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X-WR-CALNAME:BME7900 Seminar: Stephanie Willerth (Victoria)
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DESCRIPTION:Bioprinting complex human tissues\n\n3D bioprinting can create 
 living human tissues on demand based on specifications contained in a digi
 tal file. One of the benefits of using this additive manufacturing techniq
 ue is the ability to generate complex constructs containing a variety of c
 ells that mimic structures found in the human body. Such highly customized
 \, physiologically relevant 3D human tissue models can screen potential dr
 ug candidates as an alternative to expensive pre-clinical animal testing a
 s well as hold the potential to regenerate diseased and damaged tissues. O
 ver the past few years\, the Willerth lab has been a leader in the 3D biop
 rinting space. The Willerth lab has developed a novel fibrin-based bioink 
 called TissuePrint for bioprinting human tissues that has been commerciali
 zed through her award-winning spin-off company – Axolotl Biosciences. We
  have developed several tissue models using TissuePrint\, including constr
 ucts derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs)\, which ca
 n become any cell type found in the body. More recent work has focused on 
 developing our “smart” bioinks that contain drug releasing microsphere
 s produced using microfluidics as a way to improve the reproducibility of 
 the bioprinting process. Using our novel\, patent-pending BrainPrint bioin
 k\, we have generated tissues with chemical and electrical properties simi
 lar to that of the brain and spinal cord.\n \n\nBio:\nStephanie Willerth i
 s a biomedical engineer\, entrepreneur\, and thought leader in 3D bioprint
 ing and neural tissue engineering. As CEO of Axolotl Biosciences and a ful
 l professor at the University of Victoria\, she leads innovations in perso
 nalized medicine through bioink development and human tissue models. Her w
 ork bridges academia and industry\, bringing groundbreaking research into 
 real-world healthcare applications.\n\nStephanie is the author of "Enginee
 ring Neural Tissue from Stem Cells" and a sought-after speaker on topics l
 ike bioprinting ethics and medical innovation. She holds prestigious fello
 wships from the International Biomaterials Science and Engineering Society
  and the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars and is dedica
 ted to mentoring women in STEM.
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SUMMARY:BME7900 Seminar: Stephanie Willerth (Victoria)
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