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Federal government scholarship helps U of T PhD student gain international research experience
Meghan Wright received a Canada Graduate Scholarship and Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement to spend six months at Harvard Medical School for research exchange.
IBBME alumni’s startup seeks to improve cosmetic and mental outcomes for women with breast cancer
Polumiros, co-founded by Kyle Battiston and Soror Sharifpoor, is developing a polymer to fill the cavities left in breast cancer patients following a lumpectomy.
Two IBBME professors awarded Collaborative Health Research Projects funding
Professors Paul Santerre and Craig Simmons will be receiving federal government support for their research aimed at addressing heart disease.
Paul Santerre named Baxter Chair of Health Technology and Commercialization
U of T biomedical engineering professor receives UHN support to drive commercialization and entrepreneurship opportunities for students and hospital trainees.
Two IBBME students receive 2018 Dorrington Awards for excellence in graduate research
Moshen Afshar and Alexander Vlahos have been recognized by the U of T Donnelly Centre for their work in muscle stem cells and a novel method to treat Type 1 Diabetes.
New joints research for arthritis suffers receive Connaught Innovation Award support
Professors Rita Kandel and Robert Pilliar are working on a promising new treatment that could see diseased joints replaced with new tissue-engineered joints.
New smart material helps fight against tooth decay
Three IBBME-affiliated researchers have developed a new material designed to stop cavity-causing bacteria in fillings.
Professor Tom Chau awarded Order of Ontario
World leader in paediatric rehabilitation recognized for research and leadership contributions to the province.
Milos Popovic appointed research director of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
IBBME professor to lead research initiatives at one of Canada’s leading rehabilitation hospitals
Three IBBME professors inducted into the Order of Canada
Professors Geoff Fernie, Michael Sefton and Molly Shoichet recognized for outstanding achievement and service to the nation.
Milica Radisic awarded Steacie Prize
IBBME cardiovascular tissue engineering professor receives prize honouring a scientist under 40 for notable contributions to research in Canada.
Professor Tom Chau, U of T alumni, awarded Governor General Meritorious Service Decoration
Virtual Music Instrument, developed by Chau and his team, has helped children with disabilities in seven countries worldwide
Innovation machine: how an IBBME researcher is impacting the health startup space at U of T
Professor Paul Santerre is co-director of U of T’s Health Innovation Hub (H2i), a campus-based accelerator involved with more than 40 startups this year.
Warren Chan appointed director of IBBME
U of T Distinguished Professor of Nanobioengineering to head the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering for a five-year term, effective January 1, 2018.
Molly Shoichet named Ontario’s first Chief Scientist
IBBME tissue engineering and regenerative medicine professor appointed to advance science and innovation in the province.
IBBME professors sweep Ontario engineering entrepreneurship, research awards
Jan Andrysek, Paul Santerre and Craig Simmons to be recognized for contributions to the field of engineering on Saturday, November 18.
IBBME-led "Global Fibrosis Network" receives U of T Connaught Global Challenge Award
Professor Craig Simmons will be leading an international team to address a disease that affects 2.5 billion people worldwide.
Tom Chau awarded U of T Engineering Alumni Network 2T5 Mid-Career Award
IBBME professor recognized by his Alma Mater for contributions to paediatric rehabilitation engineering in the broader Canadian community.
She was born with heart defects. Now she’s researching a cure.
U of T biomedical engineering student Bailey Bernknopf is working towards a better understanding of how aortic valve disease affects women and men differently.
IBBME researchers use DriverLab simulator to focus on driver behaviour and safety
Professor Geoff Fernie and his team at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute are steering research into autonomous car safety.
IBBME professor, student team up to create VR tool to teach lab techniques
Dawn Kilkenny and Alexander Sullivan are creating VirtEx Labs as a tool to train students and professionals.
Engineered stem cell platform gives new insights into beginnings of human development
A team of researchers from the labs of Professors Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez and Peter Zandstra have built a new platform that enables human embryonic stem cells to self-organize into a structure with embryo-like features.
Neurotechnological innovation and organ-on-a-chip engineering centres receive more than $10 million in new funding
New projects led by Professors Milos Popovic and Milica Radisic gain support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
Microfabrication and disease modelling expert receives Connaught Fund McLean Award
Professor Alison McGuigan’s research on predicting how well promising drugs will work in patients is making “significant progress towards one of the most difficult and important goals in biological engineering.”