OUR RESEARCH TEAM
Locke Davenport Huyer, PhD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomaterials & Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Denistry
School of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Affiliate Scientist - NS Health & IWK Health Centre
Training
BSc. Chemical Engineering, Queen's University 2014
PhD Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 2019
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Johns Hopkins University, 2020
Neal Callaghan, PhD
Research Assistant
Internal Medicine Resident
My research is focused patient on outcomes in medical devices
Brenden Wheeler
PhD Student
Biomedical Engineering
My research is focused on systematic condensation synthesis of polyesters
In my free time I enjoy playing soccer and tinkering with computers.
Christian Rempe
MSc Student
Microbiology & Immunology
My research is focused on glycolysis in implant inflammation.
In my free time I enjoy photography, movies and sports.
Kyle Medd
MASc Student
Biomedical Engineering
My research is focused on temporal biomarkers of fibrotic remodelling.
In my free time I enjoy cooking and going camping.
Emily Parsons
MASc Student
Biomedical Engineering
Natasha Osborne, MSc
Research Technician
My role is to provide technical expertise to support the biological arm of our lab
In my free time I enjoy playing board games, reading, and travelling.
Zachary Froom
PhD Student
Biomedical Engineering
My research is focused on itaconate polyesters as an anti-fibrotic therapy.
In my free time I enjoy Taekwon-Do, where I have a 4th degree black belt.
Kaitlyn Woodworth
MASc Student
Biomedical Engineering
My research is focused on itaconate polyester microparticles.
In my free time I enjoy being active and the outdoors.
Lauren Fong-Hollohan
MSc Student
Microbiology & Immunology
My research is focused on the metabolic landscape of peri-implant fibrosis.
In my free time I enjoy baking and going outside.
LDH Lab Alumni
Sara Murrin: MASc Student (Biomedical Engineering)
Reagan Leslie: Honours Student (Medical Science)
Charlotte Spencer: Honours Student (Microbiology & Immunology)
Jane Gillis: Honours Student (Medical Science)
Kiara Bergagnini: Honours Student (Microbiology & Immunology)
Angela Xu: Experiential Learning Student (Medical Science)
