UofT Engineering news (Tyler Irving) has a new article on engineering microbial cultures to destroy pollutants: The invisible clean-up crew: Engineering microbial cultures to destroy pollutants Elizabeth Edwards, right, is the director of BioZone, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Her research leverages genomics, microbiology and … Read More
UofT GAPP Award Press Release
New funding from Genome Canada will help Elizabeth Edwards (right) and her team commercialize a microbial culture that can digest chemical pollutants without the need for oxygen (Sarah Collaton photo) University of Toronto chemical engineering professor Elizabeth Edwards and her team have developed a secret weapon in the war against pollution: a mix of micro-organisms that eat toxic chemicals for … Read More
Genome Canada GAPP Award Announcement
New genomic application projects to spur innovation across many Canadian sectors Improvements in cancer treatment, plant breeding, bioremediation and oil and gas exploration expected from latest suite of funded partnerships between academics and genomic users Monday, July 11, 2016 Victoria, BC July 11, 2016, Victoria, BC – Parliamentary Secretary for Science, Terry Beech, today announced the recipients of Round 5 … Read More