Assistant Professor
University of Manitoba
Hagar Labouta is an Assistant Professor at the College of Pharmacy, with research experience in nanomedicine, drug delivery, and biomedical engineering. She got her Ph.D. in pharmaceutical nanotechnology from Saarland University (Germany). She completed several Postdocs at Helmholtz institute (Germany), and University of Calgary (Canada). Her team is using microfluidic lab-on-a-chip models for designing and evaluating nanoparticles for the aim of breaching biological barriers. Her lab is well-funded by national and international funds. Dr. Labouta has a strong publication record and is a co-inventor on an international patent for the development of nanosystems for intracellular targeting. She has also worked with the WHO on two health-related projects. She has won several awards and fellowships including Innovation and Career Development Award by the Biomedical Engineering Society (USA), Apotheker Jacob Prize for the best PhD thesis (Germany), and DAAD Scholarship (Germany), and curriculum award for the Nanoscience Minor Program (Canada).
Thursday, July 27, 2023
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM US PST
