Six members of the Santerre Lab will be travelling to Glasgow, Scotland in May of 2020 to present their research at the 11th World Biomaterials Congress:

Jonathan Rubianto (MASc). “Synthesis and characterization of polar/hydrophobic/ionic polyurethane nanoparticles for the delivery of therapeutics in vascular tissues”. Supported by a School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Conference Grant, Canadian Biomaterials Society (CBS) Travel & Merit Scholarship, and a NSERC CREATE Training Program in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering and Entrepreneurship (TOeP) Travel Award.
Yizhou Chen (PhD). “Investigation of a nanofibrous degradable polar/hydrophobic/ionic polyurethane scaffold for enabling the support, growth and function of hiPSC-Cardiomyocytes“. Supported by a SGS Conference Grant.
Eric Tawagi (PhD). “Anionic polyurethane microspheres with low inflammatory character and their use as a sustained-protein delivery system“. Supported by a SGS Conference Grant.
Jeremy Antonyshyn (PhD). “Expansion of primary adipose-derived microvascular endothelial cell cultures for vascular tissue engineering applications is complicated by the phenotypic plasticity of residual adipose-derived stromal cells“. Supported by a SGS Conference Grant.
Suja Shrestha (PDF). “Synthetic polyurethane nanoparticles for CRISPR-Cas9 delivery to skeletal muscle cells as an interventional treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy“. Supported by a CBS Travel & Merit Scholarship and a Medicine by Design Travel Award.
Nataly Siqueira (PDF). “Anti-fibrosis therapy for cardiac tissues based on controlled release of C-type natriuretic peptide from bio-inspired heparin-coated degradable polyurethane (D-PHI PU) nanoparticles“. Supported by a CBS Travel & Merit Scholarship.