St. George

Xiao Yu (Shirley) Wu

Professor

Campus
- St. George
Faculty
- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

Areas of Expertise

Bioreactive nanoparticles for remodeling tumor microenvironment to enhance cancer therapies
Blood-brain barrier-penetrating nanotechnology for diagnosis and therapy of brain cancer and CNS diseases
Glucose-responsive device and microneedle patch for insulin and glucagon delivery
Nanomedicine of synergistic drug combination for enhanced treatment of multidrug resistant and metastatic cancer
Numerical simulation and molecular dynamic modeling for rational design of drug delivery systems for small molecules and biologics

Office: 416-978-5272
Languages: English
Website
Email: xywu@phm.utoronto.ca
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Xiaolin Wei

Professor

Campus
- St. George
Faculty
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Centres
- Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Areas of Expertise

Antibiotic resistance
Diabetes
Health outcome evaluations
Implementation science, operations research, randomized controlled trials, cohort studies
Primary care
Primary care reform and policy evaluation
Public health consultant
Screening in airports
Tuberculosis

Office: (416) 978-2020
Languages: Mandarin
Website
Email: xiaolin.wei@utoronto.ca
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Yashar Ganjali

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Computer networks
Internet

Office: 416-978-2952
Website
Email: yganjali@cs.toronto.edu
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York Po-Chee Pei

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Genetic epidemiology
Human molecular genetics
Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
IgA nephropathy
Polycystic kidney disease

Office: 416-340-4257
Languages: English,Chinese (Mandarin)
Website
Email: york.pei@uhn.ca
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Young-June Kim

Professor

Campus
- St. George
Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Science
Department
- Physics

Areas of Expertise

Dirac Magnons In A Honeycomb Lattice Quantum XY Magnet CoTiO3
Is Alpha-RuCl3 A Kitaev Quantum Spin Liquid?
Magnetic Hamiltonian Of Alpha-RuCl3
Strongly Interacting Quasiparticles In A Quantum Magnet
Weyl Semimetal Candidate, Pyrochlore Iridates

Office: 416-978-7868
Languages: English,Korean
Website
Email: youngjune.kim@utoronto.ca
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Yu Sun

Professor

Campus
- St. George
Faculty
- Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Department
- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Centres
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME)

Areas of Expertise

Automation
Instrumentation
Manufacturing robotics
Medical robotics
Micro-nano devices
Micro-nano manipulation
Robotic cell surgery
Robotics

Office: 416-946-0549
Languages: Chinese (Mandarin)
Website
Email: sun@mie.utoronto.ca
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Yuri Lawryshyn

Professor

Campus
- St. George
Faculty
- Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Department
- Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

Areas of Expertise

Applied numerical modelling
Economic analysis of engineering projects
Ultraviolet disinfection (UV) of water and wastewater

Office: 416-946-0576
Home: 705-252-6614
Mobile: 705-252-6614
Website
Email: yuri.lawryshyn@utoronto.ca
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Yurou Zhong

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

History of linguistic thought
Intersections between technology and writing
Media theory
Modern Chinese literature and culture
Writing systems and literacy

Office: 416-946-7217
Website
Email: yurou.zhong@utoronto.ca

Zachary Hawes

Assistant Professor

Campus
- St. George
Faculty
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Department
- Applied Psychology and Human Development

Areas of Expertise

How can we better leverage research in numerical and spatial cognition to inform the teaching and learning of early years mathematics?
How can we create the most optimal teacher professional learning experiences?
How do attitudes towards mathematics (e.g., math anxiety) influence performance in mathematics? How can we foster positive attitudes towards mathematics?
What are the cognitive and neural underpinnings of mathematical thought?
What role does spatial visualization play in mathematics learning and performance?

Office: N/A
Website
Email: zack.hawes@utoronto.ca