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Peter Zandstra graduated with a B.Eng. degree from McGill University in Chemical Engineering and obtained his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. He continued his research as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Bioengineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In July 2017, he joined the University of British Columbia as the Founding Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Director of the Michael Smith Laboratories. Zandstra's research focuses on the understanding of functional tissue forms from stem cells and applying this information to design novel therapeutic technologies based on living cells. He has received significant recognition for his work, including being named a Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Bioengineering (Tier 1) and receiving multiple awards such as the Premiers Research Excellence Award and the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship. Furthermore, he has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and received the Order of Canada for his substantial contributions to stem cell bioengineering and regenerative medicine.
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