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

January 22, 2025

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

December 4, 2024

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

November 18, 2024

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

November 14, 2024

ReSCUE platform also enables the formation, release and transfer of patient-derived tumoroids

Professor Leo Chou is in a lab coat and gloves, leaning on a chair in his lab. He is looking at the camera.

Professor Leo Chou awarded CRS funding to advance cancer vaccine research

November 6, 2024

Chou (BME) has been awarded $130,000 in funding from The Cancer Research Society

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

November 6, 2024

Award from NSERC recognizes and supports early-stage academic researchers

Professor Milica Radisic earns NSERC’s John C. Polanyi Award

November 6, 2024

Honour recognizes research that has led to a recent outstanding advance in natural sciences or engineering

A photo composite of PhD student Adam Gravitis on the left wearing a white shirt, and Professor Berj Bardakjian on the right in a blue turtleneck sweater. Both are looking at the camera and smiling.

Advanced brain wave analysis yields new insights into sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

October 23, 2024

The U of T Engineering study employed wavelet phase coherence, a method that allows for the detailed examination of phase relationships between different brain regions during seizures

A composite photo of three U of T Engineering researchers.

Researchers are working to enable the design of faster-degrading drug delivery systems

October 22, 2024

Study sheds new light on the relationship between lipid structure and biodegradation, a crucial challenge in the field of nucleic acid drug delivery

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