Whether one takes an ibuprofen to relieve a headache or an antidepressant to boost serotonin levels, the body is responding to more than just the active drug. The mere act...
In the age of “Big Data”, hypothetical coding sequences and poorly characterized proteins are common. Transcriptomic and proteomic datasets regularly result in disappointment, as the top hit is often some...
EARLIER THIS YEAR, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) abruptly terminated funding for students entering the MD/PhD programs in Canada. No justifications for this decision or guidelines as to...
For over 20 years, clinical flow cytometry has been a mainstay in the diagnosis and prognosis of hematological neoplasms. Precise immunophenotyping of a patient by flow cytometry at diagnosis and...
[caption id="attachment_2016" align="alignleft" width="1275"] Our inspiration for this issue’s cover was Andy Warhol, pioneer of the pop-art movement. Warhol’s colourful works explore the complex relationships between artistic expression and the...
Academia is not for everyone and many PhD students (both past and present) are faced with the question of “what am I going to do with my future?” The challenge...
[caption id="attachment_2160" align="alignright" width="327"] Dr. Richard "Rick" Graham Miller (1938-2015).[/caption] Professor Emeritus Rick Miller, inaugural chair of the Department of Immunology, passed away peacefully at home in October, one week...
The German language has the uncanny ability to form elaborate new words by simply compounding several words into one. Often the new word personifies a formerly inexpressible feeling or event....
AMERICANS PAY SOME OF THE HIGHEST PRICES for prescription drugs in the world, but after the Martin Shkreli and Turing Pharmaceuticals price hike fiasco in early September 2015, biotechnology and...
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