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Darcy Wagner

Academic title(s): 

Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine

Canada Excellence Research ChairÌýin Lung Regenerative MedicineÌý

¹ó²¹³¦³Ü±ô³Ù²â,ÌýMeakins-Christie Laboratories ()

Scientist, Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program (RESP) at the Research Institute of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Health Centre ()

Principal Investigator, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Regenerative Medicine Network ()Ìý

Darcy Wagner
Contact Information
Address: 

Research Institute of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Health Centre

1001 Décarie Blvd., Block E, Montreal, QC, CANADA H4A 3J1

Phone: 
514 934-1934 x76172
Email address: 
darcy.wagner [at] mcgill.ca
Areas of expertise: 

Our lab focuses onÌýhow theÌýextracellular environmentÌýdirectsÌýstem cellÌýbehaviorÌýfor endogenous and exogenous lung tissue regeneration. We use a multidisciplinary approach using advances in materials science (polymer designÌýand synthesis), manufacturing (e.g.Ìý3D bioprinting), andÌýendogenous and iPSC-derived lung stem cellsÌýto construct these new models.Ìý

The main areas of interest of the lab are:Ìý

  • Design and use of biologic (acellular) and synthetic scaffolds in diverse manufacturing approaches to bioengineer new lung tissue for transplantation.Ìý

  • Understand the role of the extracellular matrix in directing lung stem cell behaviour in vivo and ex vivo during regeneration (normal and pathologic)ÌýÌý

  • BuildÌýand validateÌýnew models of human lung tissueÌýand chronic lung diseaseÌýto reduce animal usage and for use as drug discovery and therapeutic screening platforms

°­±ð²â·É´Ç°ù»å²õ:Ìýbioengineering, lung regeneration, biomaterials, stem cells, bioprinting, microfluidics, light sheet fluorescence microscopy, image analysis

Selected publications: 

Recent select publications:

Gvazava et al.ÌýLabel-Free High-Resolution Photothermal Optical Infrared Spectroscopy for Spatiotemporal Chemical Analysis in Fresh, Hydrated Living Tissues and Embryos. Journal of the American Chemical Society.Ìý2023, 145 (45): 24796–24808.

Ptasinski et al.ÌýModeling fibrotic alveolar transitional cells with pluripotent stem cell-derived alveolar organoids.ÌýLife Science Alliance. 2023, 6(8):e202201853.

Da Silva et al.ÌýFormalin-free fixation and xylene-free tissue processing preserves cell-hydrogel interactions for histological evaluation of 3D calcium alginate tissue engineered constructs.ÌýFront Biomaterial ScienceÌý2023, 2:1155919.

Alsafadi et al.ÌýSimultaneous isolation of proximal and distal lung progenitor cells from individual mice using a 3D printed guide reduces proximal cell contamination of distal lung epithelial cell isolations.ÌýStem Cell RepÌý2022, 17(12): 2718-2731. and

De Santis et al. Extracellular matrix reinforced bioinks for 3D bioprinting human tissue.ÌýAdv MaterialsÌý2021, 33(3):2005476.

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