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Craig Simmons to receive U of T Engineering Faculty Teaching Award

January 30, 2017

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 27, 2017

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

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 23, 2016

December 20, 2016 | IBBME clinical engineering faculty member recognized for exceptional contributions to the profession

Skin cells ‘crawl’ together to heal wounds treated with unique hydrogel layer

December 15, 2016

December 14, 2016 | A team from Professor Milica Radisic’s lab used their unique peptide-hydrogel biomaterial to heal chronic wounds faster than commercially available products

New stem cell-based gene test predicts patient risk in acute myeloid leukemia

December 7, 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

October 17, 2016 | U of T biomedical engineering PhD candidates awarded Canada’s top doctoral scholarship for excellence in academics, research impact and leadership