Welcome to the Shoichet Lab
"Our research program requires a cross disciplinary approach where aspects of engineering, chemistry, and biology are applied to the fields of Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery. We approach unsolved problems in medicine by creating a series of design criteria which we then use to formulate solutions."
Ontario Chief Scientist Dr. @MollyShoichet & her team (@ShoichetLab @UofT) are engineering new materials to help restore vision to people who lose their sight from diseases like age-related #maculardegeneration. Just 1 of the amazing ways #WeAreOntarioInnovation pic.twitter.com/KXaLSe1f3t
— OntarioInnovation (@OntInnovation) April 19, 2018
The Numbers
Features
University Affairs
The February 1, 2019 issue of University Affairs, features Dr. Molly Shoichet. Undeterred from any losses that may come her way, one constant goal that pushes Dr. Shoichet forward is to be a champion of science.
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AmacaThera
AmacaThera, a Toronto-based company commercializing hydrogel-based drug delivery platforms, has raised $3.25 million CAD in seed financing from Sprout BioVentures, Viva Biotech, and Grey Sky Venture Partners. AmacaThera’s founding technology was discovered at the University of Toronto by Dr. Molly Shoichet, a leading expert on polymer design. AmacaThera envisions their proprietary…
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A New Art and Science Exhibit at Pearson International Airport
On Tuesday October 10, 2018, Dr. Molly Shoichet joins Matt Galloway at CBC Metro Morning to talk about the Artful Science exhibit that is taking place at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. CBC Metro Morning with Matt Galloway
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Feature of the Month: December 2018
Join me in congratulating Eric Ho, Margaret Ho, and Carter Teal. All successfully bypassed the MASc into the PhD program in December 2018! Wow - it's been a busy December. Great job!
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Recent Publications
Publication
“Local delivery of BDNF enables behavioural recovery and tissue repair in stroke-injured rats” Obermeyer JM; Tuladhar A; Payne SL; Ho E; Morshead CM; Shoichet MS. 2019 Tissue Engineering, Part A., accepted 11/30/2018; doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2018.0215
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Publication
“Controlled release strategy designed for intravitreal protein delivery to the retina” Delplace V; Ortin-Martinez A; Tsai ELS; Amin AN; Wallace V; Shoichet MS. 2019, J.Controlled Release, 293: 10-20; doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.11.012 Publication
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Publication
“Initial cell maturity influences transplantation success in the stroke-injured rodent brain” Payne, S.L.; Tuladhar, A.; Obermeyer, J.M.; Varga, B.V.; Teal, C.J.; Morshead, C.M.; Nagy, A.; Shoichet, M.S. 2019 Biomaterials, 192: 309-22; doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.11.020 Publication
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Publication
“Rationally designed 3D hydrogels model invasive lung diseases enabling high-content drug screening” Tam RY; Yockell-Lelievre J; Smith LJ; Julian LM; Choey C; Baker AEG; Hasim MS; Dimitroulakos J; Stanford WL; Shoichet MS. 2018 Advanced Materials, 1806214: 1-9; doi: 10.1002/adma.201806214 Publication
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