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Craig Simmons to receive U of T Engineering Faculty Teaching Award
January 30, 2017 | IBBME professor to be recognized for outstanding classroom instruction and innovative teaching methods
Engineered smart scaffolds could help repair damaged hearts and muscles
January 26, 2017 | IBBME researchers are leading innovative discoveries at U of T’s Translational Biology & Engineering Program and Medicine by Design initiatives
MD/PhD student Amanda Khan named one of Canada’s most powerful women
January 9, 2017 | U of T clinician-scientist trainee joins Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) 2016 Top 100 list in the TELUS Future Leaders category
Tony Easty named Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada
December 20, 2016 | IBBME clinical engineering faculty member recognized for exceptional contributions to the profession
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
Penney Gilbert named Canada Research Chair in Endogenous Repair
December 2, 2016 | IBBME muscle stem cell researcher is one of 25 U of T faculty members to receive CRC appointments
Hacking health care in a refugee camp
November 18, 2016 | Researchers from Professor Aaron Wheeler’s Microfluidics Lab ran more than 600 measles and rubella tests in Kenya using their portable lab-on-a-chip technology
Warren Chan named U of T Distinguished Professor of Nanobioengineering
November 2, 2016 | Biomedical nanotechnology researcher recognized with distinguished professorship
U of T Engineering World Health named Chapter of the Year and awarded the EWH / Tensentric Design Competition Award
October 31, 2016 | The U of T chapter, spearheaded by two IBBME graduate students, was recognized as the most outstanding student organization among 43 groups around the world
3D-printed cleft palate simulator improves surgery training
October 21, 2016 | PhD candidate Dale Podolsky’s start-up makes anatomically-accurate simulators for surgical training
Five U of T IBBME doctoral candidates receive Vanier Scholarships
October 17, 2016 | U of T biomedical engineering PhD candidates awarded Canada’s top doctoral scholarship for excellence in academics, research impact and leadership