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Juliana Gomez is among this year’s recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. Gomez is researching the maturation of engrafted pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac muscle cells (Photo courtesy of Juliana Gomez)

Five U of T Engineering grad students awarded Vanier Scholarships in recognition of research impact and leadership

July 7, 2020

Students will each receive $150,000 in support of their doctoral research in areas such as carbon capture and tissue engineering

Dr. Emily Moore, centre, speaks with students at Troost ILead’s ‘The Power of Story’ event on March 5, 2020. (Credit: Daria Perevezentsev)

Five U of T engineers elected into the Canadian Academy of Engineering

June 15, 2020

Body unites Canada’s most distinguished and experienced engineers to provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to the country

The new joint centre on robotics for elder care is led by professors Alex Mihailidis (IBBME, Medicine) and Yan Fu at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology. (Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn)

Robotics for elder care: New joint centre fosters global collaboration

June 1, 2020

Researchers at U of T Engineering and Huazhong University of Science and Technology look to commercialize assistive robots that could address gaps in elder care in Canada and China

Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) is among the recipients of this year’s Killam Research Fellowships. (Photo: Nicholas Iwanyshyn)

Milica Radisic receives Killam Fellowship

May 26, 2020

Award supports outstanding Canadian scholars across a wide range of fields

U of T Engineering’s first-ever Faculty-wide research conference is organized by members of the Graduate Engineering Council of Students as well as faculty. (Photo courtesy of Samantha Cheung)

U of T Engineering set to host first-ever virtual research conference

May 14, 2020

With many projects paused during the pandemic, UTERC connects students with industry and alumni to further their academic development

Omar F. Khan (ChemE MASc 0T6, PhD 1T0) officially joined the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) as an assistant professor on May 1, 2020.

IBBME welcomes new faculty member Omar F. Khan

May 6, 2020

Khan, who studies applications of nucleic acids to improve human health, returns to his alma mater

A team led by Professor Leo Chou (IBBME) is pursuing a non-traditional approach that could lead to simpler, faster COVID-19 tests.

New ‘rock candy’ approach could lead to simpler, faster tests for COVID-19

May 4, 2020

Professor Leo Chou (IBBME) and his team are investigating a one-step method for detecting genes from viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19

Professor Molly Shoichet (IBBME, ChemE) is working with SickKids Hospital to develop a new drug delivery method using diphtheria toxin. (Photo: Neil Ta)

U of T researchers develop ‘piggyback’ vehicle to escape the endosomal trap and deliver RNA therapeutics

May 1, 2020

Their platform has shown to downregulate critical genes in cancer cells, and could be used for other genetic diseases

The team developing a more sensitive test for COVID-19 (Photo: Alexandros Sklavounos).

Meet the U of T Engineering team developing an on-the-go test for COVID-19

April 22, 2020

Professor Warren Chan’s lab are working on a rapid, sensitive testing kit that could be rolled out across under-resourced communities

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