Faculty & Research
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 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.
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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
Professor Daniel Franklin receives Heart & Stroke New Investigator Award for research advancing cardiovascular wearables
Professor Daniel Franklin (BME) has received a Heart & Stroke New Investigator Award for the 2026-2027 funding cycle. The award supports outstanding early-career researchers as they establish independent research programs in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health.
BME Basics: Building a custom microfluidic device for cell culture
How can researchers better study how cells behave and communicate? In this episode of BME Basics, Yaren, a student specializing in applied genetics and biotechnology, demonstrates how she designs and builds a custom microfluidic device for cell culture. Unlike traditional flasks and well plates, this device allows researchers to independently access the top and bottom surfaces of polarized cells, providing greater control over experimental conditions.
Omar F. Khan and Leo Chou promoted to Associate Professor
Two faculty members affiliated with the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) have been promoted to Associate Professor through the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. These promotions recognize their outstanding contributions to research, education and service in biomedical engineering.
Understanding how muscles repair themselves | Gilbert Lab
Professor Penney Gilbert and her team study muscle stem cells and the environments that influence how they grow, repair tissue and regenerate muscle. By engineering miniature 3D models of human skeletal muscle, the lab can simulate muscle regeneration and test new therapeutic approaches in a controlled setting.
The heart’s hidden shield against cancer
University of Toronto researchers use a new multi-organ-on-a-chip platform to investigate why the heart is one of the least common sites of cancer metastasis, creating new opportunities for cancer research and drug discovery.
Meet Prof. Luka Milosevic: Advancing Brain Stimulation Research
In this Faculty Spotlight, Luka Milosevic, Associate Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Scientist at the Krembil Brain Institute, discusses his research on brain stimulation, neural activity, and the development of next-generation therapies. He also shares advice for graduate students pursuing research careers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Andrysek | LegWorks | Prosthetic Knee Joint | San Francisco |
| John E. Davies | Tissue Regenerative Therapeutics Inc. | Mesenchymal Stem Cells | Toronto |
| Milos Popovic | 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 |
| Aaron Wheeler | Miroculus (formerly Kappex) | Digital Microfluidics Platform | Toronto |