CSI 2018
The 31st annual Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI) conference was held this year from June 1st to June 4th at Western University in London, Ontario, also known as the “Forest...
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Fighting the Good Fight: Separating Science from Non-Science in the Struggle for Vaccination
You’d have to forgive a new parent their initial trepidation. The very word “vaccination”, after all, might evoke in some visions of a deranged scientist in a lab coat jabbing wildly at...
The Opioid Crisis
In the beginning, it killed the pain and it didn’t bother me. I didn’t have cravings for it or anything like that. When I couldn’t stand the pain, I would...
Puff or Pass? How Marijuana’s Legalization May Help Manage Chronic Pain Among Canadians
Whether it's smoked, eaten or vaporized, marijuana consumption in humans leads to some fairly predictable outcomes: euphoria, hunger, relaxation, introspection, nervousness and even paranoia. Increasingly, however, people are consuming the plant for another...
Tripping out of Depression: Overcoming Mental Health Disorders with Psychedelic Drugs
You’re in a hut in the jungle, the music of wildlife and aroma of smoking herbs permeating the air. The shaman, dressed in traditional Amazonian garb, hands you the brownish...
Buck Up or Get Out: U of T’s New Mandatory Leave Policy Sends the Wrong Message about Mental Health
THE PREMISE For many young adults, university is the first time they are forced to contend with their mental health. Being away from friends and family, losing the security of a structured high...
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...