U of T News

Genomics

A tailings pond

April 20, 2023 U of T researchers grow micro-organisms that can clean tailings ponds and recover nickel

March 15, 2023 U of T's Leah Cowen on Canada’s opportunity to become a genomics 'powerhouse'

May 4, 2020 Software tool built by U of T startup shares genetic data with COVID-19 researchers around the world

Photo of Robert Kozak and Samira Mubareka standing in front of a window

February 19, 2020 U of T and Sunnybrook virologists work on tools to combat coronavirus outbreak

Bartha Knoppers adresses the audience at the Freisen Prize lecture

October 21, 2019 U of T experts and Friesen Prize winner debate gene editing, AI and other disruptive medical technologies

Photo of children playing

March 8, 2019 Leong Centre for Healthy Children will help improve child health through new precision prevention

Photo of tomatoes grown in greenhouse

August 17, 2018 Two U of T-led projects receive $2.8 million to develop disease-resistant vegetables, surveillance tool for viruses

July 22, 2015 This startup combines genomics with one of technology's hottest fields: deep learning