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
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.