Institute of Biomedical Engineering / en 42 łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ researchers receive new or renewed Canada Research Chairs /celebrates/42-u-t-researchers-receive-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">42 łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ researchers receive new or renewed Canada Research Chairs</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-11-15T11:37:11-05:00" title="Friday, November 15, 2024 - 11:37" class="datetime">Fri, 11/15/2024 - 11:37</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/canada-research-chairs" hreflang="en">Canada Research Chairs</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/david-dunlap-department-astronomy-astrophysics" hreflang="en">David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rotman-school-management" hreflang="en">Rotman School of Management</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Forty-two faculty members from the University of Toronto have been awarded&nbsp;Canada Research Chairs&nbsp;in support of their research.</p> <p>Awarded by the Government of Canada, Canada Research Chair positions are designed to reinforce academic research and training excellence with a view to improving depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthening Canada’s international competitiveness and helping to train the next generation of highly skilled people.</p> <p>“I’m delighted to congratulate all the University of Toronto faculty members who have been appointed Canada Research Chairs or had their positions renewed in the Fall 2024 cohort,” said&nbsp;<strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “From molecular psychiatry and causal machine learning to mental health and homelessness in Indigenous women and two-spirit people, these łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ scholars are advancing knowledge in important areas and generating solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.”</p> <p>The latest cycle of Canada Research Chair appointees from łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ includes 20 new and 22 renewed positions:&nbsp;</p> <h3>New Canada Research Chairs</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Husam Abdel-Qadir</strong> at Women’s College Hospital and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Outcomes</li> <li><strong>Claudia dos Santos</strong> at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Accelerated Translation for Critical Care</li> <li><strong>Mikaela Gabriel</strong> at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Indigenous Women &amp; 2-Spirit Mental Health and Homelessness</li> <li><strong>Christina Guzzo</strong> in the department of biological sciences at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough – Tier 2 in Single Virus Particle Analyses</li> <li><strong>Clement Hamani</strong> at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the department of surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Translational Research</li> <li><strong>Kristin Hope</strong> at University Health Network and the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Leukemic Stem Cell Biology</li> <li><strong>Stephen Hwang</strong> at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Homelessness, Housing and Health</li> <li><strong>Angela Jerath</strong> at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the department of anesthesiology and pain medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Acute Care Health Technology and Practice Innovations</li> <li><strong>Jude Kong </strong>in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Community-Oriented Artificial Intelligence &amp; Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/eleven-u-of-t-engineering-researchers-awarded-canada-research-chairs/"><strong>Deepa Kundur</strong> in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 1 in Cybersecurity of Intelligent Critical Infrastructure</a></li> <li><strong>Azadeh Kushki</strong> at Bloorview Research Institute and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 2 in Neurodiversity and Personalized Health</li> <li><strong>Enid Montague </strong>in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 2 in Human-Centered Automation</li> <li><strong>Kathryn Rozen-Gagnon</strong> in the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Arbovirus Infection and RNA Biology</li> <li><strong>Ahilya Sawh</strong> in the department of biochemistry in the Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in 4D Genomics</li> <li><strong>Helen Tran</strong> in the department of chemistry in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Tier 2 in Polymer Chemistry</li> <li><strong>Andrea Tricco </strong>at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 1 in Knowledge Synthesis for Knowledge Users</li> <li><strong>Linbo Wang</strong> in the department of computer and mathematical sciences at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough – Tier 2 in Causal Machine Learning</li> <li><strong>Amy Yu</strong> at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Data-driven design of stroke systems</li> <li><strong>Nur Camellia Binte Zakaria</strong> in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Mobile Health Solutions</li> <li><strong>Yu Zou</strong> in the department of materials science and engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 2 in Materials and Manufacturing for Extreme Environments</li> </ul> <h3>Renewed Canada Research Chairs</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Jeffrey Ansloos </strong>in the department of applied psychology and human development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) – Tier 2 in Indigenous Studies of Health, Suicide, and Environmental Justice</li> <li><strong>Martin Beaulieu </strong>in the department of pharmacology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Molecular Psychiatry</li> <li><strong>Jennifer Campos </strong>at University Health Network and the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Tier 2 in Multisensory Integration and Aging</li> <li><strong>Arthur Chan</strong> in the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 2 in Atmospheric Chemistry and Health</li> <li><strong>Warren