Letter from the Editors – Volume 9, Issue 1
“WE ALL SHOULD KNOW THAT DIVERSITY MAKES FOR A RICH TAPESTRY, AND WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THE THREADS OF THE TAPESTRY ARE EQUAL IN VALUE NO MATTER WHAT THEIR...
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Letter from the Chair – Volume 9, Issue 1
Who are we, what makes us unique, and where do we come from? We sometimes ask ourselves these questions, and in this remarkable issue of IMMpress Magazine, answers are given...
Alumni Interview with Dr. Akiko Iwasaki
Dr. Akiko Iwasaki is currently a professor at Yale University and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her research is focused on the dynamics of innate immune responses...
A Book Review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Henrietta Lacks died in agony on October 4th, 1951 due to the tumours that had spread throughout her body. In the end, the only thing she wanted was for her...
The Research Pentathlon: The History and Merit of Interdisciplinary Science
The pentathlon was a special event in the Olympic games of ancient Greece. Unlike other competitions, it featured five different events, testing an athlete's ability to perform well in a...
Challenges of Being a New PI
Many people consider the field of academia to operate under a pure meritocracy – that is, your accomplishments and qualifications are the only factors that dictate your eventual success. This...
Strategies to Promote EDI in STEM (A UofT Perspective)
The University of Toronto (UofT) has had a long-standing commitment to promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) to ensure a safe and respectful working environment for their staff and students...
Who Writes Science?
A Commentary on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Canadian and American Scientific Institutions Recent world events have popularized the catchphrase equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). The University of Toronto defines...
Immigration Tug-of-War: Assessing Canada’s Fight to Attract Highly Skilled STEM Workers
In both Canada and the U.S., immigrants comprise a large proportion of university-educated workers who have at least a bachelor’s degree in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field....