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Visiting Lecturer Series – Dr. Yuan Xu

Image Reconstruction in Synthetic Transmit Aperture Ultrasound ImagingDr. Yuan Xu Professor in the department of physics at Toronto Metropolitan UniversityDate: Friday, November 1, 2024 Time: 1–2 p.m. EDT Host: TBD Location: In-person and virtual Li Ka Shing Knowledge...

Visiting Lecturer Series – Dr. Katharine Dunlop

A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Assessment of Dimensional and Categorical Approaches to Explain Individual Differences in DepressionDr. Katharine Dunlop Scientist at the Centre for Depression and Suicide Studies St. Michael’s Hospital, and Assistant Professor of...

Visiting Lecturer Series – Dr. Claudia Dos Santos

Precision, Translation and Microfluidics - What is Nanotherapy Coming To?Dr. Claudia Dos Santos Professor of Medicine and Staff Critical Care Intensivist Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Unity Health TorontoDate: Friday, September 20, 2024...

2024 iBEST Symposium: Examining the multi-faceted, long-lasting effects of COVID-19

All photos courtesy of iBEST. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a transformative impact on health care, research, education and society at large. The multi-faceted and lasting impact of COVID-19 goes beyond the respiratory disease’s biological effects, influencing...