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Paul Santerre: making medical devices safer and better
Synergy Award for Innovation February 27, 2013 | Erin Vollick Professor Paul Santerre began his career at the University in 1993 in the Faculty of Dentistry and is a member […]
Engineering Professors Recognized with Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal
February 15, 2013 | Engineering By the end of this year, 60,000 Canadians will have received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of their contributions to Canada. […]
IBBME Staff Changes – February 2013
February 12, 2013 IBBME announces a number of staff transitions this month. Sandy Walker, IBBME’s inestimable Director of Operations, will officially take up a new term position as Director for […]
Game On!
Lego prosthetics the focus of intense competition at annual CUBE Biomedical Engineering Competition February 11, 2013 Daniel Jacobs, VP BMEC (CUBE) with Erin Vollick A foosball-playing prosthetic forearm prototype – […]
Can a Smart Phone Save Lives?
Self-care apps to ease the burden for those with chronic illnesses 7 February, 2013 Researchers at the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation – funded jointly by the University Health Network […]
Insception, largest cord blood bank in Canada, joins CCRM Consortium
Professor Peter Zandstra’s start-up steers towards regenerative medicine fast track 6 February, 2013 Stacey Johson Canada’s largest and most established stem cell bank is the newest member of the Centre […]
Connaught Fund injects more than $1 million into U of T research
Committee announces winners of innovation, summer institute awards January 29, 2013 | Jenny Hall The Connaught Fund, the University of Toronto’s premier internal funding program, has announced the results of its […]
CFI Funding Prizes for New Professors’ Laboratory Equipment Translates to Greater Potential for Scientific Exploration
New IBBME Professors Gilbert, Fernandez-Gonzalez and Yoo invest awards in the future 29 January 2013 A “Cell flow cytometer” and “time lapse microscope” might not sound like much. But to […]
Paying it Forward
Barbara and Frank Milligan Graduate Fellowship Luncheon Teaches the Real World Value of Donations 14 January 2013 “Keep your integrity and your reputation,” Mr. Frank Milligan advised a group of […]
Engineering Student Takes Sunnybrook Prize with Biomaterials Discovery
January 11, 2013 | Engineering Ben Ouyang, a fourth-year Engineering Science student (Biomedical Engineering option) has been awarded first prize in the Sunnybrook Prize competition. The national research competition recognizes […]
IBBME and Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry Professor Molly Shoichet Reaches Diamond Milestones
Newly awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Shoichet is only known person to have received Fellowships in three prestigious Academic Societies 9 January, 2013 During a ceremony at […]