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Registration Now Open – 2026 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day 0 comments

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French will follow To whom it may concern, Following last year s success, we are delighted to announce the second edition of the Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day Join us this September in Montr al for a day of scientific exchange with graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professors, and researchers in biomedical engineering, biomaterials, materials science, and translational medicine at the 2026 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day...
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CBS Update: Call for Nominations for BoD+ Roles 0 comments

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Dear CBS Members and Friends. As our annual general meeting AGM approaches we are actively seeking nominations for available spots on the Board of Directors for the CBS, the student representative, and both secretary and treasurer roles...
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Re: CBS Spring 2026 Newsletter (with newsletter) 0 comments

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Dear CBS Friends and Members, Please find the Spring 2026 newsletter attached here. Regards, Patricia Comeau, CBS Secretary
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Reminder: Book Accommodation for CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS Meeting this June! 0 comments

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Dear CBS Members and Friends, We have been asked to share the following message on behalf of the organizing committee for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS meeting in Vancouver, BC...
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3D Bioprinting Human Models of Parkinson’s Diseases comments

by Ruchi Sharma
Somatic cells skin or blood cells from Parkinson s disease PD patients carrying mutations can be reprogrammed into human induced pluripotent stem cells hiPSCs using transcription factors...
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Integrating Morphogen releasing Microspheres into Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Aggregates with Hydrogel Scaffolds to Induce Neuronal Differentiation comments

by Stephanie Willerth Tara Styan
The Willerth Lab differentiates human induced pluripotent stem cells hiPSCs into functional neurons for drug screening and therapeutics see https www...
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A Linear Systems Theory Model of the Hydrothermal Isometric Tension Test for Assessing Collagenous Tissue Quality comments

by Thomas Willett Faezeh Iranmanesh
Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in the animal kingdom. Differential scanning calorimetry DSC and hydrothermal isometric tension HIT tests are two techniques that have been used for decades to assess the thermal and thermomechanical characteristics of collagen...
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Bioprinting an in vitro Head and Neck Cancer Model Using a Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Bioink comments

by Joseph Kinsella Jacqueline Kort-Mascort
Squamous cancer of the head and neck HNSCC is the 6th leading cancer by incidence worldwide and is known for commonly metastasizing to the lymphatic system and the bony structures in the head and neck regions...
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Synthetic methacrylic acid hydrogels as platforms for tissue engineering in the context of type 1 diabetes comments

by Michael Sefton Sean Kinney
Type 1 diabetes T1D is an autoimmune disease characterized by the destruction of insulin-producing -cells found in pancreatic islets...
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