Chan</strong> at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 1 in Nanobioengineering</li> <li><strong>Leah Cowen</strong> in the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Microbial Genomics and Infectious Disease</li> <li><strong>Maria Drout</strong> in the department of astronomy and astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Tier 2 in Time-Domain and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics</li> <li><strong>Natalie Enright Jerger</strong> in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 2 in Computer Architecture</li> <li><strong>Michael Garton</strong> at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 2 in Synthetic Biology</li> <li><strong>Maria Hupfield</strong> in the department of visual studies at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Mississauga – Tier 2 in Transdisciplinary Indigenous Arts</li> <li><strong>Noah Ivers</strong> at Women’s College Hospital and the department of family and community medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Implementation of Evidence Based Practice</li> <li><strong>Jonathan Kelly</strong> at the łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Institute of Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 2 in Collaborative Robotics</li> <li><strong>Vincent Kuuire </strong>in the department of geography at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Mississauga – Tier 2 in Immigrant Well-being and Global Health</li> <li><strong>Hyun (Kate) Lee </strong>in the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in Biomolecular Phase Transitions</li> <li><strong>Heather McFarlane </strong>in the department of cell and systems biology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Tier 2 in Plant Cell Biology</li> <li><strong>Sharmistha Mishra</strong> at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine - Tier 2 in Mathematical Modeling and Program Science</li> <li><strong>Dilip Soman</strong> at the Rotman School of Management – Tier 1 in Behavioural Science and Economics</li> <li><strong>Yu Sun</strong> in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 1 in Micro and Nano Engineering Systems</li> <li><strong>Michael Thaut</strong> in the Faculty of Music – Tier 1 in Music, Neuroscience, and Health</li> <li><strong>Neil Vasdev </strong>at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH) and the department of psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Radiochemistry and Medical Imaging</li> <li><strong>Kimberley Widger </strong>in the Faculty of Nursing – Tier 2 in Pediatric Palliative Care</li> <li><strong>Ding Yuan</strong> in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 2 in Systems Software&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/research-chairs/news/2024/11/government-of-canada-is-strengthening-research-and-innovation-across-canada.html">Read the Government of Canada announcement</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:37:11 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 310599 at Milica Radisic receives NSERC's John C. Polanyi Award /celebrates/milica-radisic-receives-nserc-s-john-c-polanyi-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Milica Radisic receives NSERC's John C. Polanyi Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-11-14T12:52:42-05:00" title="Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 12:52" class="datetime">Thu, 11/14/2024 - 12:52</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemical-engineering-applied-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemical Engineering &amp; Applied Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/john-c-polanyi-award" hreflang="en">John C. Polanyi Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/nserc" hreflang="en">NSERC</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-11/1A4A4423_1500x1000-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Milica Radisic (photo by&nbsp;Sylvie Li / Shoot Studio)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Milica Radisic</strong>, a professor in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, has received the <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Polanyi-Polanyi/Profiles-Profils/Radisic-Radisic_eng.asp">2024 John C. Polanyi Award</a> from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).&nbsp;</p> <p>The award is given to an individual or team whose research has led to a recent outstanding advance in any NSERC-supported field of the natural sciences or engineering.&nbsp;It is named in honour of <strong>John Charles Polanyi</strong>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/complete-list-university-professors/">University Professor</a>&nbsp;Emeritus in the department of chemistry and recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize.</p> <p>Radisic was recognized for her groundbreaking advancements in organ-on-a-chip technology. Her research aims to revolutionize drug testing and tissue engineering by creating lifelike human tissues outside the body.</p> <p>“This award will advance our goal of understanding the structure-function relationships that shape our native tissues, and continue developing ways to replicate them in the lab,” says Radisic, who holds a Canada Research Chair in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering.&nbsp;“Polymer chemistry and microfabrication enable us to precisely tailor the mechanical properties and microstructure of our devices to get the cells to grow in a certain orientation or behave in certain ways. That’s what enables our devices to catalyze drug discovery and the study of complex diseases.”&nbsp;</p> <p>“Through rich collaborations with experts in medicine, polymer science, cell biology and many other fields, Professor Radisic’s work is advancing new ways to diagnose and treat disease, improving the quality of life for people all over the world,” says&nbsp;<strong>Christopher Yip</strong>, dean of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering.</p> <p>“On behalf of the entire faculty, I warmly congratulate her on this well-deserved honour.”