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‘Person-on-a-chip’—U of T biomedical engineers create lab-grown heart and liver tissue for drug testing and more
Professor Milica Radisic’s AngioChip is a new avenue for drug discovery and safe testing
Smarter scans could detect cancer earlier
Professor Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng researches ways to improve MRI scans, which could allow for earlier cancer detection or accelerate the development of personalized medicine
Lab-grown heart cells to improve drug safety
Professor Milica Radisic’s petri dish-grown heart cells to aid pharmaceutical companies detect negative side effects in drugs.
Shape-shifting engineered nanoparticles for delivering cancer drugs to tumours
Professor Warren Chan and his team have developed a novel way to access diseased tissue
Apollo-NADP+: a new cell imaging technique for diabetes, cancer and more
Researchers from Professor Jonathan Rocheleau’s team have created a new biosensor that could help in the fight against cancer, diabetes and other conditions
Molly Shoichet elected as Foreign Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
IBBME tissue engineering and regenerative medicine expert is one of four Canadians inducted into the NAE this year.
Craig Simmons named U of T Distinguished Professor of Mechanobiology
IBBME professor awarded prestigious academic title for a five-year term
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backs commercialization of stem cell research by key IBBME partner
A new $40M Centre for Advanced Therapeutic Cell Technologies will help accelerate regenerative medicine discoveries at U of T and its partner hospitals to impact patients
Professor Michael Sefton awarded the Terumo Global Science Prize
IBBME University Professor receives international award for significant contributions to the field of regenerative medicine
A tumour you can unroll: engineers create new technology for understanding cancer growth
Professor Alison McGuigan’s 3D model offers new ways to speed up drug and therapy development
Engineering a better heart: celebrating the first year of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
A Q&A with Translational Biology & Engineering Program scientific director Craig Simmons
Molly Shoichet receives national Fleming Medal for outstanding scientific outreach
IBBME professor joins the ranks of distinguished Canadian science outreach champions
Discovery of ‘slithering sperm’ could improve infertility treatments
IBBME director Christopher Yip and PhD candidate Amine Driouchi aid MIE researchers in sperm fertility research published in Nature Communications
Regenerative medicine conference puts spotlight on U of T engineers
IBBME professors Peter Zandstra and James Till were among the world-leading researchers who gathered in Toronto for the Till & McCulloch Meetings
IBBME PhD candidate awarded for effective drug-delivering nanoparticles research
Wilson Poon among four doctoral researchers to receive the Inaugural Cecil Yip Doctoral Research Award
Craig Simmons receives Heart and Stroke Foundation award to advance cardiovascular research
October 23, 2015 | By Luke Ng University of Toronto Engineering professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) has received the 2015 CP Has Heart Cardiovascular Award from the Heart and Stroke […]
Warren Chan honoured with Kabiller Young Investigator Award
October 5, 2015 | Tyler Irving Professor Warren Chan (IBBME) has received the inaugural Kabiller Young Investigator Award from the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University. “I am very […]
New “Tissue Velcro” could help repair damaged hearts
August 28, 2015 | Tyler Irving Engineers at the University of Toronto just made assembling functional heart tissue as easy as fastening your shoes. The team has created a biocompatible […]
IBBME Prof Wins 2015 Hatch Innovation Award
IBBME Prof Wins 2015 Hatch Innovation Award Professor Milica Radisic is the 2015 winner of the Hatch Innovation Award sponsored by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. The award is presented […]
Craig Simmons appointed Scientific Director of Translational Biology and Engineering Program
July 30, 2015 | Ann Perry University of Toronto Engineering Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) has been appointed scientific director of the new Translational Biology and Engineering Program (TBEP), a […]
Understanding Medicine by Design
Understanding Medicine by Design The Medicine by Design initiative announced July 28 will establish a leading centre in regenerative medicine at the University of Toronto. Researchers at the centre will focus […]
U of T to transform regenerative medicine thanks to historic $114-million federal grant
July 28, 2015 | Terry Lavender The University of Toronto is set to cement its position as one of the world’s leading centres for the design and manufacture of cells, tissues […]