Spreading the Word
What does a discussion among approximately 140 high school students, volunteers, teachers and world-leading scientists on the subject of stem cells sound like? Oddly personal, important and revolutionary.
Tag: bioengineering
Pour, Shake and Stir
A diagnostic ‘cocktail,’ containing a single drop of blood, a dribble of water and a dose of DNA powder with gold particles, could one day lead to the treatment of the world’s leading
Engineering Professors Recognized with Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal
By the end of this year, 60,000 Canadians will have received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of their contributions to Canada. The medal was established to commemorate the
Game On at Biomedical Engineering Competition
Create a foosball-playing prosthetic forearm prototype – fashioned only from items in a Lego kit. That was the challenge put forth to competing teams at this years’ annual Biomedical Engineering
A 3-D Machine that Prints Skin? How U of T Engineers Are Revolutionizing Burn Care
Imagine a future where inexpensive 3-D tissue printers are used to save lives, revolutionizing burn care around the world. Mechanical engineering PhD student Lian Leng is trying to make that happen.
Engineering Student Takes Sunnybrook Prize with Biomaterials Discovery
Ben Ouyang, a fourth-year Engineering Science student (Biomedical Engineering option) has been awarded first prize in the Sunnybrook Prize competition. The national research competition recognizes