Laboratory for Metabolic Systems Engineering

University of Toronto

Our lab leverages the capabilities of bioengineering organisms to produce biofuels, chemicals, and therapeutic molecules. Our research focuses on the dynamic integration of cutting-edge computational machine learning tools and experimental acumen, where metabolic models and synthetic biology serve as our guides and collaborators!

Meet our team

Our multi-disciplinary team of research scientists, PDFs, and students

Radhakrishnan (Krishna) Mahadevan

Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Metabolic Systems Engineering & Professor of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Madras, India

Ph.D., University of Delaware, USA

Mona Abo-Hashesh

Research Associate

Donya Valikhani

Research Associate

Celina Tufvegren

Lab Manager & PDF

Alan Froese

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Mohammed Nasr

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Annesha Sengupta

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Jinhee Lee

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Zhiqing Xu

PhD Candidate

Dafni Giannari

PhD Candidate

Mauricio Garcia

PhD Candidate

Olivia Bulka

PhD Candidate

Alexandre Tremblay

PhD Candidate

Rana Ahmed Barghout

PhD Candidate

Lauren Baerg

PhD Candidate

Ethan Agena

PhD Candidate

Rachel Asbury

PhD Candidate

Noor AlSmadi

PhD Candidate

Mark Spahl

PhD Candidate

William Chau

PhD Candidate

Victoria Ivey

PhD Candidate

Michelle Feiges

PhD Student

Supriya Shivanna

PhD Student

Lya ChiƱas Serano

PhD Student

Jiaqing Li

PhD Student

Olanrewaju Adetunji

PhD Student

Marjan Mohammadi

Masters Student

Austin Zheng

Masters Student

Ryan Weiner

Masters Student

Maxim Kirby

Masters Student

Matthew Edgehill

Research Assistant

Jessica Pan

Research Assistant

Cassidy Tan

Undergraduate Student

Claire Cui

Undergraduate Student

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