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IBBME professor granted provincial government support for promising work in muscle stem cell modelling
IBBME alumna Kim Tsoi is a lead researcher on a four-year study that showed how the liver and spleen trapped cancer nanomedicine, preventing them from reaching their intended targets
Professor John E. Davies and his collaborators have shown for the first time that stem cells can extend the effectiveness of antibody therapy
Professor Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng and her team have developed a more effective way to monitor cardiac stem cell therapy for treating heart disease
Two PhD candidates from Professor Warren Chan’s Integrated Nanotechnology and Biomedical Sciences Laboratory have improved a technique to turn organs transparent, allowing them to track the locations of nanoparticles in the body
“Reality check” meta-analysis published in Nature Reviews Materials reveals that only 0.7 per cent of designer nanoparticles reach their intended target
PhD candidate Yonatan Lipsitz and Professor Peter Zandstra outline a framework for manufacturing stem cell therapeutics
U of T biomedical engineers outline best techniques for discovering protein-binding molecules with the potential to treat conditions from stroke to heart disease
Professor John Davies and Dr. Jeff Kiernan suggest stem-cell treatment for humans may not be far off
Professor Milica Radisic’s AngioChip is a new avenue for drug discovery and safe testing
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
Professor Warren Chan and his team have developed a novel way to access diseased tissue
Researchers from Professor Jonathan Rocheleau’s team have created a new biosensor that could help in the fight against cancer, diabetes and other conditions
Professor Alison McGuigan’s 3D model offers new ways to speed up drug and therapy development
IBBME director Christopher Yip and PhD candidate Amine Driouchi aid MIE researchers in sperm fertility research published in Nature Communications
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 […]
June 24, 2015 | Tyler Irving Biomedical engineers at the University of Toronto have invented a new device that more quickly and accurately visualizes the chemical messages that tell our cells […]
May 14, 2015 | Jovana Drinjakovic University of Toronto researchers show that engineered ‘hydrogels’ not only help with stem cell transplantation, but actually speed healing in both the eye and […]
April 22, 2015 | Peter McMahon University of Toronto engineers and a pediatric surgeon have joined forces to discover how physical forces like pressure and tension affect the development of limbs […]
The “onion net” mechanics behind wound repair key to fibrosis, organ failure, says IBBME researcher A new study published in the Journal of Cell Biology by the University of Toronto’s […]
U of T, Harvard collaborate on substance to repel blood clots and bacteria Engineering a surface that is so slippery even geckos can’t stick to it may sound like a […]
“Worse than Ebola,” says Assistant Professor Joshua Milstein November 4, 2014 | Blake Eligh With the help of cutting edge microscopy, new research at U of T Mississauga could help stop […]
Building Open-Source Science with the DropBot “When it doesn’t really exist anywhere you have to build your own,” explains Ryan Fobel, the fourth year University of Toronto PhD student who […]
June 12, 2013 | Engineering A U of T team – including researchers from Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering – has created an electronic […]
