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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

U of T Engineering alumnus John Paul Morgan (EngSci 0T1, ECE MASc 0T5) was inspired to found his company, Morgan Solar, by his experiences with Doctors Without Borders in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Morgan is part of a new generation of entrepreneurs helping to bring inexpensive electricity to energy-impoverished regions. (Courtesy: John Paul Morgan).

The next generation of solar pioneers: Electrifying a nation

December 7, 2016

U of T Engineering alumni John Paul Morgan and Shawn Qu are entrepreneurs whose ingenuity is lighting up parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Ashton Trotman-Grant, centre, discusses his poster with Medicine by Design symposium attendees. Trotman-Grant won the Blueline Therapeutic Translation Award for presenting the poster with the greatest commercialization potential. (Credit: Neil Ta).

Medicine by Design symposium shines spotlight on regenerative medicine at U of T

November 30, 2016

“We are contributing something new by converging people from diverse disciplines — mathematics, the physical sciences, engineering, biology and medicine — around the big questions in regenerative medicine”

From left: Professor Ramin Farnood with students Reena Cabanilla (Year 4 MIE) and Yu Fan Qi (ChemE MASc candidate). (Credit: Marit Mitchell).

Clean water, clean air: U of T Engineering research addresses big sustainability questions from resource scarcity to climate change

November 30, 2016

Ramin Farnood is an established leader in water decontamination — now he’s applying that expertise to tackle climate-warming emissions

Alexander Ip and his U of T research team, led by Professor Ted Sargent, will receive nearly $1 million from the Ontario government for the semi-final round of the Carbon XPRIZE competition (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

U of T team advances to next round of Carbon XPRIZE competition

November 23, 2016

A team of U of T researchers led by Professor Ted Sargent had advanced to the second round of the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE international competition.

Researchers Jeffrey Brook (left) and Greg Evans (ChemE) use an aerosol mass spectrometer to analyse particulate air pollution. They are leading CANUE, a new pan-Canadian research consortium that aims to connect detailed environmental data with public health data to study the effects of exposure on Canadians’ health. (Credit: Marit Mitchell).

New research consortium aims to build critical bridge between environmental and health data

November 22, 2016

Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) will study the role of environment in determining Canadians’ health

This illustration depicts (Credit: Ella Marushchenko)

Understanding circulating tumour cells

November 21, 2016

Ted Sargent (ECE) and Mahla Poudineh (ECE PhD 1T6) part of multidisciplinary research group developing new tool to track circulating tumour cells

Christian Fobel operating one of the MR box instruments at the Kakuma health clinic. (Credit: Ryan Fobel).

Hacking healthcare in a refugee camp

November 18, 2016

A team from University of Toronto, led by Professor Aaron Wheeler, took their lab-on-a-chip technology to remote Kenya to test refugees for measles and rubella — and push the limits of what academics can accomplish in the field

The Blue Sky Solar Racing team's latest vehicle, Horizon, makes a test run in summer 2016. The team is currently working on its ninth vehicle, to race at the 2017 World Solar Challenge in Australia. (Courtesy: Blue Sky Solar Racing).

Blue Sky Solar Racing celebrates 20th anniversary

November 17, 2016

Established in 1996 as the ‘Blue Sky Project,’ the group of intrepid U of T Engineering students designs, builds and races their unique car thousands of kilometres, powered only by the sun’s rays

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