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- International Union Of Societies For Biomaterials Science And Engineering (IUS-BSE)
- CBS Lifetime Achievement Award
- CBS Early Career Investigator Award
- WBC Travel Award
- CBS Service Award
- Canadian Biomaterials Society Visiting Scholar Award
- WBC 2020 Trainee Travel Award
- CBS Merit & Travel Award
- World Biomaterials Congress 2016 Legacy Postdoctoral Experience Award
- World Biomaterials Congress 2016 Legacy Travel Award
- Best Poster Awards - Canadian Biomaterials Society
- Best Oral Presentation Awards - Canadian Biomaterials Society
- CBS 2021 Best Overall Presentation Award
Biomaterials Awards
CBS Merit & Travel Award
CBS Merit & Travel Award Winners for the 2022 annual meeting will be announced soon!
You can also read about the past award winners of the CBS Merit & Travel Awards for previous CBS/WBC meetings below.
Current Award Winners
37th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society
- Claire Benwood (University of Victoria)
- Amanda Brissenden (Queen's University)
- Sajjad Fanaee (Dalhousie University)
- Kibret Mequanint (University of Western Ontario)
- Krystal Ortaleza (University of Toronto)
- Federica Ponti (Université Laval)
- Julia Terek (University of Western Ontario)
- Shahin Torki (University of Manitoba)
- Brian Webb (University of Toronto)
- Fei XU (McMaster University)
- Kai Yu (University of British Columbia)
- Peiyu Yu (University of Manitoba)
Past Award Winners
36th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society
- Nicholas Cunningham (École de technologie supérieure)
- Felipe Eltit (University of British Columbia)
- Salvador Flores-Torres (McGill University)
- Capucine Guyot (École de technologie supérieure)
- Jacqueline Kort-Mascort (McGill University)
- Hugo Level (McGill University)
- Ievgenii Liashenko (University of Oregon)
- Christopher Ling (University of Toronto)
- Haiming Daniel Luo (University of British Columbia)
- Zhenwei Ma (McGill University)
- Dibakar Mondal (University of Waterloo)
- Eva Mueller (McMaster University)
- Carley Ort (McGill University)
- Nele Pien (Université Laval)
- Emilie Prouvé (Université Laval)
- Maedeh Rahimnejad (Université de Montréal)
- Corin Seelemann (University of Waterloo)
- Suja Shrestha (University of Toronto)
- Karim Soliman (McMaster University)
- Evan Stefanek (University of Victoria)
- Alex Szojka (University of Alberta)
- John Walker (University of Western Ontario)
11th World Biomaterials Congress
- Zahra Abdali (McGill University)
- Vahid Adibnia (Université de Montréal)
- Alaura Androschuk (University of Toronto)
- Laura Bahlmann (University of Toronto)
- Markian Bahniuk (University of Alberta)
- Guangyu Bao (McGill University)
- Amanda Brissenden (Queen's University)
- Yiwen Chen (McGill University)
- Patricia Comeau (University of Waterloo)
- Megan Cooke (McGill University)
- Shujun Cui (Université Laval)
- Nicholas Cunningham (École de technologie supérieure)
- Locke Davenport Huyer (Dalhousie University)
- Nicholas DiStasio (McGill University)
- Mohamed Elkhodiry (McGill University)
- Cagla Eren Cimenci (University of Ottawa)
- Salvador Flores-Torres (McGill University)
- souhaila ghadhab (Université Laval)
- Nawel Ghribi (Université Laval)
- Gabriele Griffanti (McGill University)
- Capucine Guyot (École de technologie supérieure)
- Tim Tian Han (Queen's University)
- Vincent Huynh (McMaster University)
- Alexander Jesmer (McMaster University)
- Jacqueline Kort-Mascort (McGill University)
- Majid Lotfollahi (Université Laval)
- Haiming Daniel Luo (University of British Columbia)
- Nataly Machado Siqueira (University of Toronto)
- Michael Majcher (McMaster University)
- Laura McKiel (Queen's University)
- Bahram Mirani (University of Toronto)
- Dibakar Mondal (University of Waterloo)
- Pascal Morissette Martin (University of Western Ontario)
