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Annual General Meeting 2024 Link 0 comments

by Davide Brambilla
Dear members, The 2024 CBS AGM will take place on May 28th at 7 30 PM EST. Please find here the link https mcgill...
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CBS nominations for positions within the Board of Directors and proposals for CBS2026 0 comments

by Isabelle Catelas
Dear CBS member, This email concerns nominations for positions on the Board of Directors and proposals to host the 2026 Annual Meeting...
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A survey towards the development of a Canadian database of nanomedicine-related research expertise 0 comments

by Mohsen Akbari
As part of its legacy strategy, the NanoMedicines Innovation Network NMIN is creating an online database of Canadian nanomedicines researchers and the areas of expertise represented within their labs...
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Workshop: Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Trainees, Drs. Marcelo Munoz and Emilio Alarcon will facilitate a workshop on Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute from August 14th to 17th, 2023...
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Characterization of Mineral Deposits in MGP-deficient Mice, a Model of Vascular Calcification comments

by Ophélie GOURGAS
Soft tissue mineralization, also known as ectopic mineralization, is defined as inappropriate biomineralization occurring in soft tissues...
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"Hands-on, Minds-on, and Science-up": A Concept-based Learning Laboratory with a Taste of Research Experience for an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Course comments

by Cyrus Fiori
While the field of biomedical engineering is set to cultivate future breakthroughs in biology, medicine, and engineering, a clear strategy for empowering undergraduate students to develop skills in solving complex problems at the interfaces between these disciplines has not yet been established...
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Enzyme-Degradable Biohybrid Networks comments

by Shadi Taghavi
Degradable polymeric biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications have gained significant attention during the past two decades 1 ...
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Development of a Thermoresponsive Homopolymer for Biomedical Applications comments

by Amanda Brissenden
Hydrogels are often used as both drug and cell delivery vehicles due to their high water content, which facilitates diffusion, and mechanical properties, which minimize inflammation from mechanical irritation...
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Electrospun Polyurethane-Gelatin Scaffolds for Manufacturing Skin Substitutes comments

by Mohammadali Sheikholeslam
There remains an immediate need for skin substitutes despite significant developments in the management of severe skin loss...
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