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Michael Sefton, a U of T tissue engineer and executive director of Medicine by Design, is investigating whether dendritic skin cells can aid in the successful transplantation of insulin-producing islet cells in diabetes patients.
Originally from the Philippines, Doris Adao strives to help others through outreach and mentorship opportunities. By day she finds cures to cardiovascular diseases, by night she finds creativity in cooking.
Faces of BME – Marta O. April 14, 2021 Share on Email Share on LinkedIn I grew up in Ukraine in a family of artists, so it seemed natural that […]
Faces of BME – Marta O. March 25, 2021 Share on Email Share on LinkedIn Communication is an important skill for all engineers to develop because it doesn’t matter if […]
Interning at Microsoft through the lens of a biomedical engineer December 3, 2020 Share on Email Share on LinkedIn Saba Rahimi is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University […]
The CGS-D and PGS-D application deadline is rapidly approaching. Check out some extensive best practices and mistakes to avoid offered by Joseph Sebastian, a previous award winner.
How to approach professors when applying to graduate school September 14, 2020 Share on Email Share on LinkedIn Interview with Professor Leo Chou Transcript Expand Leo Chou: My name is Leo Chou. […]
Graduated in 2019 with a PhD in biomedical engineering, Peter Aldridge continued his passion in developing and engineering novel therapeutics for stem cell therapies at BlueRock Therapeutics in Toronto. Here he shares some of his insights on applying biomedical engineering concepts in an industry position.
Dr. Amanda Fleury took up sewing as a hobby during her undergraduate years, not knowing it would become the common thread that would connect her PhD research to her job prospects. Graduated in 2018 from Dr. Tom Chau’s lab at BME, Amanda spent majority of her PhD researching brain-computer interfaces and various cloth materials that could be applied to commercial products. Now, Amanda is leveraging her biomedical engineering skills to develop wearable technologies for meditation.
A graduate from the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto (2008), Dr. Rahul Sarugaser took an unconventional step away from benchtop science and ventured into the world of investment. Now, he is evaluating investment prospects in healthcare, biotech, and cannabis at a tier-1 investment bank in Toronto. We sat down with Rahul at his office at Raymond James Ltd. to reflect on how he began his journey in Biomedical Engineering, and his transition into a seemingly adjacent field.
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