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Professor Craig Simmons (BME, MIE), left, and his collaborators have developed a new way to mature lab-grown heart cells so that they more closely mimic adult human heart tissue. (photo by Tim Fraser, KITE Studio)

U of T researchers improve maturity of lab-grown heart cells for disease modelling

1 person sits staring into a microscope while two people stand behind him observing.

Freshwater mussel protein offers new source of inspiration for medical-grade glues

The U of T team, left to right: Jacky Shen, Vicky Yan, Ian Chen, Saeed Abdi, Hayden Wong, Evie Xu and David Xu. (photo submitted)

U of T team sets new record at premier student bridge‑building competition

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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

Cherie Mak, U of T Engineering’s mental health programs officer, holds up a sign explaining a brick activity at the Build U Up event. (Photo: Safa Jinje)

Build U Up event raises awareness of mental health resources available to engineering students

October 25, 2023

Left to right: Alumni Ines Fernandez (IndE 0T9 + PEY) and Kenneth Smith (MMS 6T6) pose for a photo in the Myhal Auditorium at the kick-off to the U of T Engineering 150th Anniversary Open House on October 14. (Photo: Liz Intac)

U of T Engineering’s 150th Anniversary Open House celebrates the past and looks to the future

October 20, 2023

PhD candidate Xiao Shang sets up a part for printing using the directed energy deposition 3D printer.

This machine learning method aims to speed up the design of next-generation biomedical implants and aerospace materials

October 18, 2023

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