Our Impact

Research & Innovation

The more we learn through research, the more we can educate ourselves on how to improve performance, reduce injury, recover from setbacks faster and play safe. This knowledge extends to all athletes, including those who have made playing sport a career, and to those who participate in sport for recreation. Tanenbaum Institute supported researchers explore mild traumatic brain injuries; orthopaedics; technologies in parasport, regenerative medicine; nutrition, individual and team psychology and health, biomechanics, neuroscience to name just some examples.

It is rare to bring leading experts in sport medicine and sports science together. Now sports medicine clinicians, neurologists, orthopedic specialists, rehabilitation experts and other health professionals are informed through evidence-based research, improving the care they provide to ensure the health and well-being of their patients. The Tanenbaum Institute will leverage unparalleled resources and talent across the University of Toronto and Sinai Health leading to future innovations.

Currently underway:

TISS speaker series launches with a panel discussion on the potential of AI within sport science, medicine & analytics

18 September 2023

On September 13, Jacobs, who is a professor and former dean at the U of T Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), hosted the institute’s first speaker series with a panel discussion on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) within sport science, sport medicine and sport analytics research.

Seven KPE graduate students awarded prestigious inaugural TISS scholarships

From enhancing and sustaining competitive performance for athletes and para-athletes of all levels and every background to using data analytics to predict and augment individual and team performance, health and well-being, and improving athlete recruitment outcomes, the winners of the inaugural TISS scholarship are contributing to the institute’s mission of generating, advancing and disseminating transformational knowledge.

Can restricting blood flow to athletes' limbs while training boost performance? U of T researchers investigate

16 December 2022

Ischemic preconditioning (IPC), a technique used to prepare an organ or tissue for a lack of blood or oxygen supply, was originally developed for use in clinical settings where there is an expected lack of blood and oxygen supply, for example during surgery or after an adverse event like a heart attack. But could it be used to enhance athletic performance?

1 2 Next »