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Sergey V. Plotnikov, PhD

Associate Professor

University of Toronto

Department of Cell & Systems Biology

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Karan
Ishii
PhD Student

BSc Biology, UCLA 2020

Jericho, New York
Joined September 2022
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Alex
Huang
NSERC Undergraduate Research Award 2026, CSB 498, UTEA Fellow Summer 2025

Cell & Molecular Biology and Immunology
Double Major


Toronto, ON
Joined May 2025
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Zac
Zhang
MSc Student

BSc Biology, UTM 2025

Shenzhen, China
Joined Sept 2025

Meet Our Microscopes

Yokogawa CSU-X-1 Spinning Disk Unit on Nikon Eclipse Ti2 Inverted Microscope

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Our trusty workhorse! 

Nikon H-TIRF Module (Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence) on Eclipse Ti2 Inverted Microscope 

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Super resolution at the imaging interface!

CREST Optics Spinning Disk Unit on Nikon Eclipse Ti2 Inverted Microscope

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Great for FRET!

Nikon A1R MP Upright Multiphoton Microscope

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Image deep into tissue! Great for micropattering!

Lab Alumni

Daniel Gaim, M.Sc. Masters Student 2023-2026

Medical Student at University of Toronto

Ernest Iu, Ph.D. PhD Student 2018-2025

Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Chicago, Gardel Lab

Ashley Choi Undergraduate Work-study Student 2025, CSB 498 student 2025-2026

 

Fernando Valencia, Ph.D. PhD Student 2018-2025

Ethan Payne Undergraduate Researcher (UTEA Summer Fellowship) 2025, Workstudy Student 2024

Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Graduate Student at UofT

 

Rico Dong Undergraduate Research Assistant 2022-2023, 2025, NSERC Summer Fellow, ROP, CSB 498

Post-bac Researcher, Jian Liu Lab at Johns Hopkins University

Systems Biology PhD Student at Harvard University

David Zheglov Undergraduate Research Assistant 2024, exchange student from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Alexander Bogatch Undergraduate Researcher 2019-2024, UTEA Summer Fellow, NSERC Summer Fellow, CSB 498 & 499 Project Student

Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD Student at Harvard University

Arthur Siu Undergraduate Researcher 2022-2024, UTEA Summer Fellow, CSB 498 & 499 student

Biosciences PhD Student at University of Chicago

Daphne Jiang Undergraduate Research Assistant 2022-2024, ROP Program, CSB 498

Undergraduate Researcher in Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Vasconcelos Lab 

Athena Cheng Undergraduate Work-study Student 2023-2024

Elaine Leang Undergraduate Workstudy Student 2022-2023

Rosiey Yang, M.Sc. Masters Student 2018-2022

Medical Writer at IC Axon

Joy Du Undergraduate Research Assistant 2020-2022

Medical Student at McMaster University

Chen Tuo Undergraduate Research Assistant 2020-2022

Biochemistry PhD Student at UofT, Wilde Lab

Ajay Singh Undergraduate Research Assistant 2021

Molecular Biophysics PhD Student at UofT

Linda Li Undergraduate Research Assistant 2019

Cell and Systems Biology PhD Student, Saltzman Lab

Gregory Ossetchkine Undergraduate Research Assistant 2019

Medical Student at Syracuse University

Alessia Fischbacher Undergraduate Research Assistant 2018-2019

Accelerated nursing program at UofT, L&D nurse at St. Michael's Hospital

Sarah Deng Undergraduate Research Assistant 2017-2018

Cellular & Physiological Sciences PhD Candidate at UBC, Tanentzapf Lab (our collaborators!)

Antonio Ajhert Undergraduate Research Assistant 2017-2018

PharmD Student at UofT

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