Faculty

BBME seminar: "Transforming drug delivery systems into diagnostic materials”, Simon Matoori, PhD, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal

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Bridging the Gaps: Co-Designing with Water Systems

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AES Research Conversations

The Macdonald Campus Community is invited to a speaker's series featuring our faculty researchers presenting their research in tandem: informing and bridging the gaps towards innovative research synergies

PROJECTIONS: SANKOFA exhibition - Kanga I, II, III by Shanna Strauss

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Join us on February 23, 2026 at 7 p.m.

BBME seminar: "Co-Design of VR and Socially Assistive Interventions for Diverse Aging Communities", Harmehr Sekhon, PhD, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, ��Թ�

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Three ��Թ� researchers receive SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants

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Application Deadline: Chwang Seto Innovation Fellowships Program

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Application deadline is February 15, 2026@ 11:59 PM ET, with project start date of May 1, 2026.

Call for Applications: Chwang Seto Innovation Fellowships Program

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:24 +0000

Application deadline is February 15, 2026@ 11:59 PM ET, with project start date of May 1, 2026

New Concentration now open in Synthetic Biology

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Synthetic Biology is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field focused on creating new biological molecules, devices, and systems, as well as repurposing existing ones for beneficial applications in gene therapies, sustainable materials, and food production. Grounded in principles of standardization, abstraction, and modularity, it applies the Design-Build-Test-Learn engineering cycle to address long-standing biological challenges.

In Memoriam: Robert Lee

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:15:30 +0000

The Department is sad to announce the passing of Dr. Robert G. H. Lee, proud alumnus of our metallurgical engineering program (class 1947), great innovator of air-injection technology in molten metal furnaces, and generous ��Թ� supporter (created the Robert Lee scholarship).

Prof. Reznikov co-authors Nature paper on metabolites preserved in fossil bones

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:52:08 +0000

In a recent Nature publication, Profs. Natalie Reznikov and Marc McKee, along with graduate students Eran Ittah and Daniel Buss, worked with Prof.

��Թ� spinoff Phoela Health wins Quebec Emerging Start-Up Award

admin — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:05:14 +0000

Phoela Health Inc., co-founded by Reza Abbasi, PhD, and Prof. Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu, has won the Emerging Start-Up Award at the ADRIQ Gala 2025. Phoela’s biosensing technology was developed during Abbasi's PhD and advanced in his postdoctoral research in ��Թ�’s Department of Bioengineering, mentored and financially supported by ��Թ� Engine’s Chwang Seto Innovation Fellowship Program.

Memorial Tribute to Professor John Gruzleski

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:25:11 +0000

“Dean Yargeau and members of the Faculty Council,

��Թ� iGEM Wins Grand Prize at the 2025 iGEM Competition

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:10:16 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that ��Թ� iGEM has been named the 2025 Grand Prize Winner of the international iGEM competition!

Selected as the #1 iGEM team among 195 participating undergraduate institutions worldwide, ��Թ� iGEM has once again brought home a first-place award after previously securing the top spot in 2023. This achievement places ��Թ� iGEM among a group of only four teams globally to have won the Grand Prize more than once.

Welcome to MC 707: our new BioEng Teaching Lab!

admin — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:39:39 +0000

The Department of Bioengineering is pleased to announce that our new teaching laboratory is now open in the McConnell Engineering Building! This new space will support hands-on learning and student training in a modern, well-equipped environment.

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making this new lab a reality. We look forward to seeing the incredible work that will come out of this space in the semesters ahead!

This lab is an exciting addition to our existing teaching facilities currently housed at UQAM.

Two ��Թ� professors awarded funding for AI research through Canada-France collaboration

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:14:57 +0000