Evelyn Yim, PhD, PEng
Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Regenerative Medicine (Tier 1) Professor
Email: eyim@uwaterloo.ca
Location: E6 4014
Phone: 519-888-4567 x33928
Biography
Evelyn Yim joined the Department of Chemical Engineering as an Associate Professor at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ in 2016. Experienced with nanofabrication technologies and stem cell culture, Evelyn and her group are interested to apply the knowledge biomaterial-stem cell interaction to direct stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration for neural, vascular and corneal tissue engineering. Evelyn is one of the pioneers in studying stem cell-topography interactions and related applications in tissue engineering. She is one of the leading researchers studying the use of synthetic materials for altering stem cell behavior and differentiation.
Evelyn Yim began her education at the University of Toronto, where she earned her BASc in Engineering Science and MASc in Chemical Engineering, under the supervision of Professor Michael Sefton. She pursued her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University before conducting her post-doctoral training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and, under Professor Kam Leong, in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University.
Between 2007 and 2015 Evelyn worked in Singapore, where she held a joint appointment from the National University of Singapore, as faculty in the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Surgery, and the Mechanobiology Institute Singapore, a Research Center of Excellence supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore, as a principle investigator studying how chemical and biomechanical cues influence stem cell behavior.
Evelyn Yim began her education at the University of Toronto, where she earned her BASc in Engineering Science and MASc in Chemical Engineering, under the supervision of Professor Michael Sefton. She pursued her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University before conducting her post-doctoral training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and, under Professor Kam Leong, in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University.
Between 2007 and 2015 Evelyn worked in Singapore, where she held a joint appointment from the National University of Singapore, as faculty in the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Surgery, and the Mechanobiology Institute Singapore, a Research Center of Excellence supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore, as a principle investigator studying how chemical and biomechanical cues influence stem cell behavior.
Research Interests
- Modulation of cell behaviour with nanotopography, Topography-regulation of stem cells lineage commitment and differentiation, Differentiation of adult and plutipotent stem cells with nanotopography, Fabrication and application of nano-structure for biomedical applications in neural, vascular and cornea tissue engineering, Biomaterial approach to study ex-vivo pluripotent stem cell expansion, Nanotechnology, Biochemical engineering, Biomedical engineering
Education
- 2006, Doctorate Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA
- 2000, Master of Engineering Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
- 1999, Bachelor of Applied Science Engineering Science, University of Toronto, Canada
Teaching*
- BME 489 - Special Topics in Biomedical Devices
- Taught in 2020, 2021
- BME 589 - Special Topics in Biomedical Devices
- Taught in 2022, 2024
- CHE 161 - Engineering Biology
- Taught in 2020
- CHE 241 - Materials Science and Engineering
- Taught in 2021
- CHE 500 - Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
- Taught in 2021
- CHE 560 - Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
- Taught in 2024
- CHE 561 - Biomaterials and Biomedical Design
- Taught in 2022, 2024
- NE 481 - Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
- NE 488 - Biomaterials and Biomedical Design
- Taught in 2021, 2022, 2024
- NE 489 - Special Topics in Nanoscale Biosystems
- Taught in 2020
- SYDE 584 - Physiological Systems and Biomedical Design
- Taught in 2022
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
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Graduate studies
- Currently considering applications from graduate students. A completed online application is required for admission; start the application process now.
- Has Sole-Supervisory Privilege Status (SSPS) status