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Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) news

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

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

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

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

Award from NSERC recognizes and supports early-stage academic researchers

Milica Radisic

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

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

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

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

Kai Slaughter is smiling on the left in a dark grey suit, white shirt and blue tie. Molly Shoichet is smiling on the right in a white blazer and black top.

Researchers develop new method for delivering RNA and drugs into cells

“This could be a game-changer for treating complex conditions where targeting multiple pathways is beneficial, such as cancer and viral infections”

Professor Caitlin Maikawa (BME) pictured in her lab where her team is developing unique treatments for chronic diseases. (photo by Qin Dai)

This U of T Engineering professor is developing novel biomaterials to improve the treatment of chronic diseases

Professor Caitlin Maikawa’s (BME) research will be funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI-JELF)