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Milica Radisic is a Professor at the University of Toronto, holding appointments in the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry. She is the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering and a Senior Scientist at the Toronto General Research Institute. Dr. Radisic earned her B.Eng. from McMaster University (1999), Ph.D. from MIT (2004), and completed post-doctoral training at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology (2005).
Research Interests: Dr. Radisic pioneers organ-on-a-chip engineering, developing platforms like Biowire, AngioChip, and inVADE to model human physiology for drug discovery and disease research. Her work spans biomaterials synthesis (e.g., bioelastomers, immunomodulatory polymers), 3D bioprinting, and biofabrication automation. She focuses on cardiovascular and renal organ models, integrating iPSC and patient-derived organoids to study fibrosis, inflammation, and organ rejection.
Publication Trends: Her recent work emphasizes multi-organ integration, macrophage-cardiac tissue interactions, and sex-specific disease modeling, with a strong focus on 3D printing and vascularized tissue platforms. Collaborative efforts with institutions like Columbia University highlight translational applications in regenerative medicine and COVID-19 research.
Scientific Awards:
- 2024 Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
- 2023 Humboldt Research Award
- 2022 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Award
- 2021 Safwat Zakay Research Leader Award
- 2019 Engineering Medal for Research and Development
- 2017 Royal Society of Canada Fellow
- 2016 Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellow
Grants & Leadership: She has secured over $92 million in grants, including Canada Research Chairs and NSERC funding. Dr. Radisic directs the NSERC CREATE Training Program in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering and co-chairs major international symposia. Her lab has trained 114 researchers, many of whom now hold academic and industrial leadership roles.
Laboratory & Collaborations: Based at the Laboratory for Functional Tissue Engineering (Room MB317, University of Toronto), her team collaborates with Columbia University, Hospital Partners, and industry. The lab is central to the CRAFT Microfluidics Collaboration Centre and has spun out companies like TARA and Quthero.