- Eva Mueller (McMaster University)
- Jose Gil Munguia Lopez (McGill University)
- Hyeree Park (McGill University)
- Nele Pien (Université Laval)
- Luis Eduardo Portillo Esquivel (McMaster University)
- Ronghui Qi (Queen's University)
- Talena Rambarran (McMaster University)
- Matthew Robichaud (University of Waterloo)
- Jonathan Rubianto (University of Toronto)
- Suja Shrestha (University of Toronto)
- Alex Steeves (University of Ottawa)
- Cameron Stewart (University of Toronto)
- Francesco Touani Kameni (Université de Montréal)
- Samaneh Toufanian (McMaster University)
- Raymond Tran (McGill University)
35th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society
- Jennifer Archibald (University of Ottawa)
- Ali Babar (McMaster University)
- Syeda Rubab Batool (Koc university )
- James Baylis (University of British Columbia)
- Camille Cassel de Camps (McGill University)
- Qiang Chang (University of Manitoba)
- Patricia Comeau (University of Waterloo)
- David Cortes (University of Ottawa)
- Benjamin Dalisson (McGill University)
- Sergio Diaz-Rodriguez (Université Laval)
- Sergio Diaz-Rodriguez (Université Laval)
- Armin Geraili (University of Toronto)
- Armin Geraili Nejadfomeshi (University of Western Ontario)
- Andrea Greschner (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique)
- Capucine Guyot (École de technologie supérieure)
- Katsuhiro Hosoyama (University of Ottawa)
- Nan Jia (Université Laval)
- Anna Kornmuller (University of Western Ontario)
- David Lomboni (University of Ottawa)
- Pascal Morissette Martin (University of Western Ontario)
- Ehsan Rezabeigi (Concordia University)
- Vincent Roy (Université Laval)
- Fiona Serack (University of Western Ontario)
- Nadia Sharma (University of Western Ontario)
- Arthi Shridhar (University of Western Ontario)
- Quinton Sirianni (University of Western Ontario)
- Alex Steeves (University of Ottawa)
- Lily Takeuchi (University of British Columbia)
- Alexane Thibodeau (Université Laval)
- Kyla Wilson ()
- Kyla Wilson (University of Ottawa)
- Yuan Yao (University of Waterloo)
- Hossein Yazdani Ahmadabadi (University of British Columbia)
- Xingying Zhang (University of Manitoba)
34th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society
- James Baylis (University of British Columbia)
Self-propelled particles loaded with tranexamic acid stop bleeding following trauma
- Karen Chan (University of British Columbia)
FXIIIa-Crosslinkable Synthetic Macromers Improve Stiffness and Adhesion of Hemophilia B Blood Clots under Fibrinolytic Conditions
- Tobias Fuehrmann (University of Toronto)
Local Delivery of Chondroitinase ABC Promotes Neuronal Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Grafts in a Spinal Cord Injury Model
- Brent Godau (University of Victoria)
3D-Printed Based Microwell Arrays for High-Throughput Tumour Spheroid Formation
- Matthew Hagen (Oregon Health & Science University)
Growth restrictive micropatterning enhances potential endothelial colony forming cell performance on cardiovascular biomaterials by lowering immunogenicity
- Hisham Kamoun (University of Western Ontario)
The Co-Delivery of Syngeneic Adipose-derived Stem/Stromal Cells and Macrophages on Decellularized Adipose Tissue Bioscaffolds for In Vivo Adipose Tissue Regeneration
- Bryan Lee (McMaster University)
Laser-Induced Periodicity to Improve Osseointegration of Titanium
- Bahram Mirani (University of Toronto)
A 3D Bioprinted Hydrogel Mesh Loaded with All-Trans Retinoic Acid for Treatment of Glioblastoma
- Somiraa Said (McMaster University)
Magnetically Activated Glass Transition (Tg) Switch Nanocomposites for On-demand Drug Delivery
- Gurankit Singh (University of Manitoba)
Flexible and highly interconnected, multi-scale patterned chitosan porous membrane produced in situ from mussel shell to accelerate wound healing
- Ratna Varma (University of Toronto)
