Dr. Arghya Paul is a Professor in the Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry and School of Biomedical Engineering at Western University (Ontario), Canada. He is also the Wolf-Western Fellow and Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Engineered Biomaterials and Nanotherapeutics. Paul's Biointel Research Laboratory at Western focusses on developing new class of mechanically robust nanocomposite hydrogels with bioactive properties for tissue regeneration, regenerative medicine and wound healing applications. Specifically, his laboratory will aim to (1) develop material-based therapeutics and innovate (2) understand stem cell-material (polymers, minerals, biologics) interactions and mechanistic pathways at cellular and molecular level, and (3) discover therapeutic strategies, which can be translated to point-of-care patient applications. His distinctive discipline-bridging research program has earned him several accolades including X-Chem Research Excellence Award (Chemical Institute of Canada), Ontario Early Researcher Award, Wolfe-Western Fellowship, Royal Society of Canada-College Member, Young Innovator Award from Biomedical Engineering Society (USA) among others.