Experience

Canadian Biomaterials Society / Societe Canadienne des Biomateriaux
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior board member

  • Jun 2022 - Present

4M Biotech Inc.
• Chief Scientific Officer

  • Jan 2018 - Present

Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME)
• Canada
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• Board Member

  • Jun 2019 - Jun 2023


University of Victoria

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Jun 2020 - Sep 2022

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2015 - Jun 2020



Harvard Medical School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2015

  • Developing an on-chip bead-based biosensor for detection of hallmark liver biomarkers in a modular perfusion bioreactor. • Developing an in vitro hydrogel-based microfluidic model for studying blood vessel formation. • Developing a biodegradable, elastic, and flexible platform for the fabrication of bio-resorbable electronic devices. • Developing an on-chip bead-based biosensor for detection of hallmark liver biomarkers in a modular perfusion bioreactor. • Developing an in vitro hydrogel-based microfluidic model for studying blood vessel formation. • Developing a biodegradable, elastic, and flexible platform for the fabrication of bio-resorbable electronic devices.



Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2015

  • Developing a microwell array platform for quantifying drug-induced apoptosis in liver cells. • Developing a microwell array platform for quantifying drug-induced apoptosis in liver cells.



McGill University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2013

  • Introduced the concept of composite living fibers (CFLs) for creating complex 3D tissue fabrics by means of textile-based technologies (provisional patent filed on Oct. 2013) [A collaborative work with Harvard Medical School]. • Developed a microfluidic direct writer for printing 3D cell-laden hydrogel-based tissue constructs. • Developed a novel rapid real-time DNA amplification device for early detection of pulmonary tuberculosis. • Developed a world-to-chip interface for direct… Show more • Introduced the concept of composite living fibers (CFLs) for creating complex 3D tissue fabrics by means of textile-based technologies (provisional patent filed on Oct. 2013) [A collaborative work with Harvard Medical School]. • Developed a microfluidic direct writer for printing 3D cell-laden hydrogel-based tissue constructs. • Developed a novel rapid real-time DNA amplification device for early detection of pulmonary tuberculosis. • Developed a world-to-chip interface for direct and safe delivery of hazardous bacteria from a swab applicator to point-of-care diagnostic chips. Show less • Introduced the concept of composite living fibers (CFLs) for creating complex 3D tissue fabrics by means of textile-based technologies (provisional patent filed on Oct. 2013) [A collaborative work with Harvard Medical School]. • Developed a microfluidic direct writer for printing 3D cell-laden hydrogel-based tissue constructs. • Developed a novel rapid real-time DNA amplification device for early detection of pulmonary tuberculosis. • Developed a world-to-chip interface for direct… Show more • Introduced the concept of composite living fibers (CFLs) for creating complex 3D tissue fabrics by means of textile-based technologies (provisional patent filed on Oct. 2013) [A collaborative work with Harvard Medical School]. • Developed a microfluidic direct writer for printing 3D cell-laden hydrogel-based tissue constructs. • Developed a novel rapid real-time DNA amplification device for early detection of pulmonary tuberculosis. • Developed a world-to-chip interface for direct and safe delivery of hazardous bacteria from a swab applicator to point-of-care diagnostic chips. Show less



Simon Fraser University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2011

  • Developed an optical temperature control method for preconcentration of charged proteins in microfluidic devices. • Developed and verified a novel unified analytical model for predicting pressure drop in non-circular microchannels with gradually varying cross-sections under slip/no-slip conditions and performed numerical and experimental verifications. • Designed and fabricated a custom-built testbed for temperature and flow measurement at the stack level of PEM fuel cells under… Show more • Developed an optical temperature control method for preconcentration of charged proteins in microfluidic devices. • Developed and verified a novel unified analytical model for predicting pressure drop in non-circular microchannels with gradually varying cross-sections under slip/no-slip conditions and performed numerical and experimental verifications. • Designed and fabricated a custom-built testbed for temperature and flow measurement at the stack level of PEM fuel cells under variable stack compression loads [A collaborative work with Ballard Power Systems, Burnaby, Canada]. Show less • Developed an optical temperature control method for preconcentration of charged proteins in microfluidic devices. • Developed and verified a novel unified analytical model for predicting pressure drop in non-circular microchannels with gradually varying cross-sections under slip/no-slip conditions and performed numerical and experimental verifications. • Designed and fabricated a custom-built testbed for temperature and flow measurement at the stack level of PEM fuel cells under… Show more • Developed an optical temperature control method for preconcentration of charged proteins in microfluidic devices. • Developed and verified a novel unified analytical model for predicting pressure drop in non-circular microchannels with gradually varying cross-sections under slip/no-slip conditions and performed numerical and experimental verifications. • Designed and fabricated a custom-built testbed for temperature and flow measurement at the stack level of PEM fuel cells under variable stack compression loads [A collaborative work with Ballard Power Systems, Burnaby, Canada]. Show less



Tina Felez Asia

• Engineering Consultant and Share-Holder

  • Jan 2000 - Feb 2006

  • Supervised the construction and installation of staple and nail line. • Communicated with international companies to purchase the required parts. • Supervised the construction and installation of staple and nail line. • Communicated with international companies to purchase the required parts.