</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-milica-radisic-earns-nsercs-john-c-polanyi-award/">Read the łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Engineering story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">FASE</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:52:42 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 310601 at Alison McGuigan recognized with NSERC’s Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship /celebrates/alison-mcguigan-recognized-nserc-s-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowship <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Alison McGuigan recognized with NSERC’s Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-11-14T12:19:00-05:00" title="Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 12:19" class="datetime">Thu, 11/14/2024 - 12:19</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemical-engineering-applied-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemical Engineering &amp; Applied Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-11/1A4A5611-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Alison McGuigan (photo by&nbsp;Sylvie Li / Shoot Studio)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Alison McGuigan</strong>, the Erin Edward Hart Professor of Chemical Engineering in the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry and Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, has earned an <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/McDonald-McDonald/Profiles-Profils/McGuigan-McGuigan_eng.asp">Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship</a> from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering to enhance their research capacity so they can become leaders in their field. NSERC awards up to six fellowships each year to researchers from across Canada.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The award will enable McGuigan and her research group to scale up their work on disease modelling and tissue engineering, which includes creating in-vitro “tissue-in-a-dish” models that can mimic how diseases progress and respond to potential treatments.&nbsp;</p> <p>“I am a big proponent of team science and I am privileged to be part of an interdisciplinary team trying to solve these hard problems in regenerative medicine – a field that is constantly changing,” says McGuigan, who holds a Canada Research Chair in Tissue Engineering and Disease Modelling.&nbsp;“I am deeply appreciative of the opportunities the fellowship will provide, especially being able to have this time to focus and plan how to take my research to the next level, where it can contribute to saving lives.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“Professor McGuigan’s innovative disease modelling and tissue engineering research is a remarkable example of our faculty’s commitment to finding new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent illness,” says&nbsp;<strong>Christopher Yip</strong>, dean of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering.&nbsp;“On behalf of the entire faculty, congratulations on this national recognition and well-deserved honour.” &nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/tissue-engineering-research-earns-professor-alison-mcguigan-an-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowship/">Read the łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Engineering story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">FASE</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:19:00 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 310600 at 15 doctoral students receive Connaught PhDs for Public Impact fellowships /celebrates/15-doctoral-students-receive-connaught-phds-public-impact-fellowships <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">15 doctoral students receive Connaught PhDs for Public Impact fellowships</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-10-04T13:24:19-04:00" title="Friday, October 4, 2024 - 13:24" class="datetime">Fri, 10/04/2024 - 13:24</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/connaught-fund" hreflang="en">Connaught Fund</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-political-science" hreflang="en">Department of Political Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-dentistry" hreflang="en">Faculty of Dentistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-information" hreflang="en">Faculty of Information</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/ihpme" hreflang="en">IHPME</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Mississauga</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Fifteen doctoral students at the University of Toronto have received <a href="https://www.cgpd.utoronto.ca/public-scholarship/connaught/">Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowships</a> for 2024-25.</p> <p>The annual fellowships are designed to offer doctoral students the opportunity to explore the world of public scholarship. Fellows focus&nbsp;on engaging the public through their scholarly work – this can take a range of forms, from describing their work in a public forum to partnering with a school, community organization or cultural institution in an ongoing two-way exchange of knowledge and practices.</p> <p>"The School of Graduate Studies is proud to support the creative work being done by our Connaught PhDs for Public Impact fellows as they find novel ways to engage the public with the incredible research being done at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ," said <strong>Vina Goghari</strong>, vice-dean, research and program innovation at the School of Graduate Studies. "We are grateful for the generous support from the Connaught Fund in enabling this type of innovative scholarship, and we congratulate this new cohort of fellows as they begin work on their projects."