Mostaço-Guidolin

Assistant Professor, P.Eng.

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Degrees

• PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada (2015)
• MSc in Physics Applied to Medicine and Biology, University of São Paulo, Brazil (2009)
• BSc in Medical Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil (2007)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, Canada (2019)

Biography

Leila Mostaço-Guidolin, Ph.D., P.Eng., is a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Imaging and Biomaterials Characterization and an Associate Professor in Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University. Her interdisciplinary research integrates advanced imaging, tissue engineering, and machine learning to investigate extracellular matrix remodeling in chronic lung diseases and fibrosis. She co-directs the Tissue Engineering and Applied Materials (TEAM) Hub, a collaborative research network spanning academia, hospitals, and government agencies. Her work advances predictive models of disease progression and fosters the development of translational therapeutic strategies.

Research Interests

• Advanced optical imaging and label-free microscopy and spectroscopy
• 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering models of fibrosis and chronic respiratory diseases
• Extracellular matrix remodeling
• Computational image analysis and machine learning in biomedical research
• Translational applications of engineered tissues and imaging for therapy development

Awards and Distinctions

Professor Mostaço-Guidolin’s five most recent awards and distinctions include:

• 2025 Carleton University Teaching Achievement Award
• 2023 Outstanding Research Award, Canadian Medical and Biomedical Engineering Society
• 2022–27 Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Imaging and Biomaterials Characterization
• 2022 Carleton University Research Achievement Award
• 2019 UBC Faculty of Medicine Paper of the Year Award

Additional Links

• TEAM Hub: Team Hub Ottawa
• Google Scholar: Profile link
• ResearchGate: Profile link
• Carleton news stories:
  • “Breathing Easier: Carleton Canada Research Chair Improving Our Understanding of Chronic Lung Diseases”
  • “Fighting Asthma and Lung Disease: Creating a Human Airway With 3D Bioprinting”

Partners and Collaborators

• University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Heart Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Johns Hopkins University, Robert Koch Institute (Germany).