BASc (mech. eng.), University of Waterloo, 2023

Shikhar is developing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models and conducting experiments to study aqueous two phase system (ATPS) droplet microfluidics.

MASc Student
Biomedical Engineering

sidone.grange@torontomu.ca

Education:
HBSc (bio. for health sci.), University of Toronto, 2025

Sidoné is working with Kimiya to use microfluidic co-flows of aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) fluids to study bead separation. This work seeks to identify the parameters that enable more effective isolation and lays the groundwork for advancing microfluidic approaches to separate biological particles such as cells and extracellular vesicles (EVs). 

(Lab meetings officer)

MASc Student
Biomedical Engineering

saira2.khan@torontomu.ca

Education:
BEng (biomed. eng.), Toronto Metropolitan University, 2025

Saira is developing aqueous two phase system (ATPS) strategies to generate extracellular vesicle encapsulating hydrogels for controlled delivery applications.

(Lab IT support officer)

MASc Student
Biomedical Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. Michael Kolios)

stephanie.mcginnity@torontomu.ca

Education:
BEng (biomed. eng.), Toronto Metropolitan University, 2025

Stephanie is enhancing the monodispersity, concentration, and stability of microfluidic nanobubbles with 3D printed microfluidic platforms, with downstream biomedical applications in biomedical therapeutics and imaging.

(Lab safety officer)

MASc Student
Biomedical Engineering

kimiya.raeissamie@torontomu.ca

Education:
MSc (biomed. eng.), Iran University of Science and Technology, 2021
BSc (chemistry), Shahid Beheshti University, 2017

Kimiya is currently working on using microfluidic devices for bead separation in aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS). Her project aims to optimize phase-based separation efficiency by analyzing how changes in ATPS concentration affect bead migration. She is developing quantitative models and line charts to visualize separation behavior across concentration gradients, with potential applications in drug delivery and cellular sorting studies.

BEng Student
Biomedical Engineering

elena.damario@torontomu.ca

Education:
BEng (biomed. eng.), Toronto Metropolitan University, 4th year

Elena is working with Stephanie and Steven to enhance the robustness of the microfluidic nanobubble generation procedure, for applications in ultrasound imaging and delivery of targeted therapeutics.

BEng Student
Mechanical Engineering
(Co-supervised with Dr. Abbas Ghasemi)

james.filipuzzi@torontomu.ca

Education:
BEng (mech. eng.), Toronto Metropolitan University, 4th year

James is developing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to study the effects of confinement on the hydrodynamics and instabilities of co-flow microfluidic systems.