</p> <p>The 2024-25 Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellows are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Hanne Bartels</strong>, Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Rhonda Boateng</strong>, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Dalla Lana School of Public Health</li> <li><strong>Mohammadamir (Amir) Moghaddam</strong>, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Mathew Iantorno</strong>, Faculty of Information</li> <li><strong>Nicolas Ivanov</strong>, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Yojana Miraya Oscco</strong>, department of political science, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Kashoro Nyenyezi</strong>, department of social justice education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)</li> <li><strong>Adrian Petterson</strong>, Faculty of Information</li> <li><strong>Paul Pritchard</strong>, department of sociology, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Jenna Quelch</strong>, department of political science, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Shivam Sharma</strong>, Faculty of Dentistry</li> <li><strong>Mercedes Sobers</strong>, Dalla Lana School of Public Health</li> <li><strong>Rhonda Solomon</strong>, department of geography, geomatics, and the environment, łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Mississauga</li> <li><strong>Lily Takeuchi</strong>, department of biomedical engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Sarah Urquhart</strong>, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.cgpd.utoronto.ca/public-scholarship/connaught/fellows/">Read more about the 2024-25 Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellows</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:24:19 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 309713 at 20 łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs /celebrates/20-u-t-researchers-awarded-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">20 łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-03-13T09:09:09-04:00" title="Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 09:09" class="datetime">Wed, 03/13/2024 - 09:09</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/camh" hreflang="en">CAMH</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6877" hreflang="en">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/factor-inwentash-faculty-social-work" hreflang="en">Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/ihpme" hreflang="en">IHPME</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6895" hreflang="en">Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rotman-school-management" hreflang="en">Rotman School of Management</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-hospital" hreflang="en">St. Michael's Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sunnybrook-research-institute" hreflang="en">Sunnybrook Research Institute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/unity-health" hreflang="en">Unity Health</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Twenty faculty members from the University of Toronto have been awarded Canada Research Chairs in support of their research in areas ranging from LGBTQ2S+ youth mental health to quantum photonic technologies and sustainable suburban housing.</p> <p><a href="https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/whats_new-quoi_de_neuf/2024/crc-2022-2-eng.aspx">Awarded by the Government of Canada</a>, Canada Research Chair positions are designed to reinforce academic research and training excellence with a view to improving depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthening Canada’s international competitiveness and helping train the next generation of highly skilled people.</p> <p>“I would like to congratulate all the University of Toronto scholars who have newly been appointed Canada Research Chairs or had their positions renewed in this latest cohort,” said <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “From cognitive neurobiology to household finance and urban environmental science, these researchers are furthering knowledge and spurring innovation in areas of critical importance.”</p> <p>The latest cycle of Canada Research Chair appointees from łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ includes eight new and 12 renewed positions:</p> <h3>New Canada Research Chairs</h3> <p><strong>Alex Abramovich </strong>at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and department of psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness and Mental Health</p> <p><strong>Claire CĂ©lĂ©rier </strong>in the Rotman School of Management – Tier 2 in Household Finance</p> <p><strong>Natalie Coburn</strong> at the Sunnybrook Research Institute and the department of surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Cancer Outcomes</p> <p><strong>Li Qian</strong> in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 1 in Quantum Photonic Technologies</p> <p><strong>Alison McGuigan</strong> in the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – <a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/new-canada-research-chairs-advance-research-in-regenerative-medicine-sustainable-housing-and-more/">Tier 1 in Tissue Engineering and Disease Modelling</a></p> <p><strong>Zahra Shakeri Hossein Abad </strong>in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Health Informatics and Precision (Public) Health</p> <p><strong>Mina Tadrous </strong>in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – Tier 2 in<a href="https://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/news-announcements/new-canada-research-chair-real-world-evidence-and-pharmaceutical-policy">&nbsp;Real-World Evidence and Pharmaceutical Policy</a></p> <p><strong>Marianne Touchie</strong> in the department of civil and mineral engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Tier 2 in Sustainable Urban Housing</p> <h3>Renewed Canada Research Chairs</h3> <p><strong>Rachel Barney</strong> in the departments of classics and philosophy at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Tier 1 in Ancient Philosophy</p> <p><strong>Marie-JosĂ©e Fortin</strong> in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Tier 1 in Spatial Ecology</p> <p><strong>Paul Frankland </strong>at the SickKids Research Institute, the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, and the department of physiology and Institute of Medical Science in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Cognitive Neurobiology</p> <p><strong>Anne-Claude Gingras</strong> at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health and the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Functional Proteomics</p> <p><strong>Tara Gomes</strong> at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – Tier 