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Jan 22, 2025 | 
news.engineering.utoronto.ca | Qin Dai |Safa Jinje
Researchers from the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Toronto, led by Professor Leo Chou (BME), have developed a new method to precisely control the structure and function of immune complexes (ICs) using DNA origami. The findings, published in a recent issue of ACS Nano, could advance the understanding of immune system responses and pave the way for improved vaccines and immunotherapies.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
news.engineering.utoronto.ca | Selah Katona |Safa Jinje
ECE professor Deepa Kundur’s research focuses on the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure, which includes vital systems such as energy grids, autonomous vehicles, water systems and health-care networks. Many of these cyber-physical systems are increasingly relying on advanced information and communication technologies to enhance their efficiency.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
news.engineering.utoronto.ca | Safa Jinje
A U of T Engineering student team working on synthetic biology research and innovation has achieved its best results to date at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition, with a platform to counter so-called superbugs that resist antibiotic treatment. The annual event, held in Paris, France from October 23–26, is the world’s largest synthetic biology competition, attracting over 5,000 attendees.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
news.engineering.utoronto.ca | Safa Jinje
University of Toronto researchers have developed a new computational method to study how chromosomes within human cells are organized. The method could help advance precision medicine by shedding light on how chromosomal re-organization leads to disease development. Professor Samin Aref (MIE) worked with a team led by Professor Philipp Maass from the Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Molecular Genetics and the SickKids Research Institute.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
news.engineering.utoronto.ca | Selah Katona |Safa Jinje
ECE professor Deepa Kundur’s research focuses on the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure, which includes vital systems such as energy grids, autonomous vehicles, water systems and health-care networks. Many of these cyber-physical systems are increasingly relying on advanced information and communication technologies to enhance their efficiency.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
news.engineering.utoronto.ca | Safa Jinje
Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE, BME) has earned an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The award will enable her to scale up her work on disease modelling and tissue engineering. McGuigan and her research group create in vitro ‘tissue-in-a-dish’ models that can mimic how diseases progress and respond to potential treatments.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
news.engineering.utoronto.ca | Qin Dai |Safa Jinje
A recent study led by researchers at the University of Toronto sheds new light on a crucial challenge in the field of nucleic acid drug delivery: how to make lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) break down more quickly in the body. This insight could pave the way for medicines that can be administered more frequently and with fewer side effects. This research was published in the latest issue of Analytical Chemistry.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
news.engineering.utoronto.ca | Safa Jinje
In late August, the University of Toronto Aerospace Team (UTAT) Rocketry division placed second in the advanced category— and cemented their place in the record books — at Launch Canada 2024. “Our rocket, Defiance Mk. IV, reached 30,000 feet, which is the Canadian amateur rocketry record for a rocket with a custom-built engine,” says Luca Castelletto (EngSci 2T3 + PEY), the team’s former director. “We’re incredibly proud of setting that record. This was our team’s third year in the competition.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
news.engineering.utoronto.ca | Safa Jinje
Kejah Bascon, a PhD student in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, is one of the 2024 recipients of the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowships (photo by Safa Jinje)
Kejah Bascon’s path to pursuing a PhD in engineering at the University of Toronto – where she aims to design better neurosurgical tools – had many twists and turns.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
news.engineering.utoronto.ca | Phill Snel |Safa Jinje
This past June, U of T Engineering students, along with peers at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, participated in Robot Made: Design Build, a hands-on design build project. The undergraduate and graduate participants engaged in research and active learning in the process of computational design and digital fabrication, while exploring techniques for designing, simulating and digitally fabricating timber systems.
