Posts Tagged: Daniel Franklin
Two professors from the University of Toronto Institute of Biomedical Engineering have received 2026 Connaught Innovation Awards, a competitive internal research funding program. Professors Paul Yoo and Daniel Franklin are among 14 award recipients selected this year for innovations with strong potential for societal impact.
As part of a cross-sector collaboration between U of T Engineering, the Reach Alliance, and Mexico-based GSE Biomedical, BME PhD student Samantha Unger contributes to a social impact market analysis aimed at improving access to self-sampling diagnostic devices across regions with limited health infrastructure. Her work helps bridge research and practical implementation, an essential step in closing critical care gaps.
Dr. Noor Abu Jarad awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship August 26, 2025 Share on Email Share on LinkedIn Dr. Noor Abu Jarad has been awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, one […]
Discover how the Franklin Research Lab at the University of Toronto is transforming cardiac care through cutting-edge bioelectronic and biophotonic devices. Led by Professor Daniel Franklin, the lab is developing wearable technologies, wireless implants, and smart materials that go beyond traditional health metrics, as they bring innovative solutions from the lab to real patients.
Four BME trainees recognized with NSERC awards for doctoral and postdoctoral research Four students and postdoctoral fellows from the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) have been awarded […]
Congratulations to incoming MASc students Isha Sharma (Supervisor: Daniel Franklin) and Mathew Szymanowski (Supervisor: Jose Zariffa) on receiving the prestigious Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence.
Samantha Unger, a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering, has received the Teaching Assistant (TA) Award. Since 2020, she has supported ESC180 and ESC190, consistently earning top marks for clarity and helpfulness. Known for making complex concepts accessible to all learners, she also designed and taught Physiology from the Inside Out for the DEEP Summer Academy and has contributed to designing education as a TA.
With a mission to support novel approaches to managing and preventing heart failure, the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research uses its Innovation Fund to propel emerging research with great potential. The 2024-25 Innovation Fund Seed Grants are currently open and you can learn more here.
Six graduate students from the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Toronto have been awarded a combined funding of over $462,000 over three years through the Natural Science and Engineering Research Councils of Canada (NSERC).
Professors Aereas Aung, Daniel Franklin, and Caitlin Maikawa were awarded the Connaught New Researcher Awards, which support early-career faculty members in establishing their research programs. They are among 8 researchers from the U of T Engineering who received support in the latest round.
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