Applied Science Small-Scale Investigations Our graduate students are applying physics to address today's pressing health-care concerns "I enjoyed the opportunity to develop a physicsbased technique with vast biomedical applications." CURRENTLY COMPLETING HER master's degree under the supervision of Dr. Ana Pejović-Milić, Gabriella Mankovskii (MSc '17) previously completed her undergraduate studies at Ryerson as well. In September she will begin her doctoral studies in the same program. "One of the most attractive features of Ryerson's Biomedical Physics program is the opportunity for multidisciplinary research collaborations," says Mankovskii, adding that this strongly influenced her choice. For her master's thesis, Mankovskii investigated the use of total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy for quantifying nanoparticle uptake inside cancer cells. Nanoparticles are currently being investigated for use in various medical imaging and therapy applications. Dr. Ana Pejović-Milić and Gabriella Mankovskii Faculty of Science Department of Physics PHOTO BY IAN PATTERSON 38