2 in Drug Policy and Substance Use</p> <p><strong>Daniel Grace</strong> in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Sexual and Gender Minority Health</p> <p><strong>Marc Johnson</strong> in the department of biology at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Mississauga – Tier 2 in Urban Environmental Science</p> <p><strong>Sheena Josselyn</strong> at the SickKids Research Institute, the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and the department of physiology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Memory Function and Dysfunction</p> <p><strong>Carmen Logie</strong>&nbsp;at Women's College Research Institute and the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work – Tier 2 in Global Health Equity &amp; Social Justice with Marginalized Populations</p> <p><strong>Ito Peng</strong> in the department of sociology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Tier 1 in Global Social Policy</p> <p><strong>Navindra Persaud</strong> at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, the department of family and community medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Health Justice</p> <p><strong>Martine Puts</strong> in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing – Tier 2 in Care of Frail Older Adults</p> <h3><a href="https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/whats_new-quoi_de_neuf/2024/crc-2022-2-eng.aspx">Read the Government of Canada announcement</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:09:09 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 306695 at Aaron Wheeler recognized with Chemical Institute of Canada’s Ricardo Aroca Award /celebrates/aaron-wheeler-recognized-chemical-institute-canada-s-ricardo-aroca-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Aaron Wheeler recognized with Chemical Institute of Canada’s Ricardo Aroca Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-02-05T13:49:53-05:00" title="Monday, February 5, 2024 - 13:49" class="datetime">Mon, 02/05/2024 - 13:49</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/donnelly-centre-cellular-biomolecular-research" hreflang="en">Donnelly Centre for Cellular &amp; Biomolecular Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-02/aaron_wheeler_4to3-e1607470832203-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Professor Aaron Wheeler (photo courtesy of NSERC)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Aaron Wheeler</strong>, a professor in the department of chemistry in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, has received the Chemical Institute of Canada’s <a href="https://www.cheminst.ca/awards/csc/arcoca/">Ricardo Aroca Award</a>.</p> <p>The award is given to scientists in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of analytical chemistry while working in Canada. Wheeler, who is cross-appointed to the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, was honoured for his achievements in the field of microfluidics.</p> <p>Wheeler’s lab has developed microfluidic tools to analyze the chemistry of complex biological samples. His research has an array of potential medical applications ranging from developing procedures to study the most dangerous cells among millions in large tumors to growing organ tissues on devices outside the body to test drugs.</p> <p>“Virtually every living organism sheds cells,” said Wheeler. “A cancerous tumor, for example, sends innumerable cells out into its host’s body. Of those, most cells will not be metastatic, so identifying and studying the few that can survive the immune system and spread the cancer is vital for understanding how to prevent and treat this disease.”</p> <p>Wheeler will deliver a keynote address when he accepts the award at the <a href="https://www.cheminst.ca/conference/canadian-chemistry-conference-and-exhibition-csc-2024/">Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CSC) 2024</a> in Winnipeg in June.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/ricardo-aroca-award-recognizes-aaron-wheelers-achievements-microfluidics">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Chemistry</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:49:53 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 305941 at Milica Radisic elected Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors /celebrates/milica-radisic-elected-fellow-us-national-academy-inventors <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Milica Radisic elected Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-02-02T15:58:33-05:00" title="Friday, February 2, 2024 - 15:58" class="datetime">Fri, 02/02/2024 - 15:58</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-02/Milica-Radisic_landscape-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Professor Milica Radisic (supplied image)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Milica Radisic</strong>, a senior scientist in the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, and professor in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, has been named a <a href="https://academyofinventors.org/nai-announces-2023-class-of-fellows/">2023 Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors (NAI)</a>.</p> <p>The NAI Fellows Program honours the achievements of outstanding academic inventors who, through interdisciplinary collaboration, dedication and innovation, have successfully translated their research into tangible commercial technologies that significantly enhance society.</p> <p>The achievement underscores Radisic’s exceptional contributions to advancing research and driving the development of real-world applications. &nbsp;</p> <p>A Canada Research Chair in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering, Radisic has played a pivotal role in advancing the fields of organ-on-a-chip engineering and biomaterial development. Some of her most notable contributions include leading the NSERC CREATE Program on organ-on-a-chip engineering and entrepreneurship and establishing the Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT), which is dedicated to the translation of organ-on-a-chip devices into practical products. &nbsp;</p> <p>“We enthusiastically congratulate Dr. <strong>Milica Radisic</strong> on her well-deserved election as a Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors,” said Professor&nbsp;<strong>Milos Popovic</strong>, director of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering.