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Professor Milica Radisic elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Honour recognizes Radisic’s contributions to the field of organ-on-a-chip engineering

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These tiny robotic tools powered by magnetic fields could enable minimally invasive brain surgery

Professor Eric Diller (MIE) and his collaborators have created a set of tools only a few millimetres in diameter, to grip, pull and cut tissue

a naloxone kit

Where should we place naloxone kits to save the most lives?

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) and his team conducted an analysis of the city of Vancouver, which suggests leveraging transit stops to improve the availability of naloxone

From left to right: Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME) and Mickaël Dang (ChemE PhD 2T4), postdoctoral fellow in Shoichet’s lab. (photos by Roberta Baker, courtesy of Mickaël Dang)

This new drug delivery method could offer long-lasting relief for eye diseases

Colloidal drug aggregates prolong effect of glaucoma medicine up to seven weeks with a single, non-invasive injection

Sadi Loai, left, in a blue and black t-shirt and Professor Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng, right, with beige glasses and beige shirt.

New study points to leg muscle as a potential early warning system for heart failure

Research led by Professor Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng (BME) opens the door to earlier treatment and better outcomes

From left to right: headshot photos of Travis Douglas, Shana Alexander, and Professor Leo Chou all wearing lab coats. The lab is blurred in the background.

U of T Engineering researchers are designing synthetic immune complexes using DNA nanotechnology

This work could advance the understanding of immune system responses and pave the way for improved vaccines and immunotherapies

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

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

From left to right: Professor Philipp Maass from the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and SickKids Research Institute, Professor Samin Aref (MIE) and Milad Mokhtaridoost, a postdoctoral fellow in computational biology.

Interdisciplinary collaboration uses machine learning to uncover unknown patterns in genome organization

MIE professor Samin Aref is working with a research team led by Professor Philipp Maass

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