Re-purposing imaging contrast agents for targeted cancer treatment – Princess Margaret Seminar Series

Dr. Xiaohu Gao Professor Department of Bioengineering and the Center for Nanotechnology University of Washington|   Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Dr. Bob Bell Auditorium, 6th Floor, 6-604 Join on MS Teams   *PLEASE NOTE: The seminar will be delivered live in-person at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 6th floor Bob Bell Auditorium, 610 University Ave and […]

Insights from the Endotronix Journey: A PMA Medtech “Startup” Story

Please join us for an ECHO webinar on Tuesday June 21, 2022 (11 am – 12 pm EST) featuring Dr. Harry Rowland (CEO and Co-founder, Endotronix). Dr. Rowland’s presentation entitled, "Insights from the Endotronix Journey: A PMA Medtech “Startup" Story”, will feature an overview of Endotronix, its technologies and the story behind its success. Endotronix is a medical technology company, […]

Global Speaker Series: Gilbert Bernier, PhD – Université de Montréal

Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Red Room, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E1, Canada

The Medicine by Design Global Speaker Series invites established and emerging international leaders in regenerative medicine to engage with our extraordinary community of researchers and clinicians. Medicine by Design, in partnership with the McEwen Stem Cell Institute, is pleased to welcome Gilbert Bernier, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Université de Montréal. The title of […]

Conversations in Convergence: Jesse Gillis, PhD, and Alaura Androschuk

Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Red Room, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E1, Canada

Note: We are excited to transition Conversations in Convergence from a virtual to an in-person event, providing more opportunity for networking and potential collaboration. Join us for our Conversations in Convergence series, which features interactive discussions between Medicine by Design researchers who study similar questions using different approaches. The theme of this conversation will be, […]

Nanomedicines for the Research, Detection, and Treatment of Cancer and Allied Diseases

Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Red Room, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E1, Canada

Date: Thursday July 21, 2022 Time: 10:00am – 11:00am Location: Donnelly Centre 160 College Street, 2nd Floor, Red Seminar Room   Dr. Daniel A. Heller, PhD Cornell University   Abstract We develop nanotechnologies to accelerate the research, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer and allied diseases. We focus on nanoparticle drug delivery systems and nanosensor-based diagnostics […]

User-Programmable Hydrogel Biomaterials to Probe and Direct 4D Stem Cell Fate

Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Red Room, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E1, Canada

Special Seminar Date: Thursday August 25, 2022 Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm Location: Donnelly Centre 160 College Street, 2nd Floor, Red Seminar Room Dr. Cole A. DeForest, PhD University of Washington Abstract The extracellular matrix directs stem cell function through a complex choreography of biomacromolecular interactions in a tissue-dependent manner. Far from static, this hierarchical milieu […]

Careers Beyond Academia – Laura Smith, PhD Principal Scientist, AmacaThera and Stephanie Fisher, PhD Senior Scientist, BlueRock Therapeutics

Virtual

About the series To what extent can we plan and design our careers? How much depends on our environment, the choices we make, the opportunities that present themselves, the networks we build, and the achievements and failures we experience along the way? Medicine by Design and Stem Cell Network have partnered to host Careers Beyond […]

Global Speaker Series: Gordon Fishell, PhD – Harvard University

Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Red Room, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E1, Canada

The Medicine by Design Global Speaker Series invites established and emerging international leaders in regenerative medicine to engage with our extraordinary community of researchers and clinicians. Medicine by Design, in partnership with the McEwen Stem Cell Institute, is pleased to welcome Gordon Fishell, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School and the Stanley Center at the Broad. The […]

TBEP Research Seminar: Wnt in heart formation and regeneration

Daniela Panáková, Ph.D. Group Leader Max Delbrück Center, Berlin, Germany Daniela Panáková received her PhD in 2005 at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany under the supervision of Suzanne Eaton. She has worked with Drosophila model on the concept of how the hydrophobic morphogens such as Wnt can spread in […]

Compositional And Structural Gradients In Dental Enamel: From Nano- To Mesoscale

Lecture Room 170 124 Edward Street 124 Edward Street, Toronto

Derk Joester, PhD. Associate Professor Department of Materials Science & Engineering Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA Compositional And Structural Gradients In Dental Enamel: From Nano- To Mesoscale Tuesday October 11, 2022 12:00 pm Biography: Derk Joester is originally from Munich (Bavaria, Germany) and studied Chemistry in Tübingen. He travelled to the US on a Fulbright […]

Beyond Academia – Betty Zou, PhD Research and Communications Specialist, University of Toronto and Adriana Suarez-Gonzalez, PhD Science and Technology Advisor, 10X Genomics

Virtual

About the series To what extent can we plan and design our careers? How much depends on our environment, the choices we make, the opportunities that present themselves, the networks we build, and the achievements and failures we experience along the way? Medicine by Design and Stem Cell Network have partnered to host Careers Beyond […]