&nbsp;“Her exceptional contributions in organ-on-a-chip engineering, biomaterial development and commercialization efforts showcase her transformative impact on research and real-world applications.”</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-milica-radisic-elected-fellow-of-the-u-s-national-academy-of-inventors/">Read the łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Engineering story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 02 Feb 2024 20:58:33 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 305805 at Milica Radisic receives International Humboldt Research Award /celebrates/milica-radisic-receives-international-humboldt-research-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Milica Radisic receives International Humboldt Research Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-08-10T10:05:51-04:00" title="Thursday, August 10, 2023 - 10:05" class="datetime">Thu, 08/10/2023 - 10:05</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemical-engineering-applied-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemical Engineering &amp; Applied Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6868" hreflang="en">Humboldt Research Prize</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-08/Prof.%20Milica%20Radisic.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Milica Radisic"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Milica Radisic (supplied photo)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://chem-eng.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/faculty-members/milica-radisic/"><strong>Milica Radisic</strong></a>, a professor in the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry and in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, has received a 2023 <a href="https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/sponsorship-programmes/humboldt-research-award">Humboldt Research Award</a> from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.&nbsp;</p> <p>Named for the famed naturalist, explorer and patron, the award honours the academic achievements of internationally recognized scientists and scholars from outside of Germany. Award winners are also invited to carry out their own research project in Germany for six months to a year, and they receive 60,000 euros, which can be used to fund the project and travel.</p> <p>“This is a huge honour. The award is one of the most prestigious international recognitions a scientist can get,” says Radisic, who holds the Canada Research Chair in organ-on-a-chip engineering.</p> <p>A <a href="https://radisiclab.com/">leading expert</a> in bioengineering human tissues and the design of microfluidic chips, Radisic will begin working with Professor Ulrike Nuber of the Technical University of Darmstadt next year at her lab, which focuses on creating disease models from human induced pluripotent stem cells.</p> <p>Together, they will partner with researchers at CharitĂ©, the Berlin University of Medicine&nbsp;– one of Europe's largest university hospitals – to develop a vascularized organ-on-a-chip model.</p> <p>“This opportunity will allow me and my colleagues from the Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies to build a bridge across the Atlantic and connect with our colleagues from Germany, who have really interesting ideas about the role of endothelial cells and endothelial dysfunction in creating multi-organ failure,” Radisic says.</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-milica-radisic-awarded-international-humboldt-research-prize/">Read the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:05:51 +0000 siddiq22 302589 at Craig Simmons named 2021 Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow /celebrates/craig-simmons-named-2021-biomedical-engineering-society-fellow <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Craig Simmons named 2021 Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-10-08T07:14:24-04:00" title="Friday, October 8, 2021 - 07:14" class="datetime">Fri, 10/08/2021 - 07:14</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/CraigSimmons_crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Craig Simmons"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(Photo by Neil Ta)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><b>Craig Simmons</b> of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;has been inducted as <a href="https://www.bmes.org/">Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society</a> in recognition of his innovative and wide-ranging contributions to fundamental science and practical applications in the field of mechanobiology.</p> <p>A professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Simmons has published more than 135 peer-reviewed research articles in high-impact journals that have received close to 12,000 citations. He is the&nbsp;Canada Research Chair in Mechanobiology and the&nbsp;author of the textbook <em>Introductory Biomechanics: From cells to organisms</em>. He&nbsp;has four patents and eight invention disclosures under his name.</p> <p>“Congratulations to Craig Simmons,” said Professor <b>Markus Bussmann</b>, chair of the department. “This award recognizes the impact of the work he’s done and will continue to do, and his place among the very best in his field.”</p> <p>Being named&nbsp;a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society is the latest in a series of honours for Simmons that includes the Ontario Early Researcher Award; the McCharles Prize; the McLean Award, Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering; and the Heart and Stroke Foundation CP Has Heart Award.</p> <p>“It is wonderful to see Dr. Simmons continue to receive accolades for his research and teaching,” said Professor <b>Warren Chan</b>, director of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering.</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-craig-simmons-named-2021-biomedical-engineering-society-fellow/">Read the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:14:24 +0000 lanthierj 170743 at