Prof. Dr. Milica Radisic

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsMedical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,Biomaterials
KeywordsCardiovascular, Biomaterials, Organ-on-a-Chip, Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells

Current contact address

CountryCanada
CityToronto
InstitutionUniversity of Toronto
InstituteInstitute of Biomedical Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Ulrike NuberFachbereich Biologie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt
Start of initial sponsorship20/12/2023

Programme(s)

2023Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Radisic is an international leader in cardiac tissue engineering and organs-on-a-chip. She utilizes isolated heart cells in combination with biomaterial scaffolds and bioreactors to cultivate functional heart tissue for disease modeling, drug development and regenerative medicine. In Germany, she continues research on the vascularization of engineered tissues.