Optimal Biomaterials for Tracheal Epithelial Grafts: A Systematic Comparative Analysis
- Yi Zhu (University of Toronto)
pH Sensitive Chitosan Nanoparticles: A Novel Approach to the Prevention of Dental Caries
33rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society
- Dimitria Camasao (Université Laval)
Effect of cell seeding density on the mechanical and structural maturation of collagen gel-based tubular scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering
- Karen Chan (University of British Columbia)
A PEG-Peptide Conjugate Can Controllably Polymerize in Blood to Increase Clot Adhesion
- Francesco Copes (Université Laval)
Pleiotrophin/heparin-Modified Type 1 Collagen Gels for Improved Re-Endothelialisation
- Laura De la Vega Reyes (University of Victoria)
Polycaprolactone as biodegradable polymer for the fabrication and In vitro release studies of purmorphamine-loaded microspheres to engineer neural tissue
- Maxime-Alexandre Ferko (University of Ottawa)
Effects of Metal Ion-induced Oxidative Stress on Interleukin-1beta Production in Macrophages In Vitro
- Liangpeng Ge (Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences)
Preparation of a Small Intestinal Submucosa Modified Polypropylene Hybrid Mesh via a Mussel-inspired Polydopamine Coating for Pelvic Reconstruction
- Tim Tian Han (Queen's University)
Development of a dynamic culture pre-conditioning strategy for adipose-derived stem/stromal cells on decellularized adipose tissue bioscaffolds
- Tao Jiang (McGill University)
Bioprinting of Alginate/Gelatin as Tunable Composite Hydrogels Directing Multicellular Tumor Spheroid Formation
- Michael Lagowski (University of Toronto)
Influence of Fluorinated Divinyl Urethane Monomers on Resin Composite Chemical Biostability and Physical Properties
- Dibakar Mondal (University of Waterloo)
Strength and Biocompatibility of Polycaprolactone-Borophosphosilicate Hybrid Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering
- Pascal Morissette Martin (University of Western Ontario)
Human decellularized adipose tissue-derived bead foams enhance the survival and angiogenic response of fibroblasts isolated from human chronic wounds in an in vitro chronic wound model
- Muhammad Rizwan (University of Waterloo)
Hybrid crosslinking of gelatin methacrylate hydrogel with highly tunable stiffness and degradation
- Gad Sabbatier (Université Laval)
Dynamic Stimulation of Alginate-Based Hydrogels to Differentiate Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Towards Nucleus Pulposus Cells
- Sanya Siddiqui (McGill University)
The development of an in vitro co-culture device for bacterial infection studies
- Eleni Tsekoura (University of Alberta)
BMP-2 and PDGF Gene Delivery to Rat Skull Periosteum and Bone-Derived Cells by PEI Non-Viral Carriers
- Fei XU (McMaster University)
Single-step loading of cells into nanofibrous hydrogel scaffolds via reactive electrospinning
- fatemeh zehtabi (École de technologie supérieure)
Injectable chitosan hydrogels as embolizing and doxycycline delivery system for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm
32nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society
- Kyle Battiston (University of Toronto)
Macrophage effects on in vitro tissue regeneration when in co-culture with vascular smooth muscle cells on a degradable polyurethane under biomechanical strain
- Yasaman Delaviz (University of Toronto)
Synthesis of Ciprofloxacin Releasing Di-Vinyl Monomer for Dental Adhesive Systems
- Ludivine HUGONI (Laboratoire de biomatériaux et bioingénierie)
Fibronectin adsorption on surface modified polyetherurethanes for blood-contacting applications
- Ghulam Jalani (McGill University)
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles: non-invasive trackers for real-time hydrogel degradation monitoring in-vivo
- Mathieu Maisani (Université Laval)
