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U of T Engineering is a leader in health care engineering. Together with doctors, medical researchers, policymakers and industry, we are helping people around the world live longer, healthier lives.

University Professor Molly Shoichet is among the winners of this year’s Killam Prizes, which celebrate working scientists, writers, doctors and researchers who have dedicated their careers to solving challenges in our daily lives. (Photo: Roberta Baker).

Molly Shoichet receives Killam Prize in Engineering

May 2, 2017

Award presented to Canadians who risk, innovate and lead the next generation of brilliant minds to a stronger future

Jody Mou adapted this 3D printer to produce unrollable tumour models for studying cancer, earning her first place in the Sanofi Biogeneius Canada Greater Toronto regional competition. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

High school student wins Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition for 3D tumour research at U of T Engineering

May 1, 2017

Jody Mou designed a system to rapidly manufacture 3D tumour models used in cancer research

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE, left) and Christopher Sun (MIE PhD candidate) studied data on cardiac arrest locations in Toronto to determine a list of “Top 10” businesses where placing automated external defibrillators would save lives — Tim Hortons coffee shops topped the rankings. (Credit: Marit Mitchell).

Coffee shops, 24-hour ATMs the best locations for life-saving AEDs, research shows

March 20, 2017

U of T Engineering team creates list of top 10 businesses where placing automatic external defibrillators would save lives

Professor Levente Diosady (centre) and his team developed a way to fortify salt with both iron and iodine. The product is now being distributed to more than 24 million people in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. (Photo: Mark Balson)

Double-fortified salt to improve nutrition for 24 million in Uttar Pradesh

February 13, 2017

U of T Engineering invention provides a simple, effective way to help people whose diets are lacking in iron

TBEP and MbD: Engineered smart scaffolds could help repair damaged hearts and muscles

January 25, 2017

Two multidisciplinary partnerships led by U of T Engineering researchers are developing implantable biomaterials that accelerate injury recovery, from car accidents to heart attacks.

Professor Milica Radici (IBBME, ChemE, left) develops lab-grown human tissues that could be used to test new drugs or repair damaged organs. (Photo: Neil Ta)

New frontiers in health-care innovation

January 25, 2017

This article originally appeared in the 2016 issue of Skulematters magazine. Interdisciplinary research from U of T Engineering is helping us live longer, healthier lives. These projects from across our Faculty illustrate leading-edge innovations that will improve health care, from planning and prevention to diagnosis and treatment: Optimizing surgical schedules Long wait lists for elective surgeries […]

Klein (left) and his NRC colleague Robert Owens with an early prototype. Photo courtesy National Research Council of Canada.

The Maker: George Klein and the first electric wheelchair

January 25, 2017

Alumnus George Klein (MechE 2T8) had a hand in more than a thousand 20th century inventions, including the world’s first electric wheelchair.

Dr. Lewis Reis (IBBME PhD 1T6, at left) and Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) used their unique peptide-hydrogel biomaterial to heal chronic wounds up twice as quickly as commercially available products. (Credit: Marit Mitchell).

Skin cells ‘crawl’ together to heal wounds treated with unique hydrogel layer

December 14, 2016

Research team led by Milica Radisic uses their patented peptide to close non-healing chronic wounds caused by diabetes

Stanley Ng (IBBME) holds up a cartridge used to measure the gene expression levels of cancer cells. A team led by Ng has developed a new rapid test that can predict the effectiveness of leukemia treatments for a given patient, providing results in 24 to 48 hours. Photo: Luke Ng

New stem cell-based gene test predicts patient risk in acute myeloid leukemia

December 7, 2016

IBBME PhD candidate Stanley Ng applies machine learning background to design smarter, faster test to help leukemia doctors select the best treatment for their patients

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