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 
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 SanterreInterface 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