BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Rachel Leung When: November 21 @ 4:55 pm - 5:10 pm EST 
 Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Fracture Prediction using Deep Learning: Pre-Clinical application in Spinal µCT Imaging @bme-uoft.bsky.social

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Carolina Chavez Madero When: November 21 @ 4:40 pm - 4:55 pm EST 
Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Title: Using extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 signalling to predict muscle cells fate outcomes @bme-uoft.bsky.social

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Nayana Menon When: November 21 @ 4:25 pm - 4:40 pm EST Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Functional MRI in the White Matter: The Roles of Fibre Orientation and Hemodynamics @bme-uoft.bsky.social

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Atoosa Ziyaeyan When: November 21 @ 4:10 pm - 4:25 pm EST 
Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Investigating the interplay between gut microbiome, monocytes/macrophages, and osteoarthritis @bme-uoft.bsky.social

4th CRANIA conference is being opened by its directors Drs. Taufik Valiante and Luka Milosevic. CRANIA is a joint venture of the KITE & Krembil Research Institutes and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering. CRANIA is developing advanced neuromodulation technologies for diverse patient populations.

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Dianoosh Kalhory When: Oct 24 @ 4:55 pm - 5:10 pm EDT Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: In Vitro Model for Screening RNA/Drug Delivery by Lipid Nanoparticles for Treatment of Lung Diseases @bme-uoft.bsky.social

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Barry Bytensky When: Oct 24 @ 4:40 pm - 4:55 pm EDT 
Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Simulating Focused Ultrasound Therapies for Paediatric Retinoblastoma @bme-uoft.bsky.social @engineering.utoronto.ca

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Matthew Jenkins When: Oct 24 @ 4:25 pm - 4:40 pm EDT Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Ultrasound Guided Histotripsy for IVH Clot Lysis @bme-uoft.bsky.social @engineering.utoronto.ca @uoftmedicine.bsky.social

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Shaurya Gupta When: Today @ 4:55 pm - 5:10 pm EDT Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Robot-assisted Hydrogel Injection for Spinal Cord Injury Repair @bme-uoft.bsky.social

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Kate MacQuarrie When: Today @ 4:40 pm - 4:55 pm EDT 
Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Selecting the optimal support cell type for the autologous endothelialization of a vascular graft @bme-uoft.bsky.social

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Dana Brinson When: Today @ 4:25 pm - 4:40 pm EDT 
Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: The effects of biophysical cues on directed differentiation of hiPSCs into distal lung cells @bme-uoft.bsky.social

#UofT ranked first in Canada, 21st globally in 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings 🌎 uoft.me/THE26

This afternoon, #UofT will celebrate a new chapter with the installation of Professor Melanie A. Woodin as the University’s 17th president. Join us for this historic milestone by tuning into the livestream at 3 p.m. ET.

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Lachlan Greechan When: Today @ 4:10 pm - 4:25 pm EDT Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Towards Renal Autonomic Control via a Neurovascular interface for treating Hypotensive Disorders

University of Toronto, St. George’s Campus.

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Fateme Eskandary When: September 26 @ 4:55 pm - 5:10 pm EDT 
 Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Polymeric Glucose-Responsive Nanoparticles for Smart Delivery of Amylin for the Treatment of Type I Diabetes

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Alice Feng When: September 26 @ 4:40 pm - 4:55 pm EDT Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Discovery of Cell Culture Media Formulations through a Hybrid Active Learning Algorithm

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Mohammad Nazeri Where: September 26 @ 4:25 pm - 4:40 pm EDT 
Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Presentation Title: Robotic Autonomous Imaging Surface Evaluator: A Closed-Loop System for Accelerating Material and Formulation Discovery

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Filip Miscevic When: September 26 @ 4:10 pm - 4:25 pm Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle
 Title: A Novel Naturalistic Dual-Task Ear Training Paradigm with Real-time Multimodal Gamified Neurofeedback for Cochlear Implant Users

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Yat Ching Valerie Kwong When: September 19 @ 4:25 pm - 4:40 pm EDT Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle Presentation Title: Multimodal Neuroprosthesis System for Home-Based Upper Extremity Rehabilitation

BME@UofT Graduate Student Seminar Series Presenter: Sebastian Silva When: September 19 @ 4:10 pm - 4:25 pm EDT Location: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle Presentation Title: Development of a Music-Based Wearable Biofeedback System to Improve Lower Limb Amputee Gait Symmetry

Roxy is choosing her snack. She is snacksexercising! Typically she prefers pears over apples, bananas, melons and plums. #golden #goldenretriever

@UofT Researchers develop swallowable #sensor that offers simpler way to monitor #gut inflammation www.utoronto.ca/news/researc... #MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech

Dr. @milos-r-popovic.bsky.social, @kiteuhn.bsky.social Director, is transforming #rehabilitation technology for those living with #paralysis, #SpinalCordInjury, or #stroke. Learn about the innovation that fits under clothing and delivers precise muscle stimulation to help restore motor function. ⬇️

Reshaping robotic #rehabilitation 🦾 Researchers at @kiteuhn.bsky.social are adapting traditional rehabilitation tools for use in robot-assisted therapy—enhancing recovery after #Stroke or #SpinalCordInjury. 🔗 Read more: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/reshapi... -- @uhn.ca @milos-r-popovic.bsky.social

First joint collaboration-building workshop between @bme-uoft.bsky.social at the @uoftengineering.bsky.social and the @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social at @uhnresearch.ca

