Charlene Chu recognized with Connaught Innovation Award
Published: March 31, 2022
Assistant Professor Charlene Chu of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing has received a Connaught Innovation Award for the development of Nightingale.ai, a smartphone-based application that will increase access to gold-standard rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery.
Leah Cowen, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives, praised Chu for her innovative work.
“Professor Chu’s work is cutting-edge,” she says. “With Nightingale.ai, her team will apply data-driven research to increase patient access to rehabilitation, mobilize post-surgery care, and ultimately improve health system efficiency.”
With support from the , the Connaught Innovation Awards recognize research that helps accelerate the development and commercialization of promising technologies. Projects were selected for their strong socio-economic and commercial potential, and because they are expected to make a positive impact on society.
There are 12 additional Connaught Innovation Award recipients across the university – nine from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, and one each from U of T Mississauga, the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
