Stephanie Willerth

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering University of Victoria

  • Victoria BC

I run an internationally recognized research group focused on stem cell bioengineering.

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Biography

Dr. Willerth holds a Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Victoria where she holds dual appointments in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Division of Medical Sciences as an Associate Professor. Her honors include being a 2015 Young Innovator in Cellular and Biological Engineering and being named a "Star in Global Health" by Grand Challenges Canada in 2014. She spent Fall 2016 on sabbatical at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery supported by the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries International Travel Award.

Industry Expertise

Biotechnology
Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Areas of Expertise

Stem Cells
Biomaterials
Drug Delivery Systems
Tissue Engineering
Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering

Accomplishments

Woman of Innovation

2017-01-01

Selected by the Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM as one of their Women of Innovation: The Influence of Leading Canadian Female Engineers. My biography will be featured as part of a published book.

Women Bringing Technology to Medicine

2017-01-02

I was selected by the Ontario Chair for Women in Science and Engineering to participate in their Inspire: Women Bringing Technology to Medicine feature on their website site.

ICORD International Travel Award

2016-07-01

I received an international travel award from the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries to support my sabbatical during the Fall of 2016 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Education

Washington University

Ph.D.

Biomedical Engineering

2008

Washington University

M.S.

Biomedical Engineering

2008

MIT

S.B.

Chemical Engineering

2003

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Affiliations

  • Department of Biochemistry University of British Columbia
  • Wisconsin Institute for Discovery