New diagnostic system leverages AI to help fight hospital-acquired infections
During her postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard’s Wyss Institute, Professor Nicole Weckman (ISTEP, ChemE) developed a new technique to rapidly detect antimicrobial resistant genes in a pathogenic fungus
U of T study shows that fractal geometry can help kidney cells grow in a more mature form
The findings could improve disease modelling and contribute to the development of better treatment strategies
‘If we in academia don’t go after the hardest challenges, nobody else will’: U of T researcher aims to do it all
Cell and tissue engineer Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME) abandoned her plans to attend medical school, opting to focus on improving medicine itself
Professor J. Paul Santerre elected to the U.S. National Academy of Inventors
The NAI recognizes exceptional academic inventors whose research has led to technologies that make a meaningful impact on society
Research into ‘robotic skin’ could help restore a sense of touch for those with prosthetic digits
The bio-inspired technology being developed by MIE graduate student Arman Arezoomand could also advance embodied AI and precision manufacturing
U of T Engineering researcher, Alberta enterprise test AI tool to support nurses in First Nations communities
LaShawn Murray (MIE PhD student) is working with four pilot sites near Calgary and Edmonton to evaluate how AI scribes are integrated into clinical workflows
Professor Adrian Nachman elected to the Royal Society of Canada
Fellows are recognized for their contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, and in Canadian public life
