Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME)

Professor Milica Radisic (BME, ChemE) and U of T alumna Marianne Wauchop (ChemE) developed a heart-on-a-chip device to study the effects of a genetic mutation that causes dilated cardiomyopathy. (Photos: supplied)

With heart-on-a-chip, researchers study genetic mutation underlying cardiac muscle disease

January 11, 2024

Device used to observe the effects of a sodium channel mutation that disrupts regular electrical activity in the heart

‘Teaching science and engineering as it is done’: Meet Professor Freeman Lan

December 5, 2023

Professor Lan’s research goals include understanding and engineering the human gut microbiome

Headshots of Craig Simmons and Bharam Mirani

U of T Engineering researchers develop new method for engineering soft connective tissue

December 1, 2023

Novel approach, developed by Professor Craig Simmons (BME, MIE), Bahram Mirani (MIE PhD candidate) and collaborators, leverages computational modelling, statistical optimization and Melt Electrowriting

BME professor Leo Chou creates DNA nanostructures that can serve as a platform to deliver instructions to a body's immune cells in a way that would elicit an effective response towards a disease. His team has developed a new way to visualize 3D nanostructures made of human DNA. (Photo: the Connaught Fund Committee)

‘DNA origami’ may bring researchers one step closer to a cancer vaccine

November 20, 2023

Professor Leo Chou (BME) has developed a new way to visualize 3D nanostructures made of human DNA under the microscope

Professor Daniel Franklin (BME) holds up two devices that make up the wearable cardiovascular monitoring system. (Photo: Qin Dai)

New wearable medical device aims to redefine cardiovascular monitoring

November 15, 2023

Professor Daniel Franklin (BME) is collaborating with researchers from Northwestern University on the device

U of T Engineering recognized 10 alumni and students at the 2023 Engineering Alumni Network Awards, held at Hart House on November 2. Left to right: Professor Marianne Hatzopoulou (CivMin), Atul Patidar (ECE MEng 1T5), Lauri Hiivala (ElecE 6T5), Professor Emerita Jane Phillips (ChemE 5T3), Professor Mark Kortschot (EngSci 8T4, ChemE MASc 8T5), Nick Stark (MechE 7T8), Michael Kropp (ElecE 8T6), Dean Chris Yip, Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE PhD 0T5), Safdar Mahmood (ElecE 0T3), Wing Yan Chan (IndE 2T2 + PEY), Eva Lau (IndE 9T2) and Liane Catalfo (ChemE 0T8 + PEY, MEng 1T0). (Photo: Paul Terefenko

Alumni and students honoured with 2023 Engineering Alumni Network Awards

November 3, 2023

Awardees were celebrated for their career accomplishments and their contributions to the Skule™ community

The Self-Driving Lab for Human Organ Mimicry will use organoids and organs-on-chips – a well plate is pictured here – to allow researchers to move potential therapeutics to human clinical trials more rapidly. (Photo by Rick Lu)

U of T ‘self-driving lab’ to focus on next-gen human tissue models

October 27, 2023

The Self-Driving Laboratory for Human Organ Mimicry is one of six self-driving labs launched by the Acceleration Consortium to drive research across a range of fields

From left to right: Professor Jonathan Rocheleau (BME) and BME PhD candidate Cindy Bui.

U of T Engineering researchers unveil sensor for real-time cellular analysis in living zebrafish embryos

October 11, 2023

Researchers led by Professor Jonathan Rocheleau (BME) share their findings in a new paper published in Science Advances

Dean Christopher Yip outside the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Christopher Yip reappointed Dean of U of T Engineering