Nafees Rahman, B.A.Sc.
nafees.rahman@utoronto.ca
Project Bio
To date, technologies capable of guiding embryonic stem cells (ESC) into specific lineages, such as blood cells, are highly inefficient. Cells residing in the embryo are exposed to a microenvironment comprised of numerous signaling factors and cell-cell interactions. This research project will investigate a scalable bioengineering approach to control the spatial and temporal aspects of ESC differentiation into blood progenitor cells.
Employment and Education
2007 - present
University of Toronto
Facutly of Applied Science and Engineering: Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry in collaboration with the Institute of Biomedical and Biomaterial Engineering
2003 - 2007
University of Toronto
B.A.Sc., with honours
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering: Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry with Bioengineering Minor
2006
Undergraduate Researcher - Shoichet Lab, University of Toronto
2005
Student Internship
Regulatory Affairs, Sanofi-Pasteur
Awards
William & Dorothy Palm OGSST Scholarship (2007)
NSERC Undergraduate Students Research Award (2006)
Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship (2003-2006)
Michael Charles Scholarship, UofT (2003)
