/engineering/taxonomy/term/423/all en /engineering/article/news/mcgills-igem-team-wins-1st-place-2023-igem-grand-jamboree <p>We're proud to announce that<a href="http://igem.org.mcgill.ca/"> ƻ¹ûÒùԺ iGEM</a> won Grand Prize at the 2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree –- the top world-wide student competition in synthetic biology. Our outstanding iGEM team won against 400+ competitors and became the first ever Canadian team to win the Grand Prize at the iGEM Jamboree in 20 years, and after only its second consecutive year of participation. In addition to placing first, they also were awarded Special Prizes incuding: Best Therapeutics, Best Part Collection, Best Presentation.</p> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:41:49 +0000 Faculty of Engineering 9095 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/new-diagnostic-platform-uses-nanotechnology-and-machine-learning-identify-infectious-diseases <p>Infectious diseases and respiratory infections in particular are a leading cause of global mortality. As such, there is an urgent need for rapid, large-scale diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases early, something which doesn’t currently exist. To address these problems, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor of Bioengineering <a href="/bbme/sara-mahshid">Sara Mahshid</a>’s lab has developed an <a href="https://www.mahshidlab.com/">all-in-one detection platform (QolorEX) </a>that can deliver test results in just 13 minutes.</p> Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:02:41 +0000 Claire Loewen 9006 at /engineering /engineering/channels/event/mcgill-engineering-research-showcase-mers-269544 <p>Join us for the 5th annual Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Engineering Research Showcase, a forum for industry to connect with our graduate students and faculty and a celebration of our Faculty of Engineering graduate student research.<br /> <br /></p> Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:38:13 +0000 michael.cardillo@mcgill.ca 7204 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/applying-engineering-know-how-global-health-problems <p>Bioengineering seeks to apply the engineer’s expertise and problem-solving approach to the very building blocks of life – biomolecules (such as DNA, RNA, and proteins), cells, and tissues – to improve individual and collective health.</p> <p>Its impact on global health is significant: synthetic biology, for instance, is critical in the development of new vaccines (most recently COVID-19-related), new drugs (including cancer treatments), and the drug-testing process more broadly. In these and many other ways, bioengineering has a vital role to play in the future of global healthcare.</p> Mon, 28 Feb 2022 20:59:57 +0000 Mark Witten 8753 at /engineering /engineering/article/unbreakable-glass-inspired-seashells <p>Scientists from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº develop stronger and tougher glass, inspired by the inner layer of mollusk shells. Instead of shattering upon impact, the new material has the resiliency of plastic and could be used to improve cell phone screens in the future, among other applications.</p> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:49:02 +0000 Shirley Cardenas 8710 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/rules-road-navigational-strategies-bacteria-motion <p>Bacteria that move around live on the edge. All the time. Their success, be it in finding nutrients, fending off predators or multiplying depends on how efficiently they navigate through their confining microscopic habitats. Whether these habitats are in animal or plant tissues, in waste, or in other materials.</p> Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:38:20 +0000 Katherine Gombay 8615 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/mcgill-university-student-tips-surviving-life-campus &²¹³¾±è;±ô³Ù;±è&²¹³¾±è;²µ³Ù;Ìý&²¹³¾±è;±ô³Ù;/±è&²¹³¾±è;²µ³Ù; Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:33:03 +0000 Alexandra Harvey, Alexandra Harvey, 21, Political Science, Maclean's 7901 at /engineering