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Eric Chiu awarded the Cancer Research Society Doctoral Award. Congrats Eric!

This prestigious award of $35,000 per year over two years will support Eric’s very exciting PhD project on exploiting photochemistry to examine cell surface proteins under perturbation.

Aug 6, 2026
David and Shana presenting their research at the TEPD NSERC CREATE symposium
Jul 8, 2026
David and Shana presenting their research at the TEPD NSERC CREATE symposium
Caroline Switkowski awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Congrats Caroline!

This prestigious award of $15,000 will support Caroline’s PhD project on developing personalized models of cancer.

Jul 6, 2026
Kousha, Meghan, Shana representing the lab at the Canadian Societies for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 2026 Conference
May 26, 2026
Kousha, Meghan, Shana representing the lab at the Canadian Societies for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 2026 Conference
Leo awarded the McCharles Prize for Early Career Research Distinction
Apr 15, 2026
Amir representing the lab at FNANO 2026 in Munich, Germany
Mar 16, 2026
Amir representing the lab at FNANO 2026 in Munich, Germany
Shana representing the lab at the Immunoengineering GRC in Ventura, California
Feb 22, 2026
Shana representing the lab at the Immunoengineering GRC in Ventura, California
Eric Chiu and Kousha Kamal welcomed high school students from underrepresented communities to explore biomedical engineering at the iBEAM workshop
Read BME’s news coverage here
Aug 6, 2025
Eric Chiu and Kousha Kamal welcomed high school students from underrepresented communities to explore biomedical engineering at the iBEAM workshop
Leo at the Molecular Programming Decadal Flightplan workshop in Seattle
The Molecular Programming Decadal Flightplan workshop is a community-driven, NSF-funded initiative to define a shared vision for the Molecular Programming field. This 3-day in-person conference brings together researchers to assess the state of molecular programming, develop a ten-year strategy for growing the field, and identify breakthrough technologies and collaborations that will accelerate our impact across science, medicine, materials, and beyond.
Jul 23, 2025
Leo at the Molecular Programming Decadal Flightplan workshop in Seattle
Leo highlights the lab at the annual Temerty Faculty of Medicine Research Showcase
Annual Faculty of Medicine Showcase - a full day of networking, workshops, panel discussions, and lectures attended by over 350 participants spanning undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty from across the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
Jul 11, 2025
Leo highlights the lab at the annual Temerty Faculty of Medicine Research Showcase