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2026 Oration
Building Human Tissues on Chips: Toward a Future Beyond Animal Testing
Date: Wednesday, 5th August
Time: 6:00pm - 7:15pm (AEST)
Location: The Forum, Melbourne Connect
Professor Milica Radisic
Milica Radisic is a Professor at the University of Toronto, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering, and Senior Scientist at the Toronto General Research Institute. She is the co-founder of the Center for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT) and scientific co-lead of the Human Organ Emulation Self-Driving Laboratory within the Acceleration Consortium.
A Fellow of ten prestigious academies and professional societies, including the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Dr. Radisic has received numerous distinctions such as the MIT Technology Review Top 35 Under 35, the Killam Fellowship, and the Humboldt Research Award.
Internationally recognized for pioneering organ-on-a-chip (OoC) engineering, her research focuses on developing biomaterials and microphysiological systems to model human organs and diseases. Her lab leverages induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to create functional human heart tissues and novel vascularization methods, advancing disease modeling and regenerative medicine.
Dr. Radisic serves as Executive Editor for ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering and holds editorial positions with multiple leading journals. She is also the cofounder of two biotechnology companies: TARA Biosystems, acquired by Valo Health, and Quthero, which develops regenerative peptide-based materials. With over 260 publications, 26,000 citations, and an h-index of 81, her work appears in top journals including Cell, Nature Materials, and PNAS.