Friday, July 17, 2026
Researchers from the faculties of engineering and mathematics at the University of Waterloo are working on a joint project that could lead to new cancer treatment involving the use of engineered bacteria to essentially eat tumours from the inside out.
Dr. Marc Aucoin, a professor of chemical engineering, and Dr. Brian Ingalls, a professor of applied mathematics, outlined their research and the history behind their promising approach in an article recently published by the website The Conversation Canada.
Their article is republished in full in Waterloo News.