Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME)

Left to right: Professors Cindi Morshead and Hani Naguib led research to develop a flexible, biodegradable electrode capable of stimulating neural precursor cells (NPCs) in the brain. (photos courtesy of Professors Cindi Morshead and Hani Naguib)

U of T Engineering researchers develop biodegradable brain stimulation electrodes for neural repair

December 4, 2024

The work is led by Professors Cindi Morshead (Surgery, BME) and Hani Naguib (MSE, MIE)

Two rows of students pose together with their competition prize.

U of T student team earns international prizes for leveraging AI to tackle antibiotic resistance

November 21, 2024

iGEM Toronto competed at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition in Paris, France in October

From left to right: a composite image of Professor Edmond Young and Sina Kheiri.

New microfluidic device reveals how the shape of a tumour can predict a cancer’s aggressiveness

November 14, 2024

ReSCUE platform also enables the formation, release and transfer of patient-derived tumoroids

Professor Deepa Kundur (ECE) holds the new Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure. (photo by Neil Ta)

Eleven U of T Engineering researchers awarded Canada Research Chairs

November 14, 2024

Funding will advance research in cybersecurity of critical infrastructure, human centred automation and more

Professor Leo Chou is in a lab coat and gloves, leaning on a chair in his lab. He is looking at the camera.

Professor Leo Chou awarded CRS funding to advance cancer vaccine research

November 6, 2024

Chou (BME) has been awarded $130,000 in funding from The Cancer Research Society

Professor Alison McGuigan stands outside, leaning on a railing, in front of a building on the university campus.

Tissue engineering research earns Professor Alison McGuigan an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship

November 6, 2024

Award from NSERC recognizes and supports early-stage academic researchers

Professor Milica Radisic earns NSERC’s John C. Polanyi Award

November 6, 2024

Honour recognizes research that has led to a recent outstanding advance in natural sciences or engineering

A photo composite of PhD student Adam Gravitis on the left wearing a white shirt, and Professor Berj Bardakjian on the right in a blue turtleneck sweater. Both are looking at the camera and smiling.

Advanced brain wave analysis yields new insights into sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

October 23, 2024

The U of T Engineering study employed wavelet phase coherence, a method that allows for the detailed examination of phase relationships between different brain regions during seizures

A composite photo of three U of T Engineering researchers.

Researchers are working to enable the design of faster-degrading drug delivery systems

October 22, 2024

Study sheds new light on the relationship between lipid structure and biodegradation, a crucial challenge in the field of nucleic acid drug delivery

Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) news

U of T Engineering researchers develop biodegradable brain stimulation electrodes for neural repair

U of T student team earns international prizes for leveraging AI to tackle antibiotic resistance

New microfluidic device reveals how the shape of a tumour can predict a cancer’s aggressiveness

Eleven U of T Engineering researchers awarded Canada Research Chairs

Professor Leo Chou awarded CRS funding to advance cancer vaccine research

Tissue engineering research earns Professor Alison McGuigan an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship

Professor Milica Radisic earns NSERC’s John C. Polanyi Award

Advanced brain wave analysis yields new insights into sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Researchers are working to enable the design of faster-degrading drug delivery systems