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COVID-19: ECE team programs single-board computers to remotely monitor patients and protect health care workers
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
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
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
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
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.
Engineering alumni startup Nanoleaf to source more than one million masks amid COVID-19 shortages
Engineering alumni startup Nanoleaf to source more than one million masks amid COVID-19 shortages
Paul Santerre receives lifetime achievement award from Canadian Biomaterials Society
Paul Santerre receives lifetime achievement award from Canadian Biomaterials Society
Celebrating the Life of Robert M. Nerem
Celebrating the Life of Robert M. Nerem
Smart finger pads for robots among six U of T Engineering projects awarded with Connaught Innovation funding
Smart finger pads for robots among six U of T Engineering projects awarded with Connaught Innovation funding
Donnelly Centre Investigators Win Inaugural Canada-UK Funding to Develop Microrobots for Brain Surgery and Cell Manipulation
Donnelly Centre Investigators Win Inaugural Canada-UK Funding to Develop Microrobots for Brain Surgery and Cell Manipulation
IBBME professor Tom Chau receives U of T President’s Impact Award
IBBME professor Tom Chau receives U of T President’s Impact Award
2020 Dorrington Awards Recognize Graduate Research in Rare Diseases, Computer Vision and 3D Cancer Modelling
2020 Dorrington Awards Recognize Graduate Research in Rare Diseases, Computer Vision and 3D Cancer Modelling
IBBME researchers develop pill-sized heating device for diagnostic testing
IBBME researchers develop pill-sized heating device for diagnostic testing
Rodrigo-Fernandez Gonzalez Lab
Dr. Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez is interested in understanding how cells coordinate with one another during wound repair and embryogenesis.
Engineering Professor and Alumnus Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Engineering Professor and Alumnus Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Handheld 3D skin printer demonstrates accelerated healing of large, severe burns
A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds – and its “bio ink” can accelerate the healing process.
Researchers develop method to improve artificial islet transplantation success rate
Researchers from IBBME developed a method to improve the transplantation success rate of artificial islets.
Most Engineered Nanoparticles Enter Tumours Through Cells, Not Between them, U of T Researchers Find
University of Toronto researchers have discovered that an active rather than passive process dictates which nanoparticles enter solid tumours, upending decades of thinking in the field of cancer nanomedicine and pointing toward more effective nanotherapies.
Margaret Cheng Lab
Dr. Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng is developing cell and tissue scaffold tracking contrast agents to visualize how they are moving in the body.
Professors and alumnus elected Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada
Professors and alumnus elected Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada
By raising lab coats to the rafters, U of T biomedical engineering lab celebrates its student MVPs
By raising lab coats to the rafters, U of T biomedical engineering lab celebrates its student MVPs
Exit Strategy
Sarah Sarabadani, Michael Li, and Marija Cotic worked in different Biomedical Engineering labs at the University of Toronto. Now they have all converged at Klick Health, a rapidly growing healthcare marketing and commercialization agency, headquartered in Toronto. We sat down to talk about their day-to-day activities and how they were able to leverage their skills to transition into non-traditional healthcare roles.
Making the (right) Cut
Co-founded in 2013 by Liz Munro (IBBME0T9), Perimeter Medical Imaging’s mission is to provide better tools for cancer surgeons. They specialize in building real-time, high resolution imaging devices which provide sub-surface images of tissue that can be used by surgeons for intra-operative tissue assessment.
Cancer Cartographers
Imagine being dropped off at the edge of an urban city with crisscrossing streets and no navigational instructions. The roads often run into dead-ends and are full of pot-holes, the network reception is non-existent, and the buildings aren’t numbered. If you want to get from the edge of the city into the downtown core, the only logical way is to map out your own route.