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(L-R) Yu Sun (MIE), Sevan Hopyan (SickKids) and Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez (IBBME) have discovered a link between physical forces and the development of limbs in embryos (Photo: Roberta Baker).

Preventing deformed limbs: researchers find new link between physical forces and limb development

University of Toronto engineers and a pediatric surgeon have joined forces to discover how physical forces like pressure and tension affect the development of limbs in embryos—research that could someday be used to help prevent birth defects. The team, including U of T bioengineer Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez from the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), U of T mechanical […]

Participants in last year's U of T Science Leadership Program take part in a creative thinking exercise.

U of T program provides national leadership on science and engineering engagement

This month, 20 top researchers from across Canada get the opportunity to polish their communication and leadership skills at the University of Toronto’s 2015 Science Leadership Program (SLP)—an intensive two-day experience that equips participants with the tools to promote the importance of their research to the public, the media and government decision-makers. Directed by University […]

Professor Molly Shoichet is leading award-winning nano-material delivery research that could help restore brain and nerve connections damaged by stroke, spinal cord injury, blindness (Photo: L'Oréal).

U of T engineer takes L’Oréal-UNESCO honour for ‘stem cell space suits’

University of Toronto biomedical engineering professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) has been named the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science North American laureate for 2015. Already the only person ever elected to all three of Canada’s science academies, Shoichet is the innovative mind behind breakthroughs ranging from ‘space suits’ for fragile stem cells to polymer-based ‘vehicles’ that could […]

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Connaught awards over $600K to U of T Engineering researchers

Researchers from University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have been awarded a total of $636,300 from the University’s own research funding source, the Connaught Fund. The new awards are part of over $900,000 that was distributed across U of T through Connaught’s Innovation Award, Summer Institute and Cross Divisional/ Cross Cultural programs. […]

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Three Engineering professors named Fellows of IEEE

Professors Deepa Kundur, Baochun Li (both ECE) and Yu Sun (MIE) joined an impressive roster of internationally renowned scientists this month when they were officially named Fellows of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The three professors join 25 faculty members who currently hold the grade of IEEE Fellow. The grade of Fellow […]

Professor Alex Mihailidis with the Minister of State for Seniors Alice Wong

IBBME Professor appointed Joint Scientific Director of new $36.6M research network in technology and aging

University of Toronto Professor Alex Mihailidis from the Institute for Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) has been appointed joint scientific director for Canada’s first national research network in technology and aging. Launched in December, AGE-WELL (Aging Gracefully across Environments using Technology to Support Wellness, Engagement and Long Life) was created to advance new technologies that […]

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U of T Engineering team delivers $1 detection system for measles and rubella

U of T Engineering researchers have developed a paper-based diagnostic system for use in some of the world’s poorest countries. Awarded $112,000 by Grand Challenges Canada’s “Bold Ideas” initiative last month, the system is being touted for its potential impact on infant and maternal health in developing nations. “Every hour, 11 infants are born with […]

Engineering a healthy heart: a closer look at the Rogers family $130-million gift

A new frontier in cardiac health care On November 20, the Rogers family donated an unprecedented $130 million to create the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research (TRCHR). The new Centre unites research expertise from the University of Toronto, the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University Health Network (UHN). Together, these organizations are […]

(L-R) Professors Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) and Peter Zandstra (IBBME) are leading new bioengineering research to improve heart health, pictured with PhD students Jennifer Ma (IBBME PhD 1T7) and Curtis Woodford (IBBME PhD 1T6).

Historic $130-million gift to establish the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research

Largest private donation in Canadian healthcare history will bring together the strengths of SickKids, UHN and U of T in personalized genomic medicine, tissue engineering and advanced cardiac care to address heart failure across the lifespan. With the goal to reduce hospitalization for heart failure by 50 per cent over the next decade, the Hospital […]