Expertise
Biomaterials, tissue engineering, mathematical modeling of physiologic processes and ophthalmic drug delivery.
Areas of Specialization
Research Clusters
Current status
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Accepting graduate students
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Dean
Faculty of Engineering
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Professor
Chemical Engineering
Overview
Active Research Initiatives
Past Research Initiatives
Research Interests
1) Drug delivery – Anterior Eye
2) Drug delivery – Posterior Eye
3) Contact Lens
4) IOLs
5) In Vivo Ocular Testing
Dr. Sheardown holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair Ophthalmic Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Systems. She is an expert in drug delivery, contact lens materials, IOLs, polymer chemistry, and bioengineering in the ophthalmic space.
- B.Eng. McMaster University (1989)
- Ph.D. University of Toronto (1995)
Selected
Elsevier BV
Ross, Mitchell, Emily Anne Hicks, Talena Rambarran, and Heather Sheardown
A Radiolabeling Method for Precise Quantification of Polymers.
Bioconjugate Chemistry. American Chemical Society (ACS)
Liu, Lina, Talena Rambarran, Ben Muirhead, Frances Lasowski, and Heather Sheardown
Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition
Liu, Lina, Talena Rambarran, and Heather Sheardown
Delivery of Cells to the Cornea Using Synthetic Biomaterials.
Cornea. OVID Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Ross, Mitchell, Nicole Amaral, Aftab Taiyab, and Heather Sheardown
