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Famed ‘biohacker’ Andrew Pelling encourages budding engineers to watch more sci-fi and just ask questions
August 16, 2016 | 2016 TED fellow gives keynote address at the Undergraduate Summer Research Program closing symposium
Understanding a key roadblock behind nanoparticle cancer drug delivery
August 15, 2016 | IBBME alumna Kim Tsoi is a lead researcher on a four-year study that showed how the liver and spleen trapped cancer nanomedicine, preventing them from reaching their intended targets
Engineering stem cells to enhance antibody therapy
August 15, 2016 | Professor John E. Davies and his collaborators have shown for the first time that stem cells can extend the effectiveness of antibody therapy
Milica Radisic inducted into Canadian Academy of Engineering
June 27, 2016 | IBBME professor joins ranks of country’s most accomplished engineers
Paul Yoo awarded AGE-WELL research grant for overactive bladder disorder treatment
June 23, 2016 | U of T biomedical engineer receives funding to develop novel therapy for disorder faced by 18 per cent of Canadian adults
Tom Chau receives March of Dimes Canada lifetime achievement award
June 15, 2016 | U of T biomedical engineer to be honoured with the Jonas Salk Pioneer Award for scientific contributions to improving the lives of people with physical disabilities
Dawn Kilkenny receives national teaching award for excellence in undergraduate engineering education
June 9, 2016 | IBBME professor recognized with The Wighton Fellowship for exemplary lab-based teaching at a Canadian engineering school
Great minds converge to talk about neuromodulation
June 9, 2016 | Engineers and medical scientists discuss innovations in electrical stimulation that aid in the recovery or management of neurological diseases
Peter Zandstra named University Professor
June 3, 2016 | U of T’s highest academic rank recognizes unusual scholarly achievement and pre-eminence in a particular field
Novel MRI approach gives heart failure patients new hope
May 31, 2016 | Professor Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng and her team have developed a more effective way to monitor cardiac stem cell therapy for treating heart disease
Simple attraction: IBBME researchers control protein release from nanoparticles without encapsulation
May 27, 2016 | Jaclyn Obermeyer, Malgosia Pakulska, Irja Elliott Donaghue and University Professor Molly Shoichet are the first to show controlled release of proteins without encapsulating them in nanoparticles