Kyla Sask

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Biography: Kyla Sask joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University as an Assistant Professor in September 2019. She obtained her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University in 2006 and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University in 2012. Her Ph.D research was supervised by Dr. John Brash (Chemical Engineering) and Dr. Anthony Chan (Pediatrics), and focused on the development of antithrombogenic biomaterials. Dr. Sask worked at Interface Biologics Inc. (IBI) for several years as a Research Engineer. IBI is a commercial stage company that develops transformative biomedical polymer technologies to improve the safety and effectiveness of medical devices. Dr. Sask recently completed a postdoctoral research fellow in Dr. Brian Amsden’s Advanced Biomaterials Laboratory at Queen’s University. Her research interests are in biomaterials, polymers, surface modification and characterization, protein and cell interactions, nanostructured materials, biofouling and blood contacting devices.

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