Molecular Genetics

Image of various microorganisms growing in a petri dish January 17, 2020 Drugs from nature: Researchers from U of T, Japan mine microbial compound library for new therapeutics
Photo illustration of a lab tech October 22, 2019 The deadly global fungus: Leah Cowen’s lab aims to understand how C. auris works and how to stop it
Portrait of Freda Miller in a lab at the Hosptial for Sick Children September 17, 2019 New elementary school in Calgary is named after U of T neurobiologist
Connaught award winners Eliana Gonzalez-Vigil, Shauna Sweeney and Jerry Flores September 9, 2019 Rescuing crops, reframing history and researching MMIW: 2019 Connaught New Researcher Award winners announced
Richard Bazinet and Deborah O'Connor September 3, 2019 From healthy babies to green energy storage: U of T researchers share $9 million in new funding
Summer Lab Students August 30, 2019 At U of T's Donnelly Centre, a summer program gives undergraduate students crucial research experience
Stephane Angers and Sachdev Sidhu August 27, 2019 U of T researchers engineer antibodies that unlock body’s regenerative potential
Photo of a pinprick July 30, 2019 Could a daily pinprick lead to better health? This U of T researcher thinks so as he seeks to turn blood into big data
Photo of Igor Stagljar July 22, 2019 U of T researcher teams up with Toronto biotech firm to tackle treatment-resistant lung cancer
Photo of Chidozie Ojobar July 18, 2019 U of T PhD student wins global scholarship for combating antibiotic-resistant superbugs
Photo of Elisa Nuyten, Mikko Taipale, David Dime and Leah Cowen July 15, 2019 U of T's Mikko Taipale wins inaugural Catalyst Award to explore new research avenues in cancer drug discovery
An illustration of a parasitic whipworm July 8, 2019 Chance discovery by U of T researchers could lead to breakthrough in battle against drug-resistant parasites
Composite photo of Jonathan Kelly, Marzyeh Ghassemi and Vincent Kuuire June 14, 2019 From AI to immigrant integration: 56 U of T researchers supported by Canada Research Chairs Program
Photo of child looking at a chimp at the zoo May 27, 2019 U of T researchers uncover genes that could help explain how humans evolved
Photo of Tak Mak May 23, 2019 'Discover everything there is': U of T's Tak Mak awarded prestigious Gold Leaf Prize for pioneering research
photo of Leo Chou May 14, 2019 U of T's Medicine by Design invests $1.2 million to advance regenerative medicine research and translation
Photo of Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Dan Breznitz, Leah Cowen and Aephraim Steinberg April 29, 2019 From fighting fungus to improving innovation: U of T researchers lead CIFAR interdisciplinary research programs
Photo of Steven Scherer and Lynne Viola April 25, 2019 U of T researchers awarded Killam Prizes for contributions to humanities, health sciences
April 22, 2019 U of T study reveals large molecular differences between stem cells grown on different biomaterials
composite photo of Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Benjamin Blencowe and Molly Shoichet April 17, 2019 Three U of T researchers named fellows of U.K.'s Royal Society