Alison McGuigan

Alison McGuigan is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry and the Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto and the Erwin Edward Hart Professor of Chemical Engineering. Dr. McGuigan has developed creative strategies to assemble and organize complex engineering tissues for understanding fundamental tissue biology and identifying novel disease mechanisms. With pharmaceutical partners, she is using these platforms to develop novel disease therapies.

McGuigan’s work represents a significant leap towards a future where diseases can be detected earlier, treatments can be personalized with higher accuracy, and overall patient outcomes can be significantly improved. Her dedication and innovation are poised to inspire a new generation of researchers in the quest for better health solutions worldwide.