Hybrid hydrogel as a microenvironment for tissue engineering: A new matrix for bone regeneration
- Arash Momeni (Dalhousie University)
Polyphosphate Coacervates as Hemostatic Agent
- Vanessa Montano-Machado (Université Laval)
Comparative Study on Adsorbed and Grafted Fibronectin Coatings on Fluorocarbon Surfaces for Cardiovascular Applications
- Zeina Salloum (University of Ottawa)
HIF-1α Expression and Oxidative Damage in RAW264.7 Murine Macrophages Exposed to Cobalt and Chromium Ions
- Qiong Wang (University of British Columbia)
New insights into the corrosion products from modular total hip implants
- Fei XU (McMaster University)
Direct Electrospinning of Degradable Hydrogel Nanofibres
- Stuart Young (Queen's University)
Design and evaluation of a polymer hydrogel scaffold for the delivery of adipose-derived stem cells for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease
- Claire Yu (Queen's University)
Tissue-specific Microcarriers for Adipose-derived Stem Cell Expansion and Delivery
31st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society
- Emilia Bakaic (McMaster University)
Modular and Injectable Poly(Oligoethylene glycol methacrylate)-Based Hydrogels With Tunable Protein and Cell Interactions
- Kyle Battiston (University of Toronto)
Effect of polar, hydrophobic, and ionic polyurethane character on adsorbed IgG-mediated monocyte activation
- Kathryne Brockman (University of Toronto)
Blood Compatibility of Degradable Polar Hydrophobic Ionic Polyurethane (D-PHI) Designed for Blood Contact Applications
- Jane Cheung (University of Toronto)
Conditions for the Co-culture of Human Gingival Fibroblasts and Vascular Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) in a Perfused Polyurethane (D-PHI) Scaffold
- Patricia Comeau (University of Waterloo)
Incorporating Strontium Improves Therapeutic Potential of Calcium Polyphosphate Delivery Matrices for Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Felipe Eltit (University of British Columbia)
Histological analysis of pseudotumors associated with metal-on-metal hip implants
- Caroline Loy (Université Laval)
Tri-Culture of Vascular Cells Promotes Vascular Tissue Remodeling
- Juliana Valencia Serna (University of Alberta)
Lipid Modified Polymers as BCR-ABL siRNA Carriers for Growth Arrest in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cells
- Meghan Wright (University of Toronto)
In Vitro Degradation and Physical Characterization of Antimicrobial Electrospun Scaffolds with Aligned Fibers
30th Annual Meeting Of The Canadian Biomaterials Society
- Kyle Battiston (University of Toronto)
Cytokines from monocyte-conditioned medium and their influence on vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype on a degradable polyurethane
- Charles Fortier (École Polytechnique de Montréal)
Recharging a Gene Delivery Vector: Towards Tunable Stability and Biofunctionalization Docking Sites
- Junzi Jiang (University of Manitoba)
Injectable ADEP hyaluronic acid-chitosan hydrogels based on Schiff Base enhance angiogenesis, cell proliferation and promote skin regeneration
- Drew Kuraitis ()
Therapeutic Regeneration of Muscle Using a Skeletal Muscle-Mimicking Matrix is Maximized in Necrotic Contexts
- Pauline Lequoy (École de technologie supérieure)
Bioactive anti-apoptotic coating for vascular implants combining chondroitin sulfate and EGF: optimization by oriented immobilization of the growth factor
- Shuhan Liu (University of Manitoba)
pH and reduction dual-sensitive copolymeric micelles for intracellular doxorubicin (DOX) delivery
- Mina Mekhail (McGill University)
A Rapidly-gelling Injectable Chitosan Sponge to Enhance Remyelination Post-Spinal Cord Injuries
- Arash Momeni (Dalhousie University)
Synthesis and Characterization of Different Chain Length Sodium Polyphosphates
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