Meet the Team
Principal Investigator/Head
Dr. Emmanuel T. Osei
Emmanuel received his PhD from the University of British Columbia and the University of Groningen. He has years of experience researching obstructive lung disease, inflammation, and fibrosis using in vitro models that mimic the human body.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Christina Chen
Christina is developing 3D biomimetic and bioartificial tissue models to explore how immune cells interact with structural cells and the extracellular matrix.
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MD-PhD Student
Tony Guo
Tony is studying immune-structural cell cross-talk using bioartifical models of the airways
MSc Student
Filsan Abokor
Filsan is currently involved in developing a multi-organ-on-chip platform of the gut-lung axis
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MSc Student
Sofia Andressi
Sofia has completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology Honours, focusing on insect physiology and gene editing, and is now continuing an MSc focusing on invertebrate cell culture models
URA - BSc Student
Janaeya Baher
Janaeya is developing next-generation organoids and bioprinted models that can effectively mimic lung inflammatory diseases
URA - BSc Student
Clara Gibbons
Clara is currently studying fibroblast-monocyte/macrophage interactions in 3D in vitro models made to mimic different stiffnesses in diseased versus healthy lung tissue environments
URA - BSc Student
Logan Yee
Logan is working with the BIOX Bioprinter to optimize printing parameters to make 3D models using bioinks
BSc Trainee
Joban Sohd
Joban conducts various technical studies as a part of the lab's workforce to improve techniques, e.g., PCR & Cellular Imaging protocols, to aid projects in the labs
URA / Workstudy - BSc Student
Tapiwa Kalua
Tapiwa is working as a Research Assistant to aid in establishing multicellular spheroids that enable the assessment of cell-cell crosstalk.
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Lab Volunteer - BSc student
Tak Machiru
Tak volunteers in the lab, working with other members on various (biomimetic and bioengineering) assays.
Lab Volunteer - BSc student
Ajnaa Gautam
Ajnaa volunteers in the lab, working with other members on various (biomimetic and bioengineering) assays.
Lab Volunteer - BSc student
Amr Riyadh
Amr volunteers in the lab, working with other members on various (biomimetic and bioengineering) assays.
Lab Volunteer - BSc student
Avni Aggarwal
Avni volunteers in the lab, working with other members on various (biomimetic and bioengineering) assays.
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URA Workstudy - BSc student
Advik Puri
Advik is working as a URA workstudy to optimize 3D printing protocols for 3D multicellular models in the Osei lab.
Lab Volunteer - BSc student
Anais Bonnefoy
Anais volunteers in the lab, working with other members on various (biomimetic) assays.
Alumni
Although a relatively young lab, we boast of proud alumni over the years
Sakshi Phogat
MSc Alumni
Research Tech, UBC Vancouver​
Safiya Al Yazeedi
MSc Alumni
University of Oman​
Fama Thiam
BSc Alumni
Research Tech,
University of Calgary​
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Matthew Bird
BSc Alumni​​
Katie Feng
BSc Alumni
Masters in Public Health Epidemiology
New York University​
Simin Jafaripour
Former Lab Manager
Lab Tech, UBC - Okanagan​​
Jed Owoniyi
BSc Alumni
University of Texas​​
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Emre Demirsoy
BSc Alumni
MSc Student
UBC, Vancouver​​
Juan Brussow
BSc Alumni
Medical Student,
UBC Medical School​​​