Medicine by Design-funded team uses stem cells to grow functional blood vessel cells found in the liver
Discovery to provide insights into liver development and disease progression
Medicine by Design launches Translation Talks
Weekly webinar series for trainees to cover key concepts in translation and commercialization of regenerative medicine.
Researchers delay onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in laboratory models
A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Toronto has delayed the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in mice. They are cautiously optimistic that this research, which was funded in part by a Medicine by Design 2018 New Ideas Award, combined with other clinical advances, points to a potential treatment for ALS in humans.
Medicine by Design supports coronavirus research through contribution to Toronto COVID-19 Action Fund
Thirty-one research projects at U of T and its affiliated hospitals selected for funding to contribute to the global fight against the novel coronavirus.
Genome editing just got more versatile thanks to a new technology developed by Medicine by Design-funded investigators at U of T
Scientists can now edit multiple sites in the genome at the same time to learn how different DNA stretches co-operate in health and disease.
Medicine by Design announces four new team projects
Medicine by Design is expanding its regenerative medicine research portfolio with the addition of four multi-disciplinary, multi-institution projects. “These team projects build on Medicine by Design’s successes over its first three years and will strengthen the University of Toronto and its affiliated hospitals as a global centre for regenerative medicine,” said Michael Sefton, executive director of Medicine by Design.
Medicine by Design-Funded Investigators Win Inaugural Canada-UK Funding to Develop AI Microrobots for Brain Surgery and Cell Manipulation
Tiny artificial intelligence (AI)-controlled robots could in the future be tasked with finding and capturing rare stem cells from brain tissue for therapy. While this type of microsurgery can take years to develop, Cindi Morshead and Aaron Wheeler have received a funding boost to make it happen.
Medicine by Design Executive Director Michael Sefton elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
U of T professor recognized for his accomplishments in tissue engineering
Innovation and science minister lauds Medicine by Design on regenerative medicine advances
'Your research will have a transformational impact on how we treat many common diseases, such as stroke, diabetes and liver failure, creating better health outcomes for all Canadians,' Bains tells annual symposium
Researchers develop first electrochemical platform for cell-free synthetic biology
'We think we can really accelerate the field and its capacity to improve lives'
Medicine by Design to accelerate regenerative medicine discovery and translation with new $20-million investment
Projects to advance stem cell and gene therapy, enhance understanding of how the body repairs itself, and generate new technologies that will propel the field for decades
Medicine by Design researchers enlist tiny biomagnets for faster drug discovery
A new platform brings together genome editing with magnetic cell sorting to reveal new drug targets for cancer and regenerative medicine
A diabetes drug promotes brain repair — but only in females, U of T study shows
Accounting for sex differences could be key for the development of better treatments as drug shows promise for brain repair in females only
Toronto investigators part of international team receiving $4-million (U.S.) award from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The project, part of the Human Cell Atlas, seeks to build a more complete map of the human liver and is a “direct extension” of the work the Toronto team has already done with support from Medicine by Design
Technion professor to become first Medicine by Design Scholar in Residence
Professor Shulamit Levenberg will serve as Medicine by Design’s first Scholar in Residence from July 15 to August 15, 2019.