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Professor Christopher Yip to head international partnerships at U of T
IBBME director appointed to lead institution-wide portfolio in international partnerships
Penney Gilbert leads international team to study how physical stress turns on genes in stem cells
Can muscle stem cells turn genes on and off?
Early Career Teaching Award spotlight: Q&A with Dawn Kilkenny
IBBME award-winning educator shares her thoughts about great teaching
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Paul Wang (1937-2017)
IBBME honours the life of one of its former faculty members and biomaterials pioneer
New therapy for overactive bladder could improve quality of life for millions of older adults
Professor Paul Yoo is leading a clinical trial to test a novel treatment for overactive bladder (OAB), a condition that affects 18 per cent of Canadian adults
Craig Simmons receives 2017 Northrop Frye Award for integrating teaching and research
IBBME professor honoured with U of T Award of Excellence for contributions to student learning
Two IBBME students named 2017 Jennifer Dorrington Graduate Research Award recipients
Doctoral candidates Yonatan Lipsitz and Stanley Ng recognized for research excellence
New, no-needle prenatal genetic disease test at U of T gets Connaught Fund support
Professors Cindi Morshead, Paul Santerre and Aaron Wheeler are among nine faculty members to receive the 2016-17 Connaught Innovation Award
Craig Simmons to receive U of T Engineering Faculty Teaching Award
IBBME professor to be recognized for outstanding classroom instruction and innovative teaching methods
Engineered smart scaffolds could help repair damaged hearts and muscles
IBBME researchers are leading innovative discoveries at U of T’s Translational Biology & Engineering Program and Medicine by Design initiatives
MD/PhD student Amanda Khan named one of Canada’s most powerful women
U of T clinician-scientist trainee joins Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) 2016 Top 100 list in the TELUS Future Leaders category
Tony Easty named Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada
IBBME clinical engineering faculty member recognized for exceptional contributions to the profession
New stem cell-based gene test predicts patient risk in acute myeloid leukemia
IBBME PhD candidate Stanley Ng applies machine learning background to design smarter, faster test to help leukemia doctors select the best treatment for their patients
Penney Gilbert named Canada Research Chair in Endogenous Repair
IBBME muscle stem cell researcher is one of 25 U of T faculty members to receive CRC appointments
Hacking health care in a refugee camp
Researchers from Professor Aaron Wheeler’s Microfluidics Lab ran more than 600 measles and rubella tests in Kenya using their portable lab-on-a-chip technology
Warren Chan named U of T Distinguished Professor of Nanobioengineering
Biomedical nanotechnology researcher recognized with distinguished professorship
U of T Engineering World Health named Chapter of the Year and awarded the EWH / Tensentric Design Competition Award
The U of T chapter, spearheaded by two IBBME graduate students, was recognized as the most outstanding student organization among 43 groups around the world
3D-printed cleft palate simulator improves surgery training
PhD candidate Dale Podolsky’s start-up makes anatomically-accurate simulators for surgical training
Five U of T IBBME doctoral candidates receive Vanier Scholarships
U of T biomedical engineering PhD candidates awarded Canada’s top doctoral scholarship for excellence in academics, research impact and leadership
Michael Sefton receives $1.1 million from JDRF to advance type 1 diabetes treatment research
IBBME professor presented with major research award to explore novel T1D treatment involving pancreatic cells
Molly Shoichet awarded 2016 Till & McCulloch Award
University Professor Molly Shoichet is the 2016 recipient of the Till and McCulloch Award, recognizing her contributions to global stem cell research. (Photo: Neil Ta). October 6, 2016 University Professor Molly […]
Peter Zandstra receives international recognition for outstanding contributions to the development and commercialization of stem cell-based therapies
U of T biomedical engineering professor wins Scale-Up and Manufacturing of Cell-Based Therapies Award from Engineering Conferences International
IBBME welcomes two new faculty members
Q&A with professors Chris Bouwmeester and Naomi Matsuura