Department of Bioengineering - Current News

Associate Professor Mahshid!

51�Թ�� — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:54:26 +0000

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’m honored to have you as a colleague."

Virtual Exhibition in 51�Թ��Libraries Featuring Prof. Reznikov’s Research

51�Թ�� — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:07:33 +0000

The Department of Bioengineering invites you to come to the 51�Թ��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

51�Թ�� — Thu, 29 May 2025 13:48:37 +0000

The Department of Bioengineering congratulates Professor Codruta Ignea on receiving two prestigious Faculty Scholar Awards:

Scott Taylor ELATE Faculty Scholar in Engineering Education Research - from ELATE
John M. Bishop & family Faculty Scholar in Sustainable Engineering and Design - from TISED

Congratulations Prof. Mahshid! 2025 PerkinElmer Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy Award

51�Թ�� — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:45:42 +0000

The Department of Bioengineering would like to congratulate Professor Sara Mahshid on being selected as the recipient of the 2025

Bioengineering Department Retreat at McGill's Gault Nature Reserve

51�Թ�� — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:18:58 +0000

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’s 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

51�Թ�� — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:15:57 +0000

We're excited to announce that the third edition of the Sustainability and Synthetic Biology Conference is coming up! This student-led conference will take place on Friday, April 11th, 2025. The third edition will highlight students’ final Case Study Projects, and renowned guest speakers will represent the breadth of synthetic biology, from cutting-edge academic research to innovative startups and international communities.

BBMESS symposium: coming up in May!

51�Թ�� — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:59:44 +0000

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

51�Թ�� — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:04:55 +0000

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). In HGPS, accelerated aging and organ defects occur, including impaired fat tissue differentiation.

iGEM Winter 2025 Applications Open!

51�Թ�� — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:18:18 +0000

iGEM 51�Թ��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. We are particularly interested in recruiting applicants with experience in either wet lab or dry lab work to lead those projects.

CUBEC coming up on Jan 25th

51�Թ�� — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:47:08 +0000

The Canadian Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Conference (CUBEC) is set to take place this January 25th, 9am - 6pm, at The Neuro on 51�Թ�� 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.

51�Թ��iGEM Achieves Gold Medal and Three Nominations at the Grand Jamboree

51�Թ�� — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:32:20 +0000

51�Թ��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, 51�Թ��iGEM team is supervised by Prof. Codruta Ignea and Prof. Lisa Munter. Each year, they develop a synthetic biology research project from inception to completion to compete in a thematic category aimed at addressing critical global challenges.

Plenary Speaker - IEEE EMBC 2024

51�Թ�� — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:56:20 +0000

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 here (July 2024).

Bioengineering brings home the gold!

51�Թ�� — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:54:46 +0000

Voted by the EUS as Department of the Year, a lot of the excitement around Bioengineering's sudden rise to stardom is last year’s 1st place at the 2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree. Read more here (May 2024).

Vadasz scholar leads the way

51�Թ�� — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:53:16 +0000

This year, PhD student, Asia Vighi will be the graduate instructor for the undergraduate team competing at iGem. Vighi is a Vadasz scholar in the Faculty. Read more here (May 2024).

Winning iGEM 2023

51�Թ�� — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:36:23 +0000

Dan Voicu (BEng’26), co-lead of the 2023 51�Թ��iGEM team, described last year’s experience as busy! Students formed the team at the end of 2022 and spent the first two months of 2023 ideating their proposal. Read more here (May 2024).