Christian Rafael Moya Garcia
Ph.D. Candidate

Biological and Biomedical Engineering

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Nicole Li-Jessen

Email: christian.moyagarcia@mail.mcgill.ca

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Education Background:

Master of Philosophy in Materials, School of Materials, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom (2018)

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electronics, University of Guadalajara, Mexico (2015)

Favourite Lab Equipment:

Zeiss AxioVert 3 Microscope

Research Projects and Interests:

I am a Mexican biomedical engineer. Currently, I am doing a Ph.D. in Biological and Biomedical Engineering at McGill University. My project focuses on deescalating current head and neck cancer overtreatment by implementing a combination therapy of metformin, a chemotherapy enhancer, and docetaxel, a chemotherapy drug loaded into nanocarriers. The drug loading into nanocarriers serves to protect lipophilic drugs like docetaxel from early degradation, which increases drug bioavailability. In addition, chitosan is used as a bioadhesive coating on the nanocarrier surface for increased drug retention within tumors since interstitial fluids can promptly wash drugs away. My professional interests concern biotech entrepreneurship and translational research.

  • Best Alpha Team and best Pitch at Coopérathon 2022 - Desjardins/Montreal NewTech (2022)

    People’s Choice Award at 3 Minute Thesis 2022 Competition - McGill University (2022)

    Clark SELF Fund recipient – Executive Development Course - McGill University (2022)

    Differential Fee Waiver (2020-2021)

    Certificate for Outstanding contribution in reviewing, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2018)

  • Peer-Reviewed Articles:

    Moya-Garcia, C.R.; Li-Jessen, N.Y.K.; Tabrizian, M. Chitosomes Loaded with Docetaxel as a Promising Drug Delivery System to Laryngeal Cancer Cells: An In Vitro Cytotoxic Study. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 9902. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24129902

    Moya-Garcia CR, Okuyama H, Sadeghi N, Li J, Tabrizian M and Li-Jessen NYK (2022) In vitro models for head and neck cancer: Current status and future perspective. Front. Oncol. 12:960340. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.960340

    Patents:

    Software registration 03-2011-070812220000-01 (Mexico), July 2011; Utility Model MX/u/u2011/000404, Aug 2011

  • Conferences:

    Moya-Garcia CR, Tabrizian M, Sadeghi N, and Li-Jessen NYK. Induce and Evaluate a Docetaxelresistant Response in Laryngeal Cancer Cells Using a Drug Escalation Method. AHNS 11th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer; July 8-12, 2023. Montreal, Canada.

    Moya-Garcia CR, Tabrizian M, Sadeghi N, and Li-Jessen NYK. Evaluate Chemosensitizing Effects of Metformin on a Docetaxel-resistant Laryngeal Cancer Cell Line. Society for Biomaterials 2022 Annual Meeting and Exposition; AHNS 11th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer; July 8-12, 2023. Montreal, Canada.

    Moya-Garcia CR. Analysis of the combination therapy of metformin/docetaxel on a chemoresistant Laryngeal Cancer Cell Line. Ear-Nose-Throat research showcase May 2023 –Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University; May 11, 2023. Montreal, Canada.

    Moya-Garcia CR, Li-Jessen NYK and Tabrizian M. Chitosan-Coated Nano-Liposomes as Carriers for Docetaxel Chemotherapy Delivery. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting 2023 (TERMIS EU 2023); March 27-31, 2023. Manchester, United Kingdom.

    C.R. Moya-Garcia, N. Li-Jessen, and M. Tabrizian. "Evaluation of chitosan-coated liposomes as nano-carriers for laryngeal cancer treatment", 2022 Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting April 27-30, 2022, Baltimore, USA.

  • Translational research and clinical trial design

  • Associate Member at American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Lab Manager at School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, McGill University

    Director of Clinical and Translation Research at inMateriis S.A de C.V., Mexico

    Member at Large at PGSS Equity and Diversity Member committee