Dr. Terry Sachlos

Biography

Terry Sachlos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and serves as the Associate Director of the Bergeron Entrepreneurs of Science and Technology (BEST) Initiative at York University. His research interests focus on stem cell engineering and regenerative medicine, with particular emphasis on engineering bone, hematopoietic, and leukemic stem cell microenvironments that regulate stem cell fate decisions. Prior to joining the Lassonde School of Engineering, he received his doctorate from the University of Oxford in tissue engineering and 3D printing and conducted postdoctoral research on stem cells at Harvard and MIT. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles published in top-tier journals like Cell, collectively garnering over 2,700 citations to date. As a serial academic entrepreneur, he has filed eight patent applications and co-founded start-up companies to commercialize his research findings. At Lassonde, Terry co-developed the Bergeron Entrepreneurs Science Technology program, leading to the approval of an undergraduate Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship. He has also championed the introduction of the Robotics Competition (FRC) at York University and developed a new graduate course in Disruptive & Exponential Technologies that merges Lassonde’s graduate engineers with Schulich MBA students.

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