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Joshua N. Milstein

Associate Professor

Dept. of Physics, University of Toronto
Dept. of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Dept. of Chemical and Physical Sciences, UTM

Office: DV 4053
Phone: (905) 569-4598
Email: josh.milstein(AT)utoronto.ca


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Yuchong Li

Research Scientist

"My PhD studies focused on the structure and transportation of GPCRs in the cellular membrane using single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy. I currently am a Research Scientist working on super-resolution / single-molecule imgaing in the Milstein Lab."


Graduate Students

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Zheng Zhang

PhD Student

"I got my BSc degree from Beijing Normal University and came here for the MSc program. My work is mainly on the optical tweezers, including the development of the technology and the biological experiments related to nucleoid associated proteins. As for my hobby, I enjoy walking around the city during the weekend to experience the diverse culture."
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Tianyi Ma

PhD Student

"The integration of time-lapse fluorescence microscopy and microfluidic devices provides high spatiotempraol resolution that enables us to able to track the dynamics of single cells. I am developing an imaging system and monolayer cultivation chambers within microfluidics devices in order to study the long-term bacterial competition among micro-colonies."
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Faisal Halabeya

MSc Student

"I study the dynamics of bacterial populations at the single-cell level using timelapse fluorescence microscopy, with a particular interest in behaviour arising from competitive environments and cellular stress. After receiving my undergraduate training at Boston University, I completed my MSc work in the Milstein Lab on the competition of E. coli in dense, confined environments."
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Rene Frecot

MSc Student

"I'm a MSc student at the University of Tuebingen (Germany), majoring in Nano-Science. I am currently doing an internship at the University of Toronto Mississauga, where I am conducting force rupturing experiments using optical tweezers."


Undergraduate Students

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Christabel Faylinn

Physics

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Peiyu Liao

Physics

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Chenguang Kuang

Physics

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Maya Buttigieg

Biology

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Kasha

Physics





Lab Alumni

Postdocs and Technicians

Dr. Daniel Dick (Postdoc, 2022-23)
Dr. Emiel Visser (Marie Curie Postdoc, 2017-2020): Postdoc, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/E), Netherlands
Dr. Amir Mazouchi (Postdoc, 2014-2017)
Dr. Yong Wang (HFSP Postdoc, 2014-2016): Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Arkansas
Dr. Haowei Wang (Postdoc, 2012-2015): Assistant Professor, University of Science and Technology (USTC), China
Abdullah Bahram (Laboratory Technician, 2012-2013)

Graduate Students

Daniel Nino (Physics, PhD Student, 2020)
Kayhan Momeni (Physics, MSc Student, 2020)
Nafiseh Rafiei (IBBME, PhD Student, 2018)
Daniel Ricardo Argumedo (Engineering, PhD Student, UFABC Brazil, 2018)
Samuel Yoshua (Physics, MSc Student, 2016)
Russell Pollari (Physics, MSc Student, 2015)
Stephen Havlick (Physics, MSc Student, 2015)
Tai-Wei Su (Bioengineering, MSc Student, NCKU Taiwan, 2014)
Anastasia Zaytseva (Applied Math, MSc Student, 2013)

Undergraduates

Lily Sharratt Davidson (Physics, 2023) / Mara OrdoƱez (Physics, 2023) / Evan Tjahayadi (Biology, 2023)
Sandra Zhitkova (Physics, 2022) / Khadija Lakdawala (Biology, 2021/2022)
Tiya Boonkird (Physics, 2020/2021/2022) / Jiachen Liu (Physics, 2021/2022) / Kiki Lu ( Physics, 2021)
Belinda Kusuma (Physics, 2021) / Zoya Hassan (Physics, 2021)
Karis Kungsamutr (Physics, 2020/2021) / Emma Narancic (Biology, 2020)
Raiyan Chowdhury (MCS, 2020) / Jovana Miladinovic (Biology, 2019/2020) / Victoria Torres (Forensics, 2019)
Eric Lauw (MCS, 2019) / Muhammad Kamal (MCS, 2019) / Marvimar Castroverde (Biology, 2019)
Jianze Wang (MITACS Globalink, 2018) / Daniel Djayakarsana (Physics, 2017/2018)
Gurjit Mander (Biology, 2018) / Sukhraj Virdee (Physics, 2018) / Bolin Fan (Physics, 2018)
Faiyza Alam (Physics, 2017/2018) / Minah Tariq (Biology, 2017/2018) / Danica Jovanovich (Physics, 2017)
Daniel Gorelick (Chemistry, 2016/2017) / Hector He (Physics, 2017) / Shabeeh Rizvi (Physics, 2017)
Paul Penkul (Biology, 2015/2016) / Danielle Sims (Physics, 2016) / Paul Lelay (Physics, 2016)
Emily Storey (Physics, 2015/2016) / Aoife Taylor (Chemistry, Cardiff University, 2016)
Shubham Mistry (Biology, 2016) / Rachel Hanke (Biology, 2016) / Phuong Julia Le (Computer Science, 2015)
Thurga Rajeswaran (Biology, 2015) / Ezra Sebastian Hartono (Physics, 2015)
Muhammad Ahmed (Chemistry, 2014) / Mejd Jumaily (Biology, 2014) / Daniel Nino (Physics, 2014)
Alexandra Derla (CCIT, 2014) / Stela Ishitani Silva (Physics, SWB Brazil, 2014)
Marcelo Augusto Cordeiro (Computer Science, SWB Brazil, 2014) / Nanak Singh (Chemistry, Cardiff University, 2014)
Mark DeBenedetti (Physics, 2014) / Roger Bialy (Chemistry, 2013)
Taise Lima (Biotechnology, SWB Brazil, 2013) / Surya Buss (Biotechnology, SWB Brazil, 2013)
Stephen Havlick (Physics, 2013) / Mark Levy (Chemistry, 2012)
Jia Chen (Biology, 2012) / Wendy Otieno (Physics, 2012)