3D bioprinting and regenerative medicine laboratory

What the facility does

Uses a variety of techniques to engineer human tissues, including 3D bioprinting.

Areas of expertise

The lab combines pluripotent stem cells, controlled drug delivery, 3D printing, and biomaterial scaffolds for engineering neural tissue.

Research services

Live cell imaging, flow cytometry, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, microplate reader, next generation DNA sequencing, 3D bioprinting

Sectors of application

Specialized labs and equipment

Specialized lab	Equipment	Function
	CELLCYTE Live Cell Imager	An automated microscopy for quantifying cell behavior.
	Tecan Infinite™ 200Pro Microplate Reader	Uses advanced optics and high-performance detectors for the fluorescence, luminescence and absorbance readings.
	Illumina MiSeq system	High throughput benchtop DNA sequencer.
Wet lab	PCR machines
	Flow cytometer
	Tissue culture incubators (2)
	Biosafety Level II hoods (2)
	Western blot imager
	RX1 bioprinter	A sophisticated bioprinter for generating tissues from living cells
	Bio X and Lumen X bioprinter

Private and public sector research partners

Additional information

Title	URL
Stephanie Willerth, Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering	http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-titulaires/profile-eng.aspx?profileId=3094
The Stem Cell Podcast: 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering featuring Dr. Stephanie Willerth.	https://podcasts.apple.com/jm/podcast/ep-135-3d-bioprinting-tissue-engineering-featuring/id711463982?i=1000429218167
BEaTS Research Radio’s Podcast: Curiosity Capsules with Dr. Stephanie Willerth.	https://beatsresearchradio.buzzsprout.com/591520/9785862-episode-2-curiosity-capsules-with-dr-steph…