Mohsen Akbari
Associate professor & Acting Biomedical Engineering program director
Mechanical Engineering
- Contact:
- Office: Engineering Office Wing, Room 533 makbari@uvic.ca 250-721-6038
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- Credentials:
- PhD (SFU)
- Area(s) of expertise:
- Microfluidics, tissue engineering, drug delivery, bioprinting, disease modelling, biomaterials
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About Mohsen
Dr. Akbari is the director of the Laboratory for Innovations In Microengineering (LiME), which focuses on developing innovative technologies that address health equity.
LiME’s research is focused on 3 key areas:
- Biofabrication of engineered tissues: developing innovative techniques to create functional tissue substitutes for regenerative medicine.
- Biomimetic tissue models: utilizing microengineering to construct realistic tissue models for disease modeling and drug discovery.
- Advanced drug delivery systems: designing targeted drug delivery systems for improved therapeutic outcomes.
LiME offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where students can gain hands-on experience designing and developing microscale platforms, tissue engineering, polymer synthesis and cancer research. We aim to create a unique interdisciplinary program that significantly impacts human health and well-being.
Publications
See and for a list of publications.
Office hours
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