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The Italian Ambassador and the Scientific attaché of the Italian Embassy visit our lab!
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| Ambassador Andrea Meloni talks to Dr. Nanci and members of his team | Sharing a laugh at the Laboratory (from left to right) : Laboratory manager Sylvia Francis Zalzal, , Ambassador Andrea Meloni, Prof. Nanci and Prof. Emanuele Fiore |
The Italian Ambassador Andrea Meloni and Prof. Emanuele Fiore, Scientific attaché of the Italian Embassy, visited our laboratories last January 27th where they met with Prof. Antonio Nanci, Director of the Laboratory for the Study of Calcified Tissues and Biomaterials, and Dr. Gilles Lavigne, dean of the Faculty of Dentistry.
The Ambassador Andrea Meloni and Scientific Attaché Emanuele Fiore were made honorary members of the Laboratory for the Study of Calcified Tissues and Biomaterials.
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Prof. Antonio Nanci explains the research done in our laboratory to (from left to right) Prof. Emanuele Fiore, Ambassador Andrea Meloni and Dr. Gilles Lavigne |
The new honorary member of our team |
New TEM Microscope
A common effort allows the acquisition of a new electron microscope.
On December 14th 2010, the Electron Imaging Unit of the Laboratory for the Study of Calcified Tissues and Biomaterials inaugurated, in presence of the Rector Guy Breton, a new transmission electron microscope. This Unit, directed by Prof. Antonio Nanci, specializes in characterizing soft materials, including biological samples, biomaterials, polymers and nanoparticles. The acquisition of the new instrument was made possible through a close collaboration with the Departments of Chemistry and of Biochemistry of the university.
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| Prof. Antonio Nanci (left) talks to the Rector of the Université de Montréal, Dr. Guy Breton (right) , in presence of (from left to right): Dr. Gilles Savard from École Polytechnique and Dr. Gilles Lavigne Dean of Dentistry. In the back Dr. Alain Vaillancourt, retired Dean of Dentistry, and Dr. Arto Demirjian, retired professor of Dentistry | Dr. Guy Breton tests the new TEM microscope |
The financial contribution of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation in a project directed by Michel D. Buschmann from L’École Polytechnique should also be underlined. Furthermore, the Office of the Vice-rector for Research contributed financially to its establishment, and coordinates its development in concert with partner establishments such as le CHUM, l’Institut de recherché cliniques de Montréal and École Polytechnique. The electron Imaging platform is accessible to users from different disciplines in our university community, and industry.
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| Prof. Robert E. Prud'homme, director of the Department of Chemistry of the Univesité de Montréal, was also present at the inaguration |
Past news
2010
Dr Kuroda, postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratry for the Study of Calcified Tissues and Biomaterials, was invited speaker at the 2nd World Implant Orthodontic Conference held in Taipei (Dec 10th -12th 2010)
