Letter from the Editor – Fall 2013
[column size="two-third"] Every November, without hesitation, I insist on getting my seasonal flu vaccine. And without fail, year after year, I am forced to have the same discussion with family,...
Letter from the Chair – Summer 2013
[column size="two-third"] With every new issue of IMMpress Magazine, the high level of design sophistication, the breadth and depth of the featured articles, the insightful editorials and perspectives are all...
Letter from the Editor – Summer 2013
[column size="two-third"] So you’ve finished your undergraduate degree and have a penchant for independent critical thinking and a taste for research. You’ve spent time in a research lab, talked to...
April 2013 Front Cover
[caption id="attachment_506" align="aligncenter" width="600"] About the Cover:The human microbiome, or the collective microorganisms on skin and mucosal surfaces of the human body, plays an important role in influencing host metabolism,...
Letter from the Chair – Spring 2013
[column size="two-third"] Following the successful launch of IMMpress Magazine in late January, it was clear that a new tradition had been established in the Department of Immunology. The first issue...
Letter from the Editor – Spring 2013
[column size="two-third"] At this year’s Canadian Society for Immunology conference, the CIHR director of Infection and Immunity outlined the five year strategic plan for health sciences research in Canada. In...
Jan 2013 Back Cover
[caption id="attachment_294" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dr. Bernhard (Hardy) Cinader, ca 1960 while he was at the Ontario Cancer Institute. Smoking in the lab was commonplace and permitted at the time. Image...
Jan 2013 Front Cover
[caption id="attachment_288" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Front cover, Jan 2013. Illustrated by Inessa Stanishevskaya.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_290" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Simplified phylogenetic tree with representative organisms of various classes. Illustrated by Inessa Stanishevskaya.[/caption]
Letter from the Chair – Winter 2012
[column size="two-third"] At nearly 30 years old, the Department of Immunology is a relatively young academic unit, in particular when compared to other basic medical sciences departments within the University...
Letter from the Editor – Winter 2012
[column size="two-third"] In 1920, a Swiss Geologist on an oil expedition in South America stumbled across two red-furred, tail-less, and bipedal apes. The geologist, Francois de Loys, snapped several photos...