Dr. Mickie Bhatia, PhD
Hematopoietic potential from human pluripotent stem cells
Director and Senior Scientist, McMaster Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute (SCC-RI)
Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Dr. Mickie Bhatia is a recognized leader in human stem cell research. As the inaugural Scientific Director of the SCC-RI, Dr. Bhatia will focus on human cancer and using human stem cells to understand how cancer begins, and how treatment may be revolutionized. To date Dr. Bhatia has been honored with: Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (Tier 2), Canada’s Top 40 Under 40™, Krembil Foundation Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Stem Cell and Cancer Biology, and Canada Research Chair in Human Stem Cell Biology (Tier 1).
