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DESCRIPTION:A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Series\n\nThis year w
 e welcome Andrew Pelling\, a lifelong Scientist full professor at the Univ
 ersity of Ottawa and founder of multiple start up companies. His highly ex
 perimental ‘Pelling Lab for Augmented Biology’ has trail blazed by develop
 ing speculative living technologies of the future with the potential to re
 define the limits of biology and medicine. The Lab is well known for its d
 iscovery that plants can be harnessed to create medical-grade biomaterials
  for engineering and regenerating human tissues. Andrew’s work in this are
 a gained considerable international recognition after delivering his first
  TED talk on growing human ears out of apples. To date\, the Pelling Lab h
 as spun out five companies in the technology\, biotechnology and medical f
 ields\, translating their discoveries into real world products and solutio
 ns. Andrew also serves as co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Spide
 rwort\, a company translating the fundamental discoveries from his Lab in 
 the area of plant-based biomaterials. As CSO\, Andrew leads Spiderwort’s r
 esearch program which addresses a variety of tissue engineering applicatio
 ns and unmet medical needs. Andrew also plays a key role in guiding the tr
 anslation of Spiderwort’s products through the clinical and regulatory lan
 dscapes.\n\nAs an award-winning scientist\, Andrew has published his resea
 rch in some of the world’s most prestigious journals and has been well rec
 ognized by his peers. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards\, 
 including being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology\, Member 
 of the College of the Royal Society of Canada\, a Canada Research Chair an
 d a TED Senior Fellow. Andrew’s leadership and experience are highly sough
 t-after and he has delivered hundreds of keynotes and served in a variety 
 of advisory roles for community\, industry and government organizations.\n
 \nThe presentation will be moderated by Anja Geitmann\, Dean and Associate
  Vice-Principal (Macdonald) Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Scie
 nces.\n\nNote: This presentation will be an online event using Zoom.\n\nRS
 VP\n\nRegister from Aug. 31 to Sep. 25\, 2023\n\nContact\n\nAnna Duff\n	Ema
 il: anna.duff[at]mcgill.ca\n\n\nAbout the series\n\nThe A. Jean de Grandpr
 é Distinguished Speaker Series is named in honour of McGill’s Chancellor E
 meritus\, the late M. de Grandpré\, who served as Chancellor from 1984-199
 1. He was a long-standing member of the McGill Board of Governors and one 
 of Canada’s pre-eminent and most distinguished business leaders. An astute
  and visionary administrator\, he brought these skills\, together with his
  wisdom\, clarity of thought\, and persuasive logic\, to the highest level
 s of leadership at McGill University.\n
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LOCATION:Online
SUMMARY:2023 A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Andrew P
 elling - “Harnessing Curiosity\, Failure and Serendipity to Drive Discover
 y and innovation”
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/macoutreach/channels/event/2023-jean-de-grandpre-
 distinguished-speaker-series-dr-andrew-pelling-harnessing-curiosity-failur
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