News

NSERC Discovery Grant 2024  

We are excited to share that Adesida Lab has been awarded a 5-year grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for our research project:

Meniscus Fibrochondrocytes' Surfaceome and Microtissue Mechanics"

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grant  

We are thrilled to announce that Adesida Lab has successfully secured a 5-year grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to support our research project:

“Towards the development of clinically implantable bioengineered human nasal cartilage grafts"

Precision Health Innovator Award 

Congratulations to Dr. Adetola Adesida on receiving the Mid-career Precision Health Innovator Award!

“The awards honor faculty who have made important contributions to society by developing novel ideas and insights through their precision health-related research"

Alberta Cancer Foundation News

Dr. Adesida is featured as a leading researcher in world-class innovations transforming cancer care 


Oct 21 , 2024

Canadian Student Participation in Space Conferences and Training Events

Congratulations to Madeline Barker for receiving CSHRS fundings for the 2024 Canadian Space Health Research Symposium


Sept 16 , 2024

2024 CSB-SCB Conference Award

Congratulations to Madeline Barker for winning the Conference Award at the 2024 CSB-SCB Conference


August 21 , 2024

Featured article on ABME Journal

Alumni Dr. Xiaoyi Lan's paper on 3D bioprinting is featured in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering (ABME) Journal.


June 18 , 2024

CSOHNS 78th Annual Meeting

Dr. Adesida was invited as keynote speaker at the CSOHNS 78th Annual Meeeting at Montreal


June 1 , 2024

Canada-Wide Science Fair 2024

Congratulations to Aahil Ansari for winning the Excellence Award at the Canada-Wide Science Fair 2024


May 31 , 2024

ISGP 2024 Young Investigator Award

Congratulations to Hilda Ma on receiving the ISGP 2024 Young Investigator Award


May 29 , 2024

NSERC CGS-M Graduate Scholarship

Congratulations to Dr Alexander Perry on receiving the NSERC CGS-M Graduate Scholarship


April 26 , 2024

Vanier Scholarship 2024

Congratulations to alumni Esra Erkut on receiving the Vanier Scholarship 2024


April 10 , 2024

Vanier Scholarship 2024

Congratulations to alumni David Li on receiving the Vanier Scholarship 2024


April 10 , 2024

SEDS-ÉEDS

Jelly Knees - An Astronaut's Malady

The Effects of Microgravity on Human Cartilage Tissue


Dec 17 , 2023

Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES)

Congratulations to Dr Alexander Perry on receiving the 2023 Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship


Nov 9 , 2023

Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES)

Congratulations to Hilda Ma on receiving the 2023 Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship


Nov 9 , 2023

2023 Yip Award

Congratulations to alumni David Li on receiving the 2023 Yip Award


Aug 25 , 2023

ICRS World Congress 2023 Scholarship

Congratulations to Hilda Ma on receiving the ICRS World Congress 2023 Scholarship


July 17 , 2023

Wu Tsai Human Performance Agility Project Award

Congratulations to Dr. Adesida on receiving the Wu Tsai Human Performance Agility Project Award


July 11 , 2023

2022-23 Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr. Chawla on receiving the 2022-23 Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowship


July 01, 2022 

Basic Science Oral Presentation 2nd Place  

Congratulations to Hilda Ma on receiving the Basic Science Presentation 2 nd Place Award at the Tom Williams Surgical Research Day 2023

June 07, 2022 

Successful Graduation from PhD Program  

Warmest congratulations to Dr. Xiaoyi Lan on earning the well-deserved PhD degree! 

June 06, 2022 

FoMD Research News 

Uncovering clues to the sex disparity in tissue in osteoarthritis cases

March 29 , 2023

MacOrtho Research Highlights 2023

Dr. Adesida was invited as visiting professor for MacOrtho 2023 Research Highlights 

April 12, 2023

Best Student Presentation Award 

Congratulations to Hilda Ma on receiving the 2022 Orthopedics  Research Day Best Student Presentation Award

Nov 25, 2022

Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES)

Congratulations to Xiaoyi Lan on receiving the 2022 Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship

Nov 22, 2022

WCHRI Graduate Studentship

Congratulations to Hilda Ma on receiving the 2022 WCHRI Graduate Studentship

June 29, 2022

NBC NEWS

A surgically implanted, 3D-printed ear marks a medical advance 

June 02, 2022

Basic Science Oral Presentation1st Place  

Congratulations to Margaret on receiving the Basic Science Presentation 1st Place Award at the Tom Williams Surgical Research Day 2022

June 01, 2022 

Humabiologics Top Abstract Award 

Congratulations to Xiaoyi Lan on receiving the Top Abstract Award in Bioprinting at the CBS 37th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society

May 27, 2022 

Elsevier Biomaterials Advances Poster Presentation 1st Place  

Congratulations to Hilda Ma on receiving the Elsevier Biomaterials Advances Poster Presentation 1st Place at the CBS 37th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society

May 27, 2022 

STEM Scholarship 

Congratulations to Xiaoyi Lan on receiving the Women in STEM scholarship

March 22, 2022 

Global NEWS

Health Matters: Out-of-this-world osteoarthritis research

March 03, 2022 

Folio

Discovery may explain why more females than males get knee osteoarthritis 

March 02, 2022 by Gillian Rutherford

Frontiers

Graduate Student's First Paper Published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 

February 15, 2022

Sutures

Graduate Student's First Paper Published in Journal of Cellular Physiology 

November 13, 2021

University of Alberta

His 3-D cartilage printing technology holds promise for skin cancer patients.

October 07, 2021 By Kate Black

RBC Royal Bank

Edmonton Black Youth Engineering Their Own Brighter Future Through this "ELITE" Program

November 09, 2021 by Alison Tedford

University of Alberta

Space designers take flight to test bioengineered knee cartilage in low gravity

September 08, 2021 by Bev Betkowski

Elite Program

Meet ELITE is a series where we introduce you to a member of the ELITE Program for Black Youth Steering Council.

25 May, 2021 by Tom Ndekezi 

Edmonton journal

3D bioprinting using cells, Jell-O-like mix creates nose cartilage for patients: U of A team

Nicole Bergot, May 04, 2021

University of Alberta

U of A researchers successfully use 3-D ‘bioprinting’ to create nose cartilage

May 04, 2021 By Ross Neitz

Medical Xpress

Researchers successfully use 3-D 'bioprinting' to create nose cartilage

May 04, 2021 by Ross Neitz

Global NEWS

5 fantastic health innovation from Edmonton in 2018

January  7, 2019

Medical Xpress

How microgravity affects onset of the most common form of arthritis

March 29, 2018  by Ross Neitz

University of Alberta

Simulating weightlessness could give earthly answers for osteoarthritis

March 28, 2018 by Ross Neitz

University of Alberta

Skin cancer patients to benefit from pioneering procedure.

March 06, 2018 by Ross Neitz

Edmonton Journal

University of Alberta study looks to improve nasal surgery with engineered cartilage

March 06, 2018 by Keith Gerein

University of Alberta

$14M investment from CIHR shows quality of UAlberta research

February 14, 2013