Iris Kulbatski

Iris Kulbatski (PhD Medical Science, University of Toronto) is a Research Associate and Science Writer, with broad subject matter expertise, including medical devices, stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, cell/tissue bioengineering, cell transplantation, neuroscience, brain and spinal cord injury, spinal cord regeneration, and medical imaging. She has over a dozen peer-reviewed publications, including original research articles, a book chapter, and several review articles. As a biomedical writer and editor for medical device companies, physicians, and scientists, she has developed, written and edited marketing material, technical protocols, educational material, white papers, press releases, promotional material, presentations, web and newsletter content, editorials, e-blasts, manuscripts, abstracts, book chapters, and grant proposals.

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News

August 19th, 2016 Chronic diabetic foot ulcers, which can be notoriously difficult to treat, affect 15% of diabetic patients, causing severe pain and a reduction in quality of life.  The complications of diabetic foot ulcers can be severe, necessitating amputation and in some circumstances causing death. A research team of biomedical engineers from...
Dermatology

August 11th, 2016 Although the proliferation of collagen-producing cells following burn injury is the body’s natural response to trauma, the excessive collagen production leads to the formation of permanent, painful scars.  Burn scars secondary to collagen cell proliferation cause intense and ongoing physical and psychological suffering to burn...
Diagnostics

August 4th, 2016 Breathalyzers, the most widely used non-invasive tools for measuring blood alcohol concentration, are prone to inaccurate results since they can only provide indirect estimates. Although the most accurate technique for measuring plasma alcohol level is via a blood sample, this requires a blood draw. Researchers from the University of...
Diagnostics

July 18th, 2016 The field of smart wearable systems has just gotten a boost thanks to researchers from Tufts University.  A team of engineers has developed a novel 3-dimensional thread-based diagnostic platform that, when sutured into tissue, collects a range of real-time diagnostic data wirelessly, including pH, glucose levels, temperature,...
Nanomedicine

April 14th, 2016 Electrophysiology is an invaluable technique for studying the electrical activity of neurons in the brain and has important clinical applications. The use of nanowire and nanotube intracellular electrode recording devices has improved the spatial resolution and sensitivity of electrophysiological techniques. However, intracellular...
News

April 8th, 2016 A new pill designed to attach to the gastrointestinal lining and release its contents slowly has been developed by researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Engineered according to the principles of a Janus device, the new pill has two distinct sides: a mucoadhesive side and an omniphobic side. The former adheres to...
Dentistry

April 1st, 2016 The market for dental implants is well-established and extensive. However, the process of implant integration into the jawbone may be lengthy and in some cases unsuccessful due to bone deterioration and insufficient bone mass.  An Israeli medical technology start-up named Magdent has developed a novel electromagnetic dental implant to...
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