BZHANG LAB

Our Team

Boyang Zhang, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Department of Chemical Engineering
​McMaster University
John Hodgins Engineering, Room A416
1280 Main Street ​Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7​

Phone: (905) 525-9140 x 24926
Email: zhangb97@mcmaster.ca

Ph.D. University of Toronto, Canada, 2016
​B.Sc. Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.A, 2010

Alexander Sotra

PH.D. Candidate

Program: Biomedical Engineering
Email: sotraa@mcmaster.ca

Mandeep Kaur Marway

PostDoctoral Fellow

Program: Biomedical Engineering
Email: marwaymk@mcmaster.ca

Kimia Jozani

PH.D. Candidate

Program: Biomedical Engineering
Email: asadijok@mcmaster.ca

Neda Saraei

PH.D. Student

Program: Biomedical Engineering
Email: saraein@mcmaster.ca

Nicky Anvari

PH.D. Candidate

Program: Biomedical Engineering
Email: anvarihn@mcmaster.ca

Anushree Chakravarty

M.S. Candidate

Program: Chemical Engineering
Email: chakra9@mcmaster.ca

Sara Deir

PH.D. Candidate

Program: Chemical Engineering
Email: deirs1@mcmaster.ca

Hanieh Hashemi

PH.D. Candidate

Program: Biomedical Engineering
Email: mohamh76@mcmaster.ca

Brenda Truong

PH.D. Student

Program: Biomedical Engineering
Email: truonb3@mcmaster.ca

Madeleine Ludlow

PH.D. Student

Program: Biomedical Engineering
Email: ludlowm@mcmaster.ca

Mathiew David Childs

PH.D. Candidate

Program: Chemical Engineering
Email: childm3@mcmaster.ca

Current Undergraduate Research Students

Rhiannon Vu, Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Co-op. LinkedIn
Hirwa Patel, Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization (BDC). LinkedIn
Ayesha Basu, Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences. LinkedIn
Swas Swaminathan, Biology and Pharmacology Co-op. LinkedIn
Jack Zhou, Electrical & Biomedical Engineering. LinkedIn
Emmalee Dyck, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering. LinkedIn

Alumni

Feng Zhang, PhD in Chemical Engineering (2019-2024). LinkedIn
Shravanthi Rajasekar, PhD in Chemical Engineering (2018-2024). LinkedIn
Dawn Song Yi Lin, PhD in Chemical Engineering (2018-2024). Scientist @ Merck LinkedIn

Sonya Kouthouridis, PhD in Chemical Engineering (2020-2024). LinkedIn
Ana Arezina, MSCs in Biomedical Engineering (2021-2023). LinkedIn
Lyan Abdul, MSCs in Biomedical Engineering  (2020-2022). Medical school student @ Western University 
Benjamin Lai, Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-2022). Currently working as Scientist @ Genentech. LinkedIn
Vibudha Nanduri, Research Associate (2019-2022). LinkedIn
Luis Portillo, MSCs in Chemical Engineering (2020). Currently working @ STEMCELL Technologies. LinkedIn
Tracy Savery, MSCs in Biomedical Engineering (2021). Currently working @ RNA Diagnostic. LinkedIn
​Kristen Hayward, MSCs in Chemical Engineering (2021).

Undergraduate Student Alumni

Dickyi Bhagentsang, Health Science. LinkedIn
Jessica Bonanno, Chemical Engineering. LinkedIn
Mashroor Rahman, Chemical Engineering. LinkedIn
Anushree Chakravarty, Chemical Engineering. LinkedIn

Carmine Spedaliere, Chemical Engineering  (2022). LinkedIn
Sarah Baik, Health Sciences (2022). LinkedIn
Paola Gonzalez Perez, Biotechnology. LinkedIn
Rhiannon Vu, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. LinkedIn
Poonam Saha, Biomedical Engineering. LinkedIn
Zaim Khan, Biochemistry (2022). LinkedIn
Sarah Arnold, Chemical Engineering (2021). LinkedIn
Justin Alvarado, Biochemistry (2021)
Abeka Selliah, Engineering (2021). LinkedIn
Eleanor Robson, Engineering (2021). LinkedIn
Jocelyn Xu, Engineering (2021). LinkedIn

Abbas Chaudary, Chemical Engineering (2021). LinkedIn
Lauren Baerg, Biotechnology (2020). LinkedIn
Alicia Hartung, Chemical Engineering (2020). LinkedIn

Amy Liu, Health Science (2020). Currently studying @ McMaster Medical School
Nicole Areias, Honors Integrated Sciences (2020). LinkedIn
​Albert Wang, Biomedical Engineering (2020).
​Vikash Nanthakumar, Biomedical Engineering (2020). LinkedIn
Sibi Venkata, Biochemistry (2020). LinkedIn
Grace Yuhang Feng, Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization (2020). LinkedIn
Lauren Choi, Integrated Biomedical Engineering. LinkedIn
Sheel Ayachi, Chemical Engineering. LinkedIn
Rohan Krishna, Integrated Biomedical Engineering.
Wanqi Chen (Anna), Integrated Biomedical Engineering. LinkedIn
Manvir Matthew Bhangu, Integrated Biomedical Engineering. LinkedIn

Join Our Team

The BZhangLab is always seeking passionate scientists and engineers to join our team and to engage in multidisciplinary collaboration. In the quest to solve the biggest challenge in medicine, we understand “it takes a village to build an organ”. We welcome you to embark on this exciting journey with us!