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Building a better heart: celebrating the first year of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
What if we could identify the gene responsible for a baby’s heart defect, grow a piece of her heart on a chip, then test drugs to find the one able to shut down the defective gene? A decade ago, that scenario seemed as far-fetched as a Mars landing. Today, University of Toronto researchers predict these […]
Regenerative medicine conference puts spotlight on U of T engineers
If you or someone you know has benefited from a bone marrow transplant, then you may be more knowledgeable about stem cells and regenerative medicine (RM) than you think. Bone marrow transplants, a procedure used in treating cancer that has been around for the last 40 years, is just one of the applications of stem […]
U of T expands research facilities in new partnership with MaRS
The University of Toronto has acquired four floors in the new west tower of MaRS and will be taking a 20 per cent equity share in the building. “This is a big step in our overall commitment to support our students, faculty and researchers in their work solving the most complex and devastating diseases of […]
Behind the scenes of Medicine By Design with Molly Shoichet and Peter Zandstra
More than 50 researchers and clinicians at the University of Toronto and its partner hospitals are participating in Medicine By Design, the new centre for regenerative medicine announced on July 28, 2015. The centre, which builds on decades of U of T research dating back to the demonstration of the existence of stem cells by James Till and Ernest […]
U of T to transform regenerative medicine thanks to historic $114-million federal grant
The University of Toronto is set to cement its position as one of the world’s leading centres for the design and manufacture of cells, tissues and organs that can be used to treat degenerative disease, thanks to a $114-million grant from the federal government. “Our government is investing in research and innovation to create jobs, […]