Lab updates

In the Bozec Lab, we aim to change the diagnosis and understanding of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) by understanding structural differences in the collagen. Our lab, with colleagues from the UHN GoodHope Clinic have received funding from the Canerector Foundation to progress this research by exploring this relationship at the sub-micron scale in dermal tissues.

Latest research from professor Laurent Bozec and international collaborators, funded by the L’Oreal Group, demonstrated that by looking at variations in collagen properties in skin samples at the nanoscale, an individual’s biological age can be determined.

Mina Vaez’s research article titled “Modulation of the biophysical and biochemical properties of collagen by glycation for tissue engineering applications” was recently published in Elsevier’s Acta Biomaterialia journal, a highly respected publication that focuses on the field of biomaterials science. 

Samples of painting canvases and parchment were brought to IMAT ISIS by researchers from the universities of Toronto and London (Birkbeck) to test out their conservation methods inspired by nature.

A spotlight on Dr. Laurent Bozec as he joined The University of Toronto from the Eastman Dental Institute at University College London (UCL), UK, in 2018.

Dental IQ interviews Professor Laurent Bozec, about his recently published paper on the potential negative side effects of teeth whitening. We discussed the results of his studies and what he thinks needs to change in the world of oral cosmetics to preserve the health of millions of smiles globally.

Dr. Bozec discusses with Sierra Bellows from the Canadian Dental Association how his latest research suggests that tooth whitening may impact the viability of dental pulp cells.

AFM is a brilliant tool with enormous interdisciplinary potential. However, Michael Norman explains in his blog post that despite its advantages the technique is not without hurdles, especially for biologists or chemical engineers less familiar with it. To this end Norman et al. (2021) (supervised by Bozec) have developed a standardised protocol to make AFM an accessible tool for biological applications.