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Professor Leo Chou (IBBME) will study how DNA nanotechnology could be used to ramp up or dampen immune responses, offering new ways to treat disease. (Photo: Bill Dai)

Six U of T Engineering projects earn support from Medicine by Design

The funding supports new research concepts that could be critical to regenerative medicine in the coming decades

Professor Shoshanna Saxe (CivMin) was awarded the Young Engineer Medal, for an early-career engineer who has demonstrated professional excellence as well as service to the community. (Photo credit: Tyler Irving)

Five U of T Engineering professors and alumni receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

OPEA recognizes an array of accomplishments, from research advancements to positive social impact

This illustration by Jen Ma (IBBME PhD candidate) depicts competition between a population of cells. A new paper by U of T Engineering researchers indicates that cells known as “elite” are more competitive than others in the process that transforms them into stem cells (Image: Jen Ma)

Not all stem cells are created equal

“Elite” cells appear to outcompete their neighbours in the process of becoming stem cells

Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE) is among seven U of T Engineering researchers receiving funding through the Connaught Innovation Award program. (Photo courtesy: Alison McGuigan)

Connaught Innovation Awards recognize promising technologies from seven U of T Engineering researchers

Professors from ChemE, ECE, IBBME and MIE received funding to pursue innovations with strong socio-economic or commercial potential

First-year students Michela Trozzo, Christian Pavlidis and Elisha Lu work with a robotic arm in the Systems Control Laboratory. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

From manufacturing to medicine: How robotics research at U of T Engineering will shape the future

Innovations from U of T Engineering include self-driving cars, robotic cell surgery and smart sensing robots for factories

Molly Shochet

Artificial lung cancer tissue could help find new drug treatments

A 3D hydrogel created by researchers in University Professor Molly Shoichet’s (ChemE, IBBME) lab is helping University of Ottawa researchers to quickly screen hundreds of potential drugs for their ability to fight highly invasive cancers. Cell invasion is a critical hallmark of metastatic cancers, such as certain types of lung and brain cancer. Fighting these […]

Molly Shoichet

Molly Shoichet named a Distinguished Woman in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Shoichet is a renowned researcher working at the intersection of engineering, chemistry and biology

PhD candidate Yimu Zhao (IBBME) demonstrates the BioWire II, a platform for growing heart cells outside the body that could enhance drug development and personalized medicine. (Photo: Bill Dai)

U of T Engineering researchers design ‘training gym’ for lab-grown heart cells

The BioWire II platform advances drug development and personalized medicine by growing and analyzing human heart tissue in real time

Meet Dr. Leo Chou, the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) newest assistant professor.

Molecular Machines: Leo Chou joins IBBME as assistant professor

Chou launched his academic career at U of T Engineering as an undergraduate student in Engineering Science, followed by doctoral study with Professor Warren Chan (IBBME)