Dr. Molly Shoichet is a professor at the University of Toronto, where she is one of less than 2% of the faculty at the institution to hold the title University Professor. In 2018, she served as Ontario’s first (and only) chief scientist, working to enhance the culture of science. Her research program requires a cross disciplinary approach where aspects of engineering, chemistry, and biology are applied to the fields of Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery.her team and she approach unsolved problems in medicine by creating a series of design criteria which we then use to formulate solutions. Dr. Shoichet has incorporated AI methods into the design and characterization of bioactive materials for regenerative medicine applications, particularly in the context of neural tissue regeneration.