The Magazine for the University of Toronto Department of Immunology
Author: Lisa Hung
Lisa is an M.Sc. student at the University of Toronto in the Department of Immunology. She is currently doing research on the mechanisms of food allergy and anaphylaxis. In her spare time, she enjoys knitting, baking and listening to podcasts.
When I started grad school, I noticed a strange pattern occurring as I browsed the internet. The ads that popped up on completely unrelated websites started to show me products...
People today are more connected than ever before. Social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are currently being used by 1 in 4 individuals worldwide. Despite this, rates...
When I was six months old, I experienced my first full-blown anaphylactic reaction. The cause- a handful of seemingly harmless rice cereal. An allergy test following this incident revealed a...
Starting September 2016, Ontario extended the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program to all Grade 7 students free of charge. The Gardasil® vaccine, approved for use in 2006, is now being...
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