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Lorena Braid PhD
Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair in MSC Biology / Founder, CSO
Simon Fraser University / Aurora BioSolutions Inc.
Canada
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Dr. Lorena Braid is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and the Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease at Simon Fraser University (BC, Canada) and Founder and CSO of Aurora BioSolutions. Following a Ph.D. in developmental genetics and cell signaling, Dr. Braid completed a postdoctoral NSERC Visiting Fellowship at Defence Research and Development Canada where she explored the usefulness of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) for military medicine. Dr. Braid subsequently founded Aurora BioSolutions Inc. where she leads a research team to develop ruggedized MSC-based treatments that are useful outside clinical settings for combat and mass casualty critical care. In recognition of her contributions to the advancement of MSC therapies, in 2021 Dr. Braid was awarded a Canada Research Chair in MSC Biology. At SFU, Dr. Braid studies the roles of endogenous MSCs in physiology, idiopathic diseases and aging. Her combined research efforts aim to achieve practical and cost-effective health solutions derived from MSCs, or that target MSCs in situ.