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PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 2018<\/strong>
\nThe University of Western Ontario, London Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master of Engineering Science, 2013<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor of Applied Science (Major in Nanoengineering), 2011<\/strong>
Division of Engineering Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Betty Li is a Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada (Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre) and an Adjunct Professor in the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University Department of Systems and Computer Engineering. She received her BASc in Engineering Science (Nanoengineering) from the University of Toronto and her MASc in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from Western University. She completed her PhD focusing on the synthesis and characterization of natural polymer\u2013based biomaterials for tissue regeneration and biomedical device applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Li leads interdisciplinary efforts at the interface of biomaterials, stem cell engineering, and microphysiological systems. She established advanced 3D bioprinting and organ-on-chip platforms to develop human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based tissue models to enable predictive disease modeling and drug assessment. By improving model fidelity and assay robustness, her work aims to de-risk preclinical drug discovery pipelines, accelerate translational research, and reduce reliance on animal models. Her research integrates human stem cell technology, synthetic and hybrid biomaterials, microfluidic design, and microfabrication to recapitulate the structural and functional complexity of human tissues in vitro.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Biomaterials for neural and vascular applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • D tissue modeling, 3D bioprinting and biofabrication<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 3, organ-on-chip (OOC) and microphysiological systems (MPS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Blood-Brain-Barrier (BBB) Modeling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Immuno-engineering and therapeutic screening<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Stem cell engineering and iPSC technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Translational Bioengineering and Preclinical Models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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