Toronto Biomedical Engineering Conference (ToBE)

Registration open

Join the 40th annual research conference organized by our graduate students

Jaydev Desai

Robotically Steerable Devices for Transcatheter and Endovascular Interventions

Attend our Invited Academic Speaker Series featuring acclaimed international speakers

Celebrate Black History Month

Celebrate some of the members of our graduate student community

News and stories

BME Professor secures CIHR funding to improve autism medication selection

March 28, 2024

Dr. Azadeh Kushki (BME) has been awarded funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for her work in improving medication selection for autistic children. Along with Dr. Danielle Baribeau, Dr. Melanie Penner, and Marlee Vandewouw at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, this funding provides operational support to perform research.

Heart-on-a-chip model created by U of T researchers uncovers insights into heart problems caused by COVID-19

March 27, 2024

University of Toronto researchers have created a unique heart-on-a-chip model that is helping untangle the causes of COVID-19-induced heart inflammation and uncover strategies to reduce its impact.

New Canada Research Chairs advance research in regenerative medicine, sustainable housing and more

March 13, 2024

New ways of growing human tissues outside the body, developed by Professor Alison McGuigan and her team, will help expand the ability of researchers to understand and control cell behaviour.

CRAFT-led team awarded $17.5M to create new generation of ‘distributed’ diagnostics

March 13, 2024

A team of researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T), Unity Health Toronto (Unity), University Health Network (UHN) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) have been awarded a $17.5M grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and partners to build the Diagnostic Horizons Lab (DHL) in Toronto.