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Then and now: identities of biomedical engineering

July 6, 2020

As the Institute of Biomaterial and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) changes its name to the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME), it is time to revisit some of the previous identities the Institute has taken on.

Five U of T engineers elected into the Canadian Academy of Engineering

June 16, 2020

Five members of the U of T Engineering community have been elected into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Dr. Emily Moore, Director of Troost ILead, along with professors Baher Abdulhai (CivMin), Geoff Fernie (IBBME), Reza Iravani (ECE), and Charles Jia (ChemE), are among the CAE’s 52 new fellows for 2020. The CAE is a national institution through which Canada’s most distinguished and experienced engineers provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to the country.

Robotics for elder care: New joint centre fosters global collaboration

June 1, 2020

The new joint centre on robotics for elder care is led by professors Alex Mihailidis (IBBME, Medicine) and Yan Fu at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Milica Radisic receives Killam Fellowship

May 26, 2020

Professor Milica Radisic is among the recipients of this year’s Killam Research Fellowships.

IBBME student partners with Toronto makers to aid in COVID19 equipment production and hospital R&D projects

May 15, 2020

IBBME student partners with Toronto makers to aid in COVID19 equipment production and hospital R&D projects May 15, 2020 | Kate Kazlovich After COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic and […]

U of T Engineering set to host first-ever virtual research conference

May 14, 2020

Brandon Rufino (IBBME MHSC candidate) will be presenting in the human health category as a lightning lecture speaker. Under the supervision of Professor Elaine Biddiss (IBBME), he and his fellow grad students develop and evaluate technologies to allow young people with disabilities to participate more meaningfully in arts, music, physical activities and therapies.

Abdullah Syed Wins 2020 Donnelly Thesis Prize

May 13, 2020

Syed is the latest winner of the Donnelly Centre Research Thesis Prize, awarded annually for the best doctoral research completed at the Centre. An engineer by training, he studied how tiny nano-scale particles travel through the body to deliver drugs directly to tumours under the supervision of Warren Chan, a principal investigator at the Centre and the director of U of T’s Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering.

Omar F. Khan joins IBBME as assistant professor

May 5, 2020

Dr. Omar F. Khan officially joined the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) on May 1st, 2020.

New ‘rock candy’ approach could lead to simpler, faster tests for COVID-19

May 4, 2020

Testing for viruses is not a new science, but the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the bottlenecks in established methods. Now, a team led by Professor Leo Chou (IBBME) is pursuing a non-traditional approach that, if successful, could lead to simpler, faster tests.

U of T researchers develop ‘piggyback’ vehicle to escape the endosomal trap and deliver RNA therapeutics

May 1, 2020

U of T researchers develop ‘piggyback’ vehicle to escape the endosomal trap and deliver RNA therapeutics

Researcher's in the Donnelly Centre wearing masks and standing in a staircase

Meet Donnelly Centre Team Developing on-the-go Test for COVID-19

April 22, 2020

While most people are sheltering at home, for a team led by Professor Warren Chan it’s business as usual as they continue to develop an automated, more sensitive and rapid test for COVID-19 to help curb the pandemic.

Researchers holding a new therapeutics tool

U of T precision medicine initiative launches task force to fight COVID-19

April 17, 2020

The PRiME Task Force on Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics for COVID-19 brings together U of T researchers with expertise in a variety of fields to develop new diagnostic tools and therapeutics

COVID-19: ECE team programs single-board computers to remotely monitor patients and protect health care workers

April 16, 2020

A U of T Engineering team, led by Professor Willy Wong (ECE/IBBME) has created a simple, scalable solution to remotely monitor the vital signs of COVID-19 patients. This technology could help preserve vital personal protective equipment (PPE) for health-care workers.

U of T startup develops technology that encourages hand hygiene to prevent the spread of COVID19

April 13, 2020

Dr. Geoff Fernie is developing a wearable technology that reminds first-line responders to wash their hands despite their busy schedules. This technology could significantly reduce the spread of Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) including COVID19.

How does COVID-19 invade our bodies so easily? U of T Engineering team uses ‘organ-on-a-chip’ model to find out

April 9, 2020

Milica Radisic (ChemE, IBBME) is working with Axel Guenther and Edmond Young (both MIE) to create tiny models of the nose, mouth, eyes and lungs to better understand how COVID-19 infects organs

Review paper summarizes diagnostic tools and surveillance for COVID19

April 7, 2020

Prof. Warren Chan, Dr. Samira Mubareka, Dr. Jonathan Gubbay and their trainees have summarized current diagnostic tools for detecting and surveilling COVID-19 in the journal ACS Nano. This article aims to guide researchers in developing COVID19 diagnostics by discussing current and emerging diagnostic tools.

As COVID-19 protective supplies dwindle, U of T Engineering grad students are stitching face masks for Toronto

April 3, 2020

U of T Engineering graduate students Kramay Patel (IBBME MD/PhD candidate) and Chaim Katz (IBBME PhD candidate) are temporarily trading in their electrodes and amplifiers for sewing machines and cotton threads.