Save the Date for CBS2026! June 2–5, 2026
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Overview The Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS , the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS , and the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS are joining forces to host a landmark joint conference at UBC Vancouver...
CBS Eastern Canada Research Day - Abstracts due Sept 15th
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by Patricia Comeau
Dear CBS Members Colleagues, We are excited to share that four of our Eastern Canada student chapters have organized a 2025 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day ...
CBS Board of Directors Elections 2025 and CBS2027 Update
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by Lindsay Fitzpatrick
Dear CBS Member, I have a two important news items to communicate 1. CBS Board Member Elections It is now time to cast your votes for open positions on the CBS Board of Directors...
Alginate-Gelatin-Matrigel Hydrogels Enable the Development and Multigenerational Passaging of Patient-Derived 3D Bioprinted Cancer Spheroid Models
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Hydrogels consisting of controlled fractions of alginate, gelatin, and Matrigel enable the development of patient-derived bioprinted tissue models that support cancer spheroid growth and expansion...
Unlike seasonal coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2 has a profound tropism for the heart. Estimates indicate 78 of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience cardiac side effects, with asymptomatic individuals still at risk of viral-induced heart failure, yet the mechanisms and consequences of such effects remain unclear...
Bacterial contamination is a public health and socio-economic problem. In Canada, 220,000 people will develop nosocomial infections each year, 8,000 will die and 106...
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. In Canada, over 50 000 coronary artery bypass surgeries and percutaneous coronary interventions are performed each year...
Self-assembled nanoparticles NPs based on block copolymers of poly ethylene glycol and poly lactic-co-glycolic acid PEG-PLGA have been widely applied across multiple drug delivery applications including ophthalmic delivery as effective nanoscale carriers of drugs 1 ...
TIER 2 CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN CELL ENGINEERING AND BIOMANUFACTURING more
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Bioprocessing and Biomanufacturing more
Research Associate in Next-Generation RNA Therapeutics at UBC more
Research Associate in Next-Generation RNA Therapeutics at UBC more
Recent Member Projects
Mahdokht Akbari Taemeh: Developing Plant-based Microcarriers for Scalable Production of Therapeutic Cells more
Hamid Goodarzi: In situ printing of pro-regeneration biomaterials for corneal regeneration more
Shivam Chadha: anionic microgels for oral antibody delivery more
Thamali Kariyawasam: Engineering living photosynthetic algal-based wound dressing for diabetic foot ulcers more
Recent Member Publications
Kate MacQuarrie: Smooth muscle cell-like support cells accelerate the autologous endothelialization of a polyurethane scaffold for vascular engineering more
Alma Tamunonengiofori Banigo: Bioactive Hydrogels Based on Tyramine and Maleimide Functionalized Dextran for Tissue Engineering Applications more
Alma Tamunonengiofori Banigo: Injectable hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering: key design needs toward clinical applications more
Alma Tamunonengiofori Banigo: Hydrogel-Based Bioinks for Coaxial and Triaxial Bioprinting: A Review of Material Properties, Printing Techniques, and Applications more
