Biomaterial Host Response Laboratory
Congratulations to Dr. Laura McKiel on her publication in Frontiers in Immunology! Check our her paper on “MyD88-dependent Toll-like receptor 2 signaling modulates macrophage activation on lysate-adsorbed Teflon™ AF surfaces in an in vitro biomaterial host response model” here: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1232586/full
Congratulations to Grace on her 2023-2024 OGS award!
Congratulations to Grace Riddell who won the Best Presenter Award April 27 at this year’s Regenerative Medicine Symposium: Uncovering New Pathways to Promote Regeneration, for her presentation on “Examining the Effect of Supra-Physiological Insulin in an In Vitro Human Insulin Infusion Cannula Host Response Model.” See more about Grace and her research at Smith Engineering…
Laura McKiel (PhD Candidate) and Rosa Comas (MASc Candidate) both received Ontario Graduate Scholarships for the 2017-18 year. Congratulations Laura and Rosa!
Congratulations to Ph.D. Candidate Laura McKiel on her successful comprehensive exam. Well done Laura!
Congratulations to Michael Sefton on receiving the 2016 ESB International Award at WBC2016 and the 2016 Terumo Global Science Prize.
Great seeing my old lab mates and supervisor at WBC2016! https://twitter.com/ToddMcDevitt/status/733734889976147970
Congratulations to Laura McKiel on being awarded an NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Award. Way to go Laura!
The World Biomaterials Congress (WBC) took place May 17-22 2016 in Montréal, Québec. The conference had over 4000 delegates from 60 different countries. There were 2000 poster presentations and 1200 oral presentations. Highlights included a plenary session by David Mooney about anti-cancer vaccines using biomaterials, moose calls, and the congress party. Presentations: Jeremy Antonyshyn (Poster):…