Abstract
Our healthcare system has evolved with the continued advancement of technology. One evolution in our healthcare system is the emergence of regenerative medicine which is focused on the rejuvenation of the body through the regrowth, repair, and replacement of cells. However, regenerative medicine approaches are currently bottenecked by many challenges. One such challenge is the time, resource, and labour required to generate sufficient number of cells for treatments. It is estimated that billions to trillions of cells will be required to treat a single patient for any given disease. In this talk, we will explore how fundamental engineering principles are applied to regenerative medicine and how they are utilized in solving these complex problems such as the question of how to generate enough cells for stem cell therapies. Further, we will talk about how engineering continues to bridge the gap between science and medicine and some case studies of how my lab continues to push this intersection of interdisciplinary research.
Bio
Tiffany Dang, BEng
Tiffany Dang (she/her) is a PhD candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Calgary. She completed her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering with a specialization in biomedical engineering at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on understanding how to use engineering tools to develop scalable biomanufacturing processes for different types of stem cells. She is currently working on developing a process to produce islet cells from patient derived stem cells as a treatment for diabetes. As part of her PhD, Tiffany is currently interning at PBS Biotech Inc located in Camarillo, California where she is working on developing large-scale biomanufacturing tools. She is the recipient of the Rona Hatt Chemical Engineering Leadership Award, the TENET Medical Engineering Scholarship, the Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship, and the NSERC Canadian Graduate Research Scholarship
Venue
7pm, October 8th, 2025.
Vibe at Indian Accent, 288 St Moritz Dr. SW, Calgary