Faculty & Research
Overview
Faculty & research are integral components of BME. With a strong focus on research, BME is located in the heart of Canada’s largest health-care research hub. Our 300 graduate students receive their training from 14 departments at U of T, 10 partner hospitals, and 7 research institutes & commercialization centres.
At BME, our cross-disciplinary approach in biomedical and clinical engineering enables our researchers to cover a diverse set of topics. Find out what our research publication are saying about our research focus.
Faculty directory
Core Faculty
We have 30+ core faculty members that span across cell & tissue engineering, clinical engineering, and molecular engineering disciplines.
Cross-Appointed Faculty
BME currently hosts cross-appointed faculty members across more than 30 academic units, partner hospitals, research institutes, and commercialization centres.
Emeriti
Learn about some of our retired faculty members
Research streams
Clinical
BME’s clinical engineers design technologies, devices and strategies for people with chronic disease, traumatic injury, disabilities and mobility limitations to help them integrate more fully with their environment.
Cell & Tissue
Research that has the potential to change how we think about disease and aging is happening at BME. Regenerative medicine uses stem cells and biomaterials to repair, replace or regenerate damaged tissue, organ structures and function.
Molecular
BME researchers are advancing disease detection, customizing drug delivery and improving health-care outcomes with faster and more precise technologies and systems.
Latest news
New Canada Research Chairs advance research in regenerative medicine, sustainable housing and more
New ways of growing human tissues outside the body, developed by Professor Alison McGuigan and her team, will help expand the ability of researchers to understand and control cell behaviour.
CRAFT-led team awarded $17.5M to create new generation of ‘distributed’ diagnostics
A team of researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T), Unity Health Toronto (Unity), University Health Network (UHN) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) have been awarded a $17.5M grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and partners to build the Diagnostic Horizons Lab (DHL) in Toronto.
Wellspring Data Limited and University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering Partner to Advance Cardiovascular Health Monitoring
Wellspring Data Limited announces a strategic partnership with BME. This collaboration aims to revolutionize cardiovascular health monitoring through cutting-edge research and innovative technology solutions.
Dr. Omar Khan comments on rising measles cases | CityNews
Dr. Omar F. Khan comments on the rising measles cases surge worldwide. Ensure your vaccinations are up to date, especially in BC where access to records varies.
Two BME faculty members were awarded the Accelerate Seed Grant and Accelerate Moonshot grant
Milica Radisic and Leo Chou are two BME faculty members who were awarded the Accelerate Seed Grant and Accelerate Moonshot grant, as a part of a $1.2 million total funding from the Acceleration Consortium
UHN and UofT Collaborate to Fast-track Tech Research into Applications
Groundbreaking collaboration between UHN and UofT aims to accelerate the transition of cutting-edge technology research into practical applications.
Faculty startups
The following list highlights some of the startup companies that have been launched by these forward-thinking faculty members, demonstrating their commitment to translating academic knowledge into real-world applications and making a significant impact on the biomedical industry.
Faculty Member | Commercialization Venture | Focus | Location |
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Jan Andrysek | LegWorks | Prosthetic Knee Joint | San Francisco |
Warren Chan | Luna Nanotech | Nanotechnology Product Supplier | Toronto |
John E. Davies | Tissue Regenerative Therapeutics Inc. | Mesenchymal Stem Cells | Toronto |
Milos Popovich | MyndTech Inc. | Medical Tech Company | Mississauga |
Milica Radisic | Tara Biosystems | Cardiac Drug Discovery | New York |
Jonathan Rocheleau | QuantM3 | Microfluidics Technology Diabetes Treatment | Toronto |
Paul Santerre | Interface Biologics | Drug Delivery and other technologies | Toronto |
Paul Santerre and Eli Sone | Cohesys Inc | Bone Tape to replace plate and screws in craniofacial repair; Angel investment | Toronto |
Paul Santerre | Ripple Therapeutics | Non-polymeric anti-inflammatory drug delivery systems for ophthalmology; venture invested | Toronto |
Molly Shoichet | AmacaThera | Injectable hydrogel platform technology | Toronto |
Eli Sone | Cohesys | Bone Tape | Toronto |
Aaron Wheeler | Miroculus (formerly Kappex) | Digital Microfluidics Platform | Toronto |