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Sergey V. Plotnikov, PhD
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Associate Professor
University of Toronto
Department of Cell & Systems Biology
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Meet Our Microscopes
Yokogawa CSU-X-1 Spinning Disk Unit on Nikon Eclipse Ti2 Inverted Microscope
Our trusty workhorse!
Nikon H-TIRF Module (Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence) on Eclipse Ti2 Inverted Microscope
Super resolution at the imaging interface!
CREST Optics Spinning Disk Unit on Nikon Eclipse Ti2 Inverted Microscope
Great for FRET!
Nikon A1R MP Upright Multiphoton Microscope
Image deep into tissue! Great for micropattering!
Lab Alumni
Fernando Valencia PhD Student 2018-2025
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Ethan Payne Undergraduate Researcher (UTEA Summer Fellowship) 2025, Workstudy Student 2024
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David Zheglov Undergraduate Research Assistant 2024, exchange student from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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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
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Arthur Siu Undergraduate Researcher 2022-2024, UTEA Summer Fellow, CSB 498 & 499 student
Biosciences PhD Student at University of Chicago
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Daphne Jiang Undergraduate Research Assistant 2022-2024, ROP Program, CSB 498
Undergraduate Researcher in Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Vasconcelos Lab
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Athena Cheng Undergraduate Workstudy Student 2023-2024
Rico Dong Undergraduate Research Assistant 2022-2023, 2025, NSERC Summer Fellow, ROP, CSB 498
Post-bach Researcher, Jian Liu Lab at Johns Hopkins University
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Elaine Leang Undergraduate Workstudy Student 2022-2023
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Rosiey Yang, M.Sc. Masters Student 2018-2022
Medical Writer at IC Axon
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Joy Du Undergraduate Research Assistant 2020-2022
Medical Student at McMaster University
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Chen Tuo Undergraduate Research Assistant 2020-2022
Biochemistry PhD Student at UofT, Wilde Lab
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Ajay Singh Undergraduate Research Assistant 2021
Molecular Biophysics PhD Student at UofT
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Linda Li Undergraduate Research Assistant 2019
Cell and Systems Biology PhD Student, Saltzman Lab
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Gregory Ossetchkine Undergraduate Research Assistant 2019
Medical Student at Syracuse University
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Alessia Fischbacher Undergraduate Research Assistant 2018-2019
Accelerated nursing program at UofT, L&D nurse at St. Michael's Hospital
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Sarah Deng Undergraduate Research Assistant 2017-2018
Cellular & Physiological Sciences PhD Candidate at UBC, Tanentzapf Lab (our collaborators!)
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Antonio Ajhert Undergraduate Research Assistant 2017-2018
PharmD Student at UofT
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