We are opening our first FIBRE Colloquium at @kiteuhn.bsky.social in partnership with SONA GROUP and VEE TECHNOLOGIES. Today FIBRE and SONA/VEE team have 15 joint product development projects. The event is opened by Chocko Valliappa, the CEO of VEE Technologies and Vice Chairman of the SONA Group

Prof. Caitlin Maikawa from @bme-uoft.bsky.social and @uoftengineering.bsky.social received the 2024 John Polanyi Prize for Chemistry from the Honourable Edith Dumont, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and the Honourable Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence & Security

Prof. Caitlin Maikawa from @bme-uoft.bsky.social and @uoftengineering.bsky.social received the 2024 John Polanyi Prize for Chemistry from the Honourable Edith Dumont, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Innovation meets impact at #ICAIR2025! Hosted by @kiteuhn.bsky.social, this year’s ICAIR Conference brought together 500+ experts to explore the latest advancements in #aging and #rehabilitation. 🔗Learn more about the event: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/icair-c... @uhn.ca @milos-r-popovic.bsky.social

Prof. Thomas Stieglitz from @uni-freiburg.de and IMTEK, Germany is a guest speaker at @kiteuhn.bsky.social and @bme-uoft.bsky.social. He is talking about neuroimplants and neuromodulation technologies. @uoftengineering.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca @crania-toronto.bsky.social

Ever wanted to see research labs in action? KITE's doors are opening! Come see how real-life scientists evaluate problems in our Challenging Environment Assessment Laboratories. The Institute is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 24 and 25. Learn more: kite-uhn.com/news/kite-do...

Dr. Ronald Triolo from the Case Western Reserve University and The US Department of Defence is the second Keynote presenter at ToBE conference. He is talking about functional electrical stimulation technologies for standing, transfers and walking.

Panel Discussion at ToBE conference “From Innovation to Impact” The panelists are: Robyn Saccon (BD Canada), Nikhil Thatte (Lumira Ventures), Anthony Palma (KITE@UHN), Lili Aslostovar (CCRM) and Elliot Fung (Medical Innovations Exchange).

This is Roxy’s latest contribution to #fluffybutfriday movement. This year, Roxy & I are raising funds for @uhnresearch.ca, @uhnfoundation.bsky.social, @kiteuhn.bsky.social , and Toronto Rehab by participating in the 2025 #WeWalkUHNited event on May 31st. Join us or donate here: smpl.is/a338d

Anthony Lue is chairing the panel Braking Barriers with Heela Omarkhail, Luke Anderson, Shruti Kothari and Matthew Shaw, at #ICAIR2025 conference.

Dr. Angela Colantonio from RSI @uoftmedicine.bsky.social is providing her opening remarks at #ICAIR2025 conference. @kiteuhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.bsky.social

Julie Quenneville, the CEO of the @uhnfoundation.bsky.social, provides opening remarks at the day 2 of the #ICAIR2025 conference @kiteuhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.bsky.social

Avis Favaro opening day two of the #ICAIR2025 conference. @kiteuhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.bsky.social @uoftmedicine.bsky.social

Prof. Chet Moritz is the second keynote presenter at #ICAIR2025. He is talking about strategies for restoring function after spinal cord injury

Full house at #ICAIR2025! @kiteuhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.bsky.social @uhnfoundation.bsky.social

The first panel at the #ICAIR2025 conference is titled ‘Transforming lives through startup tech.’ The panellists are Louise Pichette, Dr. Noah Crampton, Annie-Kim Gilbert and Zan Koh.

The first keynote presentation at #ICAIR2025 conference is given by Dr. Helen Papagiannis

Stephanie Cadieux is the second speaker opening the #ICAIR2025 organized by @kiteuhn.bsky.social and @uhnresearch.bsky.social & RSI at @uoftmedicine.bsky.social

@bradwouters.bsky.social, the Executive Vice President of Research at @uhnresearch.bsky.social is welcoming participants at the #ICAIR2025 conference organised by @kiteuhn.bsky.social at @uhnresearch.bsky.social & RSI at @uoftmedicine.bsky.social @uhnfoundation.bsky.social

Avis Favaro @avisfavaro.bsky.social is opening #ICAIR2025 conference in Toronto. The conference is organized by @kiteuhn.bsky.social at @uhnresearch.bsky.social & RSI at @uoftmedicine.bsky.social @uhnfoundation.bsky.social

We’re inspired by the incredible innovation and collaboration on display at ICAIR and are excited to see how PLEX leadership continues to transform research! Come to see PiPER at our ICAIR booth. #ICAIR2025 #InnovationInAging #PatientEngagement #patientexperienceweek

The PiPER Team will be at the International Conference on Aging, Innovation, and Rehabilitation on May 1st & 2nd! Come visit us at our booth to explore opportunities, resources, and upcoming events that PiPER has to offer. We’re excited to connect, share ideas, and learn together!

Graduate Student Seminar Series @bme-uoft.bsky.social Presenter: Anshul Verma Location: HS610 – 155 College St, Room 610
 Title: Improving Heart Failure patients’ outcome

Graduate Student Seminar Series @bme-uoft.bsky.social Presenter: Haotian Xue 
Location: HS610 – 155 College St, Room 610
 Presentation Title: Deciphering the Vaccine-induced Polyclonal Antibody Repertoire Through Single Cell and Spatial Analysis