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Issue 1 2016 – Front Cover

Catherine SchrankelJune 13, 2016June 13, 2016

[caption id="attachment_2420" align="aligncenter" width="2527"] "Portrait of a Scientist" - Acrylic paint on canvas paper. This issue, the cover of IMMpress turns to the abstract world of Cubism. Cubism was a significant...

Editorial Feature

Benchmarking IMMpress Magazine – Year 3

Catherine SchrankelJanuary 15, 2016January 15, 2016

Grad Life Perspective

Sciencefreude: New German Words for the Academic Condition

Catherine SchrankelJanuary 15, 2016January 15, 2016

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....

Feature Featured Article

CRISPR in the Red Queen’s Court: The Evolutionary Arms Race with Phage and Other Adventures in Wonderland

Catherine SchrankelJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

The CRISPR/Cas system (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated sequences) is an adaptive immune system found in archaea (extremophiles) and bacteria. Briefly, acquired CRISPR-driven immunity is based on integration of...

Feature Featured Article

Alumni Interview – Ann McPherson

Catherine SchrankelJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1675" align="aligncenter" width="526"] Dr. Ann McPherson, PhD '13, Dr. Tania Watts Laboratory[/caption] We caught up with recent Immunology PhD graduate, Ann McPherson, to discuss her career moves after graduation...

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The CRISPR Craze: Infographic

Catherine SchrankelMarch 30, 2015September 21, 2015

The discovery of an ancient adaptive immune system in bacteria, called the CRISPR/Cas system, has revolutionized modern science. The bacterial proteins that identify and target viral DNA for degradation have...

Editorial

A Treatise on Scientific Anxiety

Catherine SchrankelDecember 2, 2014January 18, 2015

Given the high-stress, competitive environment of higher education, many might consider “academia” and “anxiety” to be synonymous. But in fact, 12% of all Canadians experience an anxiety disorder in any...

Feature

Bringing Science to the Sea

Catherine SchrankelSeptember 30, 2014September 30, 2014

[caption id="attachment_1295" align="alignright" width="400"] Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidy. Image credit: Michael Bentley (flickr: donhomer)[/caption] The tabletop centrifuge slowly hums to a stop. Tubes are opened and closed, the pipettor moves efficiently...

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Finding Treasure in the Comb Jelly Genome

Catherine SchrankelSeptember 30, 2014September 30, 2014

Recently, Nature published the genome sequence of the marine invertebrate ctenophore Pleurobrachia bachei1. Ctenophores, better known as “comb jellies”, are delicate creatures that superficially resemble jellyfish, yet occupy a distinct...

Perspective

Basic Science: A Call to Arms

Catherine SchrankelNovember 28, 2013November 28, 2013

“Ladies and gentlemen, we invest in science and technology for two reasons: to create knowledge and to exploit that knowledge for social and economic gain. Unfortunately, all too often the...

Author: Catherine Schrankel

Issue 1 2016 – Front Cover

Benchmarking IMMpress Magazine – Year 3

Sciencefreude: New German Words for the Academic Condition

CRISPR in the Red Queen’s Court: The Evolutionary Arms Race with Phage and Other Adventures in Wonderland

Alumni Interview – Ann McPherson

The CRISPR Craze: Infographic

A Treatise on Scientific Anxiety

Bringing Science to the Sea

Finding Treasure in the Comb Jelly Genome

Basic Science: A Call to Arms

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