Stephanie Willerth
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
- Contact:
- Office: Engineering Office Wing, Room 513 willerth@uvic.ca 250-721-7303
- Credentials:
- PhD (Washington University)
- Area(s) of expertise:
- Bioprinting, stem cell biology, tissue engineering
About Stephanie
Dr. Willerth is a full professor in Biomedical Engineering at the 樱花影视. She has dual appointments in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Division of Medical Sciences. She also holds an appointment with the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia.
She recently founded the start-up company Axolotl Biosciences that sells high quality bioinks for bioprinting human tissue models. She is an active member of the steering committee of the BC Regenerative Medicine Initiative and the Stem Cell Network. She also serves as a staff scientist at Creative Destruction Lab.
Dr. Willerth served as the acting director of UVic's Centre for Biomedical Research and the Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program from 2018-2021 and as the president of Canadian Biomaterials Society from 2018-2019. She was elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars in 2021. Additionally, Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. awarded her their teaching award of excellence in the same year.
Publications
See Dr. Willerth's page for a list of of publications.
Office hours
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