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Milica Radisic

ResearcherInstitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Toronto

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Milica Radisic

Researcher

Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
54 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 35 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 29 research grants (19 NSERC, 10 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 7 trainee awards (7 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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180

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4,272

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Research

Tissue Engineering Myocardium Cardiomyocyte Microfabrication Heart Ipsc Crc Cardiac Tissue

Latest papers

Galectin-1 Modulates Cell Adhesions, Cavin-1 phosphorylation, and Vascular Permeability in Kidney Endothelial Cells – Insights from Proteomics, Phosphoproteomics, and Functional Studies
Molecular & Cellular Proteomics · 2026
Engineering adaptive self-healing biomaterials from jammed microfluidic elastomeric particles.
Materials today. Bio · 2026 · senior author
Guiding the spatial organization of engineered heart tissues.
Advanced drug delivery reviews · 2026 · senior author

All 180 publications

Latest funding

Bayesian optimization of cardiac microtissues to attenuate inflammatory signaling in minimally-invasive cardiac remuscularization therapies
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$872,100
MitoRevolution: Mitochondrial Transplantation Transforming Regenerative Medicine - from research to patient care to global impact.
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$3,934,956
Towards Sustainable Futures: Transforming Chemical Risk Management with Indigenous Expertise
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$3,560,023

All 53 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 180 publications.

Galectin-1 Modulates Cell Adhesions, Cavin-1 phosphorylation, and Vascular Permeability in Kidney Endothelial Cells – Insights from Proteomics, Phosphoproteomics, and Functional Studies

Boshart A, Farkona S, Rajasekar S, Pastrello C, Allen M, Petrovic S, Manion K, Neupane S, Clotet-Freixas S, Choi HS

Molecular & Cellular Proteomics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2026.101655

Engineering adaptive self-healing biomaterials from jammed microfluidic elastomeric particles.

Kieda J, Ramsay K, Jiang R, Landau S, Khosravi R, Liu C, Shakeri A, Wagner KT, Abdo D, Popovic AM, Farley S, Elvira KS, Radisic M

Materials today. Bio2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103473 PMID: 42540479

Guiding the spatial organization of engineered heart tissues.

Beeghly GF, Shakeri A, Mirzapour-Shafiyi F, Dikyol C, Offen N, Alsaafin A, Nuber UA, Radisic M

Advanced drug delivery reviews2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2026.115907 PMID: 42225208

Heart-on-a-chip and vasculature-on-a-chip platforms as models of cardiovascular disease.

Khosravi R, Radisic M

Nature reviews. Cardiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41569-026-01255-1 PMID: 41673471

Heart-On-a-Chip with Integrated Ultrasoft Mechanosensors for Continuous Measurement of Cell- and Tissue-Scale Contractile Stresses.

Mousavi A, Boghdady CM, Cui S, Rostami S, Shakeri A, Rafatian N, Aurousseau M, Andelfinger G, Radisic M, Moraes C, Savoji H

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202504493 PMID: 41474071

In vitro multi-organ invasion model for exploring cardiac resistance to cancer metastasis.

Shakeri A, Abdo D, Lei MHC, Okhovatian S, Beeghly GF, Popovic AM, Jiang R, Liu C, Wagner KT, Vosoughi D, Kieda J, Fish JE, Radisic M

Nature communications2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-75833-9 PMID: 42637759

Shaping the Future of Biomaterials through Contributions by Our Early Career Board Members.

Radisic M, Kaplan D

ACS biomaterials science & engineering2026First author

DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c02128 PMID: 41521807

Epicardial extracellular vesicles modulate gene expression following ischemia-reperfusion injury in heart-on-a-chip.

Wagner KT, Bannerman D, Wu Q, Pascual-Gil S, Fernandes I, Vargas LFJ, Yan S, Khosravi R, Okhovatian S, Abdo D, Radisic M

Materials today. Bio2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103236 PMID: 42220610

Microfluidics in heart-on-a-chip platforms for cardiovascular drug discovery and cardiotoxicity assessment.

Dikyol C, Alsaafin A, Bodenstein DF, Beeghly GF, Popovic AM, Jiang R, Radisic M

Advanced drug delivery reviews2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2026.115972 PMID: 42700845

Advanced physiological maturation of human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes using an algorithm-directed optimization of defined media components.

