Posts Tagged: Alumni
David Zhang obtained a MASc in 2016. In 2021, David and his colleagues founded Revela, a startup company that aims to use the latest advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and biotechnology to create better consumer products.
Dr. Sayeh Bayat, a recent graduate from Dr. Alex Mihalidis lab, was featured as one of the Grads to Watch.
April 4, 2022 | Salma Hindy graduated in 2018 with a biomedical engineering degree. Now she shifted her focus to standup comedy.
November 12, 2021 | Recently completing her graduate degree at BME, Amalia Gil continued her career path as a clinical implementation engineer, aiming to help improve surgical safety in operating rooms (ORs). By capturing videos, sound, and other data from the OR during operations – akin to a black box on an airplane – these technologies enable hospitals to gain insights into how to improve quality and safety in their ORs. Here she describes her role, and what the future holds for safe surgical practices.
November 5, 2021 | Ten outstanding members of the U of T Engineering community were recognized on November 4 at the 2021 Engineering Alumni Network (EAN) Awards.
August 4, 2021 | Derek Watt completed his Master of Applied Science (MASc) degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2007. Now working as the Director of Commercial Products at Thornhill Medical, Derek is part of a team that designs, builds, and supplies a robust line of field-ready respiratory devices. Thornhill Medical’s products are specifically designed for military, field hospital, transport medical and first responder teams.
April 21, 2021 | Dr. Cindy Yip is currently a Global Project Leader in Immunology and Heamatology at the Global Rare Disease division of Chiesi Group. Graduated from BME in 2010, Dr. Yip completed her Masters in Systems Biology and PhD in mechanobiology research. Throughout her career, Dr. Yip continues to apply her biomedical engineering knowledge to advance patient care. Here, she sits down with writer Doris Adao, to discuss her roles and how her graduate education helped paved the way.
February 25, 2021 | Graduated in 2019 with a PhD in Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Dr. Ahil Ganesh is now a senior research scientist at Spark Therapeutics, working on gene therapies.
February 8, 2021 | Graduated in 2019 with a PhD in chemical and biomedical engineering, Locke Davenport-Huyer has authored over 30 publications and co-founded Discovery, an educational STEM initiative that seeks to bridge the gap between high school and post-secondary studies
November 17, 2020 | Alumnus Zhamak Abdi, is a senior biomedical device engineer at ChipCare, a Toronto-based start-up company which is developing accessible and affordable multiplex point-of-care diagnostics for infectious diseases.
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