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Meet Alyssa Apilan, a MASc student in Professor Gang Zheng’s lab, where she’s pioneering nanoparticle formulations to combat liver cancer. Here, Alyssa shares her academic journey and how international internships in Italy and Singapore helped her grow both professionally and personally.
Join us for a glimpse into iBEAM 2025, a hands-on biomedical engineering workshop hosted by the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Toronto in partnership with the U of T Enrichment Academy. Over two days, students explored nanotechnology, biomaterials, and tissue engineering through interactive lab activities led by Drs. Penney Gilbert and Lindsey Fiddes. From gold nanoparticles to engineered pancreas tissue, this initiative empowers high school students from underrepresented communities to discover the possibilities of science and innovation.
Celebrating the 41st Student Research Conference (ToBE) May 12, 2025 Share on Email Share on LinkedIn On May 9, 2025, the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto […]
Faces of BME - Aisha Raji February 27, 2025 Share on Email Share on LinkedIn Growing up in Nigeria, Aisha Raji witnessed firsthand the challenges posed by limited healthcare resources, […]
Faces of BME - Solumtobechukwu Ayadiuno February 24, 2025 Share on Email Share on LinkedIn Tochukwu Ayadiuno is a biomedical engineer with a passion for improving quality of life through […]
Faces of BME - Theophilus Ofori February 20, 2025 Share on Email Share on LinkedIn Theophilus Ofori, an MEng student at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, is an accomplished biomedical […]
Faces of BME - Jennifer Akaade February 18, 2025 Share on Email Share on LinkedIn Jennifer Akaade, a Mastercard Scholar pursuing her MEng at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, has […]
In September, BME welcomed 100+ students into our graduate programs. We asked some of these students what they are looking forward to in graduate school, and why they chose our programs. Here's what they have to say.
Introducing the Movers and Shakers of the Biomedical Engineering Students' Association (BESA)! Meet the leadership team that will spearhead graduate student related extracurricular activities this year.
Lucy Ma, a biomedical engineering graduate student, is developing iPSC-derived skeletal muscle tissues to create a sustainable cure for chronic genetic diseases like hemophilia, under the supervision of Dr. Michael Garton and Dr. Penney Gilbert. As captain of the Gold boat for the SKULE Iron Dragons, she draws on the teamwork and discipline of dragon boat racing to fuel her research and stay connected to her Asian heritage.
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