Callaghan NI, Durland LJ, Chen W, Kuzmanov U, Miranda MZ, Ding Y, Mirzaei Z, Ireland RG, Reitz C, Gorman RA, Wang EY, Wagner K, Kim MM, Audet J, Santerre JP, Gramolini AO, Billia F, Radisic M, Mital S, Ellis J, Backx PH, Simmons CA

Nature communications2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70550-9 PMID: 41916979

Bayesian optimization of cardiac microtissues to attenuate inflammatory signaling in minimally-invasive cardiac remuscularization therapies

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Radisic, Milica

Keywords: Cardiac Tissue; Cardiomyocyte; Endothelial Cell; Inflammation; Ipsc; Macrophage; Myocardial Infarction; Self-Driving Laboratory; Tissue Engineering; Vascularization

$872,100

MitoRevolution: Mitochondrial Transplantation Transforming Regenerative Medicine - from research to patient care to global impact.

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Andreazza, Ana

$3,934,956

Towards Sustainable Futures: Transforming Chemical Risk Management with Indigenous Expertise

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Murphy, Michelle

$3,560,023

Microfluidic cultivation of CHO and HEK cells for high throughput antibody production

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Radisic, Milica M

Keywords: alginate; antibody production; bioprocess engineering; cell culture; cell proliferation; expression; flow; hydrogel; microfluidics; transfection

$198,600

Training Program in Engineering Approaches to Preserve and Rejuvenate Organs (TENPRO)

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Sefton, Michael MV

Keywords: bioengineering; biomedical devices; biotechnology; cell therapy; commercialization; gene editing; manufacturing; regeneration; tissue repair; translation

$450,000

X-ray Irradiator for Tissue Engineering Applications

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Sachlos, Eleftherios

$150,000

Melt electrowrite system for biofabrication of complex engineered tissues

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Simmons, Craig

$150,000

Development of a Tissue Engineered Model of the Left Ventricle as a Platform for Personalized Heart Failure Therapies

SupervisorCIHR2022CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Khosravi, Ramak

Keywords: Cardiothoracic Surgery; Cardiovascular Biomaterials; Congenital Heart Disease; Regenerative Medicine; Tissue Engineering

$90,000

Phase I: High throughput fabrication of fractal cell culture substrates

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Radisic, Milica M

$123,340

Engineering granular and metamaterial structures from biodegradable and biocompatible polyester elastomers

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Radisic, Milica

$270,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Tissue Engineering Dear Professor Radisic, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Galectin-1 Modulates Cell Adhesions, Cavin-1 phosphorylation, and Vascular Permeability in Kidney Endothelial Cells – Insights from Proteomics, Phosphoproteomics, and Functional Studies" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Bayesian optimization of cardiac microtissues to attenuate inflammatory signaling in minimally-invasive cardiac remuscularization therapies" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Milica Radisic

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Galectin-1 Modulates Cell Adhesions, Cavin-1 phosphorylation, and Vascular Permeability in Kidney Endothelial Cells – Insights from Proteomics, Phosphoproteomics, and Functional Studies

Engineering adaptive self-healing biomaterials from jammed microfluidic elastomeric particles.

Guiding the spatial organization of engineered heart tissues.

Heart-on-a-chip and vasculature-on-a-chip platforms as models of cardiovascular disease.

Heart-On-a-Chip with Integrated Ultrasoft Mechanosensors for Continuous Measurement of Cell- and Tissue-Scale Contractile Stresses.

In vitro multi-organ invasion model for exploring cardiac resistance to cancer metastasis.

Shaping the Future of Biomaterials through Contributions by Our Early Career Board Members.

Epicardial extracellular vesicles modulate gene expression following ischemia-reperfusion injury in heart-on-a-chip.

Microfluidics in heart-on-a-chip platforms for cardiovascular drug discovery and cardiotoxicity assessment.

Advanced physiological maturation of human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes using an algorithm-directed optimization of defined media components.

Bayesian optimization of cardiac microtissues to attenuate inflammatory signaling in minimally-invasive cardiac remuscularization therapies

MitoRevolution: Mitochondrial Transplantation Transforming Regenerative Medicine - from research to patient care to global impact.

Towards Sustainable Futures: Transforming Chemical Risk Management with Indigenous Expertise

Microfluidic cultivation of CHO and HEK cells for high throughput antibody production

Training Program in Engineering Approaches to Preserve and Rejuvenate Organs (TENPRO)

X-ray Irradiator for Tissue Engineering Applications

Melt electrowrite system for biofabrication of complex engineered tissues

Development of a Tissue Engineered Model of the Left Ventricle as a Platform for Personalized Heart Failure Therapies

Phase I: High throughput fabrication of fractal cell culture substrates

Engineering granular and metamaterial structures from biodegradable and biocompatible polyester elastomers

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