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Regenerative and Precision Medicine

In 1961, University of Toronto researchers discovered stem cells at Princess Margaret Hospital. Today, this game-changing discovery holds the potential to revolutionize medicine and health care. U of T researchers are integrating cutting-edge stem cell therapy, tissue engineering and the use of biomaterials to repair and regrow damaged organs, and using genetics to diagnose and develop personalized treatments based on our DNA.

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U of T researchers’ lab-grown muscles used to study Duchenne muscular dystrophy, develop treatments

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U of T’s Medicine by Design helps unite international researchers working to map every human cell

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‘The next big step’: U of T researchers pursue a treatment for vision loss

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U of T’s Medicine by Design invests $1 million to advance new ideas in regenerative medicine

Prof. Paul Santerre. Photo by Sandy Nicholson

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New Hope for Heart Patients: Prof. Paul Santerre is working on a cardiac patch that would enable an injured heart to heal itself

Gut organoids are three-dimensional balls of intestinal tissues grown in the lab from stem cells that allow researchers to examine the role different types of cells play in bowel health. The red stain marks cell outlines, while DNA is shown in blue

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From designer microbes to stem cells, U of T researchers are investigating new strategies to treat bowel disease

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Interdisciplinary research team at U of T tackles remaining hurdles to using stem cells to reverse heart failure

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‘This is like finding a needle in a haystack’: U of T researchers develop liquid biopsy technology for prostate cancer

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Personal Genome Project shows whole genome sequencing may transform how Canadians manage their own health care

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How U of T researchers are working to make blood stem cell transplants available to more patients