Issue 2 2018 – Front Cover
The 1960s was a revolutionary decade that turned traditional Western norms on their heads. Consumerism culture was growing, spurred by the emergence of television, and a “generation gap” was dividing...
Letter from the Editors – Volume 6, Issue 2
I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and...
Letter from the Chair – Volume 6, Issue 2
[caption id="attachment_2807" align="aligncenter" width="549"] Dr. Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker, Chair, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto[/caption] Ever since the idea of an Immunology graduate student-run magazine was proposed to me back...
Managing Innovation: An Alumni Interview with Dr. Gary Chao
Dr. Gary Chao completed his PhD in 2014 in the laboratory of Dr. Philippe Poussier, where he investigated the genetic determinants of type 1 diabetes. Leveraging his experience in multidisciplinary...
The Ignored Disease: A Modern Tragedy
Addiction is arguably one of world’s most pressing global health problems but is also among the least recognized. Approximately 40 million Americans - or 1 in 7 people over the...
alcohol // academia
null • hypothesis In December 2014, IMMpress Magazine published the first of many articles on graduate mental health. At the time, I had considered using that article to call out...
Prescribed by DNA: How Genetic Testing May Inform Personalized Drug Regimens
Studying specific genes that influence a person’s response to medication has become one of medicine’s hottest area of research. The field – aptly named pharmacogenetics after the two areas of research...
Canada Gets Lit: The Public Health Campaign Against Smoking in Canada
In the 1960s, cigarettes were ubiquitous throughout Canada. Smoking was permitted in restaurants, schools, hospitals and airplanes, and “lighting up” was advertised widely on TV, radio, billboards, and in magazines....
Understanding Sugar Addiction
Historically, the term “addictive” was associated with illegal substances that produce a high intensity of intoxication and induce severe withdrawal symptoms. However, there has been a shift in our understanding...
PharmaCosts: Drug Pricing and Access in Canada
In March 2018, the Liberal government produced a federal budget that included a proposal for a national pharmacare program, a coverage that has long been discussed since its first recommendation in...