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Alex Sotra

@SotraScience

Vanier Scholar | Ph.D. Candidate at McMaster U | Specialized in Biomedical Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering

 McMaster University
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Joined August 2021
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Join us in Belgrade this Fall for an amazing @Nature conference on Engineering Models of Disease amazing speakers and super low registration fee ($75) under skilled leadership of @ChristineHorejs natureconferences.streamgo.l…
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Super cool pitch by @Organo_Biotech CEO @Boyangzhang We use their technology all the time-they are best in class #organonachip #organoid
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It was awesome to open the day with a Keynote at @MPSWorldSummit yesterday @CRAFT_mfluidics @acceleration_c booth was super well visited, great to see so many alumni @ZhaoYimu #organonachip #organoid
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Imagine growing a miniature version of the human intestine in the lab to study gut biology in great detail and test medicines before clinical trials? We are happy to share our latest publication on bioengineered human mini-intestines: authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti… Let’s dive in!
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Check out my interview with @Independent featuring our #smart #food #packaging #technologies. We should all work together to prevent food #waste and resolve food #insecurity. @McMasterU @McMasterEng independent.co.uk/life-style…
Scrap sell-by dates – and say hello to the smart food packaging of the future

Scrap sell-by dates – and say hello to the smart food packaging of the future

A third of all food is wasted every year. But it doesn’t have to be – Helen Coffey investigates the pioneering world of tech that could change the way we shop and eat

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We’re proud to be part of this tremendous success story! It started with Prof. Valliant’s innovative idea. Now @FusionPharmaInc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company being acquired by @AstraZeneca in a deal valued at as much as $2.4 billion (US). brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/ar…
AstraZeneca moves to acquire McMaster-supported Fusion Pharmaceuticals for $2.4 billion (US)

AstraZeneca moves to acquire McMaster-supported Fusion Pharmaceuticals for $2.4 billion (US)

Discover how Fusion Pharmaceuticals will continue its innovative work in cancer care as part of AstraZeneca after a $2.4 billion acquisition.

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New paper alert🚨 So excited to share my recent publication from @BZhangLab in Advanced Healthcare Materials on biofabricating early- and late-stage models of the placental barrier. Check it out here: shorturl.at/gKU14
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New paper alert🚨 We are excited to share our latest publication from @BZhangLab in Adv Healthc Mater. We show a pumpless platform that facilitates longterm recirculating flow of 3D printed tubular tissues using a programmable rocker. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1002/adhm.2023004…
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Congratulations to the seven McMaster doctoral students who have been named recipients of the 2023 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship | @mcmastersgs @McMasterEng @machealthsci @McMasterSocSci ow.ly/8GaJ50PFyc8
McMaster celebrates seven new Vanier Scholars

McMaster celebrates seven new Vanier Scholars

The Vanier Scholarship is one of Canada's most prestigious graduate awards and is aimed at attracting and retaining world-class doctoral students. [...]Read More...

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We're #MacEngProud to share that two of our graduate students have been named Vanier Scholars. 👏 🔥 Kholoud Abousalem 🔥 Alexander Sotra Learn more about their research and academic journeys: bit.ly/MacEngVanier23
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A #vascularized crypt-patterned colon model for high-throughput drug screening and #disease modelling Alexander Sotra @SotraScience, Kimia Asadi Jozania & Boyang Zhang @BZhangLab @McMasterEng pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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Congratulations. Alex @SotraScience , and Boyang @BZhangLab. By all means, let's recreate it next time with the liver. @StemCellNetwork , Impact award 2023. IFLOW Plate!!
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New paper alert 🚨 I am excited share our recent publication from @BZhangLab in @LabonaChip on biofabricating vascularized crypt-patterned colon tissues for drug screening and IBD-like modelling. Check it out here: shorturl.at/enpLW
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This one feels good: my first EVER first author research article! Big thanks to @HoareLab @AndrewLofts1 @xufei_eng Meghan and Mina for all your hard work! Want to learn how little nanoparticles became less little nanogels to deliver chemotherapy? Click pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
Disulfide-Cross-Linked Nanogel-Based Nanoassemblies for Chemotherapeutic Drug Delivery

Disulfide-Cross-Linked Nanogel-Based Nanoassemblies for Chemotherapeutic Drug Delivery

Abstract. Although nanoparticle-based chemotherapeutic strategies have gained in popularity, the efficacy of such therapies is still limited in part due to

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D-CryptO: #DeepLearning-based analysis of colon organoid morphology from brightfield images Lyan Abdul & @BZhangLab et al. @Mac_ChemEng 🔗 rsc.li/3z8jkmi 📚 #AIinMicrofluidics collection - rsc.li/AIinMicrofluidics
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New paper alert🚨 So excited to share my recent publication in @LabonaChip on biofabricating complex perfusable tissues embedded in hydrogel in a high-throughput multiwell plate format. Check it out here: shorturl.at/ptuHI
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Great first day at our #MacEngReignites tent! All #MacEng students, faculty & staff are welcome to come by our tent on the JHE lawn 10-3pm all week. We have free swag, 2 photo booths, lawn games & more! Full schedule of events: ow.ly/yN5a50G5RVG #backtomac #fireballfamily
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A new bioengineered lung model coined a “clinical trial on a plate” will replicate key features of the human lung, including life-like immune functions. ow.ly/aDQP50FSH1I #biotechnology #biomedicalengineering #biochemicalengineering #BrighterWorld
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Researchers from Mac and @SickKidsNews are bioengineering a lung model — "a clinical trial on a plate" — that replicates features of human lungs, offering insights into COVID-19, cystic fibrosis, asthma and other conditions. | @machealthsci @McMasterEng ow.ly/toDn50FTGID
Clinical trial on a plate: Researchers to create new "breathing" lung model to study illnesses like...

Clinical trial on a plate: Researchers to create new "breathing" lung model to study illnesses like...

A bioengineered lung model that can respond to viruses and drug treatments will advance our understanding of lung disease and biology, say researchers. [...]Read More...

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