Awards top
Biomaterials Awards
CBS Merit & Travel Award
No application is required for CBS meetings. All trainees who submit an abstract and are members of the CBS can indicate on their submission form that they wish to be considered for this award.
This award will support travel costs associated with the participation of trainees to a CBS annual meeting or a World Biomaterials Congress (WBC).
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
• Applicants must be registered full-time in an undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral program and be in good standing in their program at a Canadian university at the time of submitting their abstract to the meeting.
• Applicants must submit an abstract to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society (or to the World Biomaterials Congress) and be a member of the Canadian Biomaterials Society at the time of the abstract submission.
• Applicants may apply and receive awards over multiple years but only one award per year.
• Awardees will be selected by the Awards Committee and based on the quality of abstracts.
Application Procedure
• For non-WBC years, all abstracts submitted by CBS trainees member will automatically be considered for CBS Merit and Travel awards (no application required)
• For WBC years, applicants are asked to please complete the application form and submit the application form and abstracts via email to CBS secretary.
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 (Concordia University)
- 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 (Concordia University)
- 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 (Concordia University)
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
Follow us on Twitter @CanBiomatSoc
Biomaterial Highlight Of The Month
Lipid Modified Polymers as BCR-ABL siRNA Carriers for Growth Arrest in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cells
Hasan Uludag
Juliana Valencia Serna
Read More
