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The University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine and our nine fully affiliated hospitals bring together one of the largest communities of health researchers in the world. More than 1,900 principal investigators in 26 academic departments conducted over $1 billion in research last year. Together, we are leading research innovation to do what can't be done, and improving the health of people and populations around the globe.

Realizing the Potential of Toronto's Health Research Ecosystem

The Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) is home to Canada's leading hospital-based research institutes together with the University of Toronto. This virtual panel discussion explores the progress that has been made and the work yet to be done in breaking down barriers to research collaboration across the network.
Oct 14, 2026
An experience from Sylvia King’s years as a Scarborough librarian inspired her support for research on how family physicians can better recognize and support patients with neurodevelopmental conditions.
Oct 14, 2026
A large clinical trial led by researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto has found no significant difference to patient outcomes when using inhaled versus intravenous anesthetics to sedate critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in intensive care units.
Oct 14, 2026
Researchers identified hundreds of new microexons and developed a machine learning approach to predict the impact of autism-associated genetic variants on the regulation of these segments.

If you have urgent health or safety concerns related to research restart:

Notify your Supervisor or your Joint Health and Safety Contact If you aren't sure who your JHS contact is, you can look them up on the EHS website.
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