
Two BME doctoral students awarded 2022 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
The scholarships provide $150,000 in funding and recognize students for leadership, research impact and academic achievement

U of T Engineering lab partners with Moderna to develop RNA-based tools to treat and prevent disease
Professor Omar F. Khan’s lab group is designing new platforms that deliver RNA to the body, addressing a range of biomedical challenges

U of T Engineering professor investigates maternal health disparities experienced by racialized patients in U.S. clinical systems
Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE) research starts with a year-long study examining maternal health disparities in one large health system in South Carolina

Fortified hibiscus beverage aims to reduce iron deficiency in sub-Saharan African women
Folake Oyewole (ChemE PhD candidate) is developing an approach to improve the iron intake and uptake of vulnerable groups through a popular Nigerian plant-based beverage

Seeing smaller than light: How an advanced microscopy technique can help in the fight against cancer and other diseases
Professor Chris Yip (ChemE/BME) and his team have developed a method for tagging and imaging cell surface components that are only a few nanometres apart

New CRAFT Tissue Foundry provides infrastructure dedicated to bioengineering innovation
The open research facility at U of T’s Mechanical Engineering Building is an expansion of the partnership between the University and the National Research Council of Canada

How this U of T Engineering professor is advancing neural implants that fight brain disorders
Professor Xilin Liu (ECE) integrates microelectronics and artificial intelligence algorithms into neural implants to more effectively manage symptoms of Parkinson’s, epilepsy and other conditions