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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

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)

Professor Hani Naguib.

New aerogel material to prevent electronics from overheating is among eight projects supported by 2024 Connaught Innovation Awards

Professor Hani Naguib (MSE, MIE) and his team are designing aerogel film materials for thermal management systems

Leo Hua and Adnan Sharif

With new installations at Casa Loma and U of T Scarborough, Lyrata offers fresh solutions for sustainable urban farming

U of T Engineering support has helped open doors for a startup that offers hydroponic production of lettuce, herbs and more

From left to right, a composite image of Shira Landau, Yimu Zhao and Professor Milica Radisic

U of T Engineering researchers integrate crucial immune cells onto heart-on-a-chip platform

Researchers say this technology could lead to more accurate disease models and more effective treatments for heart conditions

Professor Aereas Aung's lab is developing new tools to study and manipulate immune cells and their reaction to vaccines. (photo by Tim Fraser)

Connaught New Researcher award supports research to create next generation vaccines against sexually transmitted infections

Professor Aereas Aung (BME) is developing a novel strategy to target the mucosal immune system

Olanrewaju Adetunji wears glasses and a blue blazer.

IBET Momentum Fellow Olanrewaju Adetunji aims to advance bioprocessing technology to address environmental and health-care challenges

ChemE PhD student is working to manipulate biological systems to produce valuable products