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The Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto is at the centre of one of North America’s largest biomedical research, education and clinical care networks. With nine fully affiliated research-intensive hospitals — and dozens of community and clinical care sites — Temerty Medicine offers unparalleled opportunities in Canada’s most dynamic city for our more than 9,000 faculty and staff and 7,000 learners at all levels.

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Jan 14, 2025

Researchers develop biodegradable electrodes that may help repair damaged brain tissue

University of Toronto researchers have developed a flexible, biodegradable electrode capable of stimulating neural precursor cells (NPCs) in the brain – a device capable of delivering targeted electrical stimulation for up to seven days before it dissolves naturally.
Jan 14, 2025

U of T researchers develop tool to fast-track measurement of protein interactions for drug discovery

A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has created a platform, called SIMPL2, that revolutionizes the study of protein-protein interactions by simplifying detection while improving measurement accuracy.
Jan 9, 2025

New symptom reporting tool improves quality of life for children with cancer

Though advances in childhood cancer treatment help more children survive cancer than ever before, many of those kids live with side effects. Professors Lee Dupuis and Lillian Sung developed a symptom screening tool and care pathways to help clinicians manage those symptoms. 
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Renewing focus on our shared values

As the temperatures drop, my thoughts go out to the individuals and families struggling to stay healthy and safe, not just here at home but around the world in a year that has been marked by political upheaval, violence and distress about humanity’s future. How can we support each other and work for a better world? By committing to our values as caring Canadians, starting with kindness and respect for each other. Maybe that extends to volunteering time, sharing expertise or financially supporting organizations that help heal communities and reflect those values in a way that feels authentic to you.

Read the message from Lisa Robinson, Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

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The impact of donor support begins by enhancing the work of our clinicians, researchers and trainees but then resonates throughout the health-care system and ultimately serves to improve human health.

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