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AI and quantum computing used to target 'undruggable' cancer protein
Research co-led by University of Toronto researchers and Insilico Medicine has demonstrated the potential of quantum computing and artificial intelligence to transform the drug discovery pipeline. In the study published in Nature Biotechnology, the researchers combined quantum computing and generative AI with classical computing methods to create molecules targeting a cancer-driving protein called KRAS, which had previously been considered […]
Norovirus: What is it? Who’s at risk? And why won’t hand sanitizers work?
Norovirus – a highly contagious virus known for causing gastrointestinal distress – is making headlines this winter due to a sharp rise in cases and widespread outbreaks in Canada. The IfP's Nelson Lee says the re-emergence of a particularly contagious strain combined with low population-level immunity are driving the current spike in cases.
Self-driving laboratories, advanced immunotherapies and five more technologies to watch in 2025
Nature magazine: Self-driving labs, such as this one at the Acceleration Consortium in Toronto, Canada, use algorithms and robots to advance materials science.
Alán Aspuru-Guzik recognized by Italy's national research council
Alán Aspuru-Guzik, the director of the Acceleration Consortium, has been recognized with a 2024 Istituto di Struttura della Materia Prize (PRISM) awarded by Italy's national research council, the Consiglio Nazionale della Richerche (CNR).
Inaugural BRN Research Symposium — April 14
The inaugural BRN Research Symposium will take place on April 14 and will will bring together multidisciplinary researchers to showcase the transformative impact of Black research excellence in shaping the future.
AGE-WELL announces new research projects to support healthy aging for Canadians Français
AGE-WELL is pleased to announce funding for nine cutting-edge research projects through its 2024 AgeTech Advance: Healthy Aging Research Program (HARP), aimed at advancing the development and application of technology-enabled solutions that support healthy aging.
Applications now open for BRN IGNITE grant
The BRN offers the IGNITE grant annually as a small-scale fund to support interdisciplinary research led by Black faculty, librarians, post-doctoral scholars, clinical scientists and medical research fellows/residents at the University of Toronto. The IGNITE grant will offer between $5,000 to $10,000 towards professional development, research dissemination and other types of research support within the […]
U of T’s Data Sciences Institute helps place the data scientists it’s producing
In this article, we interview leaders at two Canadian companies who are hiring certificate-holders from the Data Sciences Institute. They discuss why they’re working with the DSI, and how hiring Data Science Institute participants will benefit their organizations.
Transform-HF partnership wins provincial award for innovative cardiac care
WAHA and the UHN cardiovascular team have received and Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award for their efforts in developing Medly — a digital health platform designed for patients with heart failure.
Researchers across U of T are banding together to help the United Nations meet its 17 sustainable development goals
The goals are a kind of blueprint for peace and prosperity around the world, and the newly formed “SDGs@UofT” serves as a nexus for the entire university community to access each other’s expertise and ideas.