HPV in Men
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...
Blog
Issue 3 2016 – Front Cover
[caption id="attachment_2829" align="aligncenter" width="1275"] For this issue of IMMpress Magazine, we look to the ultimate Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci, whose claim to fame spans everything from painting, music, and...
The Professional Student: Alumni Interview with Angela Zhang
Department of Immunology alumna (and frequent IMMpress contributor) Dr. Angela Zhang will be the first to tell you that the transition from academia to industry is not easy. For this...
Drug Pricing and Vaccine Economics: The Necessary Gamble
The hysteria that has poisoned the North American perception of vaccination with conspiratorial suspicion has made it simple to forget that the biggest issue with vaccines is not harm derived...
The Case for Reading
[caption id="attachment_2779" align="alignright" width="300"] Image credit: Unsplash.[/caption] As a child, I spent much of my time hiding behind a book until one day my parents, increasingly despondent at my penchant...
Better Safe than Sorry?
Thousands readily poured into blood banks following the Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 12th, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Taking 49 lives and injuring over 50 more, the attack is believed...
Predatory Publishing: Canadian Edition
As scientists, we are charged with a high code of ethical conduct. Our research builds upon the findings of others, and for this we rely on academic journals to publish...
Connaught Symposium 2016
The Connaught Global Challenge award supports University of Toronto-based research with a focus on addressing the biggest challenges in the international community, and the GEMINI project is doing exactly that....
Masters of Science – The Gