Welcome to MC 707: our new BioEng Teaching Lab!
The Department of Bioengineering is pleased to announce that our new teaching laboratory is now open in the McConnell Engineering Building! This new space will support hands-on learning and student training in a modern, well-equipped environment.
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making this new lab a reality. We look forward to seeing the incredible work that will come out of this space in the semesters ahead!
Associate Professor Mahshid!
We are delighted to announce that Professor Sara Mahshid has been awarded tenure! Please join us in celebrating this well-deserved recognition.
A congratulatory message from our Department Chair, Adam Hendricks: "Congratulations, Sara! Your contributions to the department and university over the past several years have been truly impressive. I鈥檓 honored to have you as a colleague."
Virtual Exhibition in 绿帽社 Libraries Featuring Prof. Reznikov鈥檚 Research
The Department of Bioengineering invites you to come to the 绿帽社 Libraries and examine digital 3D reconstructions of rare objects preserved in various Montreal museums! Using touch tables the size of a TV screen installed at the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering, and the McLennan Library Building, you can zoom and rotate 3D models as part of a virtual natural history museum.
Prof. Ignea receives two Faculty Scholar Awards
The Department of Bioengineering congratulates Professor Codruta Ignea on receiving two prestigious Faculty Scholar Awards:
Scott Taylor ELATE Faculty Scholar in Engineering Education Research聽- from ELATE
Congratulations Prof. Mahshid! 2025 PerkinElmer Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy Award
The Department of Bioengineering聽would like to congratulate Professor Sara Mahshid on being selected as the recipient of the 2025聽
Bioengineering Department Retreat at 绿帽社's Gault Nature Reserve
The Department of Bioengineering enjoyed a fun and enriching retreat at the Gault Nature Reserve on Monday, April 28. Faculty and staff came together to connect and share ideas in the reserve鈥檚 beautiful natural setting. A big thank you to everyone who took part and helped make the day memorable. The department now looks ahead to another exciting year! (April 2025)
Third Edition of the Sustainability and Synthetic Biology Conference
We're excited to announce that the third edition of the聽Sustainability and Synthetic Biology Conference聽is coming up!
BBMESS symposium: coming up in May!
We're excited to announce that the annual BBMESS Symposium is coming up soon! This two-day event will take place in the SSMU Ballroom (3480 Rue McTavish) on May 5-6, 2025. For full details, including the schedule, registration fees, and keynote speakers, please click here.
Prof. Ehrlicher receives prestigious CIHR Project Grant
The Department of Bioengineering would like to congratulate Professor Allen Ehrlicher for his recent CIHR Project Grant. Professor Ehrlicher's project aims to explore how mechanical forces, such as compression of the nucleus, affect cellular aging and stem cell differentiation, particularly in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS).
iGEM Winter 2025 Applications Open!
iGEM 绿帽社 is recruiting! Join an interdisciplinary team of undergraduate students to develop a synthetic biology project over the course of a year. We spend the winter semester on design, planning wet lab/dry lab projects, as well as related initiatives under our education, media, outreach, entrepreneurship, and finance subteams. The summer is then dedicated to full time wet lab (or dry lab) work.
CUBEC coming up on Jan 25th
The Canadian Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Conference (CUBEC) is set to take place this January 25th, 9am - 6pm, at The Neuro on 绿帽社 campus! CUBEC is an event bringing together passionate students (CEGEP, undergraduate, and graduate) and industry professionals in the field of biomedical engineering. Events include panel discussions with professionals from both academia and industry, workshops, case competition, and a networking event.
绿帽社 iGEM Achieves Gold Medal and Three Nominations at the Grand Jamboree
绿帽社 IGEM team proudly secured a gold medal along with three nominations for Best Diagnostics, Best Software, and Best Parts Collection at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Grand Jamboree in October 2024. Composed of students from the Bioengineering program and various disciplines within the Faculty of Science, 绿帽社 iGEM team is supervised by Prof. Codruta Ignea and Prof. Lisa Munter.
Plenary Speaker - IEEE EMBC 2024
The department of Bioengineering wishes to congratulate Prof. Brandon Xia on being selected as a plenary speaker at the 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS). The conference was held in Orlando, Florida. Read more聽here聽(July 2024).
Bioengineering brings home the gold!
Voted by the EUS as Department of the Year, a lot of the excitement around Bioengineering's sudden rise to stardom is last year鈥檚 1st聽place at the聽2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree. Read more聽here聽(May 2024).
Vadasz scholar leads the way
This year, PhD student, Asia Vighi will be the graduate instructor for the undergraduate team competing at iGem. Vighi is a聽Vadasz scholar聽in the Faculty. Read more聽here聽(May 2024).