Trainee Directory

The Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) consists of 300+ graduate students from the Master of Engineering, Master of Applied Science, and Doctor of Philosophy programs. Below are some of our trainees who have agreed to have their profiles showcased. For privacy reasons, we have not shown the contact information of our students.

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Ferdinand Reke Avikpe

Primary Advisor: Cristina Amon Graduate school start date: September 1, 2023 Graduate school end date (approximation): June 30, 2028

Biography

Reke is a PhD student at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in Prof. Cristina Amon’s lab, where his research focuses on computationally modeling the cellular dynamics for the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) into cardiomyocytes and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into alveolar epithelial cells. Before joining the University of Toronto, Reke earned a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and a BA in Mathematics from the University of Winnipeg. His work aims to bridge the gap between computational modeling and experimental findings to enhance our understanding of stem cell differentiation for regenerative medicine applications.