Interested in joining our team? Send a CV, transcript and statement of interest to fradin@physics.mcmaster.ca
Our Team
Dr. Cécile Fradin
During my Physics degree, a research internship spent playing with liquid crystals under the supervision of Dr. Pat Cladis at Bell Labs sparked off a love for research and soft materials. This led to a PhD at the CEA (Saclay, France), during which I used x-ray diffraction to study the fluctuations of liquid interfaces. During that time, I developed an interest for the life sciences, and went to work with Dr. Michael Elbaum (Weizmann Institute) to learn about intracellular transport.
Since starting as a PI at McMaster in 2001, my group has been working on different projects involving protein and cell dynamics. I have always been fascinated by light, and its interaction with matter, so I really love that most of our research is somehow related to light and fluorescence.
I have a partner and two kids (plus a cat) - taking care of them is my second full time job. I like reading and music, and try to keep sane by llearning how to play the violin.
Lifelong learning, and interacting with students, are the two things I enjoy the most in my job.
Current lab members
Alumni:
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Dr. Martin Kurylowicz, 2012-2013
Featured publication: The Proapoptotic Protein tBid Forms Both Superficially Bound and Membrane-Inserted Oligomers
Current position: Sales Associates, Gamble Technologies Limited (GTL)
Dr. Ouided Friaa, 2009-2012
Featured publication: Optimizing the acquisition and analysis of confocal images for single mobile particle detection
Current position: Innovation Strategy Consultant, France
Dr. Dusan Vobornik, 2008
Featured publication: FCS with sub-diffraction-limited resolution using near-field optical probes
Current position: Lab Manager, Canadian Bank Note Ltd.
Dr. Chen Chen, 2007-2008
Featured publication: Multiple quantum well AlGaAs nanowires
Current position: Unknown
Corrie Griffiths, 2005-2009
Featured publication: Interaction of the full-length Bax protein with biomimetic mitochondrial liposomes
Current position: Quality Assurance Manager, Baxter International
Alumni:
Ph.D.
Lili Zhang, 2021
Thesis: Concentration and dynamics of two early fly embryo morphogens, Bicoid and Capicua, explored by FCS
Current position: Data Analyst, WinnerMax Capital Inc., Toronto
Markus Rose, 2020
Current position: Consultant, Evora IT Solutions, Munich
Carmina Perez-Romero, 2019
Current position: Research Fellow, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Aisha Shamas-Din, 2014
Current position: Senior Technical Project Manager, Roche
Dmitri Satsoura, 2010
Thesis: Characterization of the molecular mechanism of membrane permeabilization by Bax
Current position: Unknown
Marie-Josée Colbert, 2010
Thesis: A novel approach to measurement of the adhesion strength of a single cell on a substrate
Current position: Project Coordinator, Université de Sherbrooke
Felix Wong, 2010
Current position: Medical Physicist, New Zealand
Asmahan Abu-Arish, 2009
Thesis: Spatial Distribution and Mobility of the Ran and the Bicoid proteins in Live Systems
Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan
Daniel Banks, 2007
Current position: Founder, Alumni Analyzer & Senior Advisors, Neutrons Canada
Alumni
M.Sc.
Liu Yu 2020
Thesis: Experimental Determination of the Four Principal Drag Coefficients of M. magneticum AMB-1 cells
Current position: Ph.D. student, University of Toronto
Ahmad Mahmood, 2020
Current position: Ph.D. student, McGill
Lucas Le Nagard, 2018
Thesis: Formation and positioning of the magnetosome chain in M. Magneticum AMB-1
Current position: Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Edinburgh
Kelly Cathcart, 2014
Thesis: The Effect of Cholesterol on a Five Component Mitochondria-Like Membrane
Current position: Amazing mother of three adorable kids
Nehad Hirmiz, 2014
Current position: Senior Data Science Consultant, ProCogia
Amit Patel, 2013
Thesis: The effect of cholesterol on the structure of mitochondrial-like lipid bilayers
Current position: Unknown
Charmaine Tressler, 2013
Thesis: Characterization and Alignment of the STED Doughnut Using Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
Current position: Analytics implementation specialist, Procore Technologies
Sanjeevan Shivakumar, 2012
Thesis: Characterizing cBid and Bax binding to supported lipid bilayers with single molecule resolution
Current position: Lawyer, Toronto
Shyemaa Shehata, 2010
Thesis: The Dynamics and Toxicity of Quantum Dots in the Caenorhabditis Elegans Embryo
Current position: Nurse practitioner, New York