The tools we use in research should reflect the full spectrum of genetic diversity, but they often do not. This is a gap that an international team of scientists is exploring through the lens of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines. iPSCs are a type...
Receiving a heart transplant is a life-changing journey, and you may be wondering about your treatment options. This is why The Heart Hub is excited to introduce A Hearts Journey: A Patient & Caregiver Guide to Heart Transplant. This brand-new, interactive...
On March 5, 2025, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) received a significant breakthrough in pediatric research with an $11.7 million award from Genome Canada. As part of the Canadian Precision Health Initiative, a total of $81 million in...
After eight transformative years at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research (TRCHR), Dr. Soror Sharifpoor is embarking on an exciting new chapter in her career. As the Director of Strategy & Translation at the Translational Biology and Engineering Program (TBEP)...
With a mission to support novel approaches to managing and preventing heart failure, the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research uses its Innovation Fund to propel emerging research with great potential. The 2024-25 Innovation Fund Seed Grants are currently open and you...
The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research is delighted to welcome Iris Cohn as the new Innovator in Genomic Translation - also recently promoted to Director of the Pharmacogenetics (PGx) Program at The Hospital for Sick Children. A trained pharmacist, Iris established...
Please join us for an ECHO webinar on Tuesday Mar 30, 2021 (11 am – 12 pm) featuring Tamer Mohamed (President & CEO, Aspect Biosystems). Tamer’s presentation entitled, "From Research to Commercialization: The Aspect Biosystems Journey to Bioprinted Therapeutics”, will feature an overview of Aspect Biosystems, its technologies and the story behind its success. […]
We hope you can join our lab meeting taking place on Tues Mar 30, 4-5 pm on Zoom: Drs. Dinesh Thavendiranathan, Kathryn Howe and Kate Hanneman will present on the subject of “Discovering Biomarkers to Detect COVID-19 Patients at Higher Risk of Heart Problems”. As well, Education Fund award winners Xavier Lee (U of T) […]
Please join us for an ECHO webinar on Tuesday Apr 20, 2021 (11 am – 12 pm) featuring Dr. Margaret Magdesian (CEO and Founder, Ananda Devices). Dr. Magdesian’s presentation entitled, "Scientific entrepreneurship and the need for new tools to achieve the UN sustainable development goals”, will feature an overview of Ananda Devices, its technologies and […]
Hello, Please join us for a Special Seminar from Dr. Michael McDonald, Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiologist. Seminar Title: Teaching the Heart and Timing the Beat Dr. McDonald, MD FRCP, is a cardiologist with the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre/UHN and an Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, UofT. He serves as Director, Ted Rogers Centre of Excellence in Heart […]
We invite you to join our lab meeting taking place on Tues Apr 27, 4-5 pm on Zoom. Presenters “A novel cardioprotective role of type I interferon in hypertensive heart disease” Rysa Zaman PhD candidate, Epelman lab University Health Network “The Foundational Basis of Translational Research: New Approaches and Insights into Cardiovascular Medicine” Dr. Gavin […]