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Famed ‘biohacker’ Andrew Pelling encourages budding engineers to watch more sci-fi and just ask questions

August 16, 2016

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

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

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

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

June 23, 2016 | U of T biomedical engineer receives funding to develop novel therapy for disorder faced by 18 per cent of Canadian adults

The path to a faculty position: Q & A with alumnus Amir Manbachi

June 23, 2016

June 23, 2016 | A recent IBBME graduate shares thoughts on his journey to becoming a research faculty member at Johns Hopkins University

Tom Chau receives March of Dimes Canada lifetime achievement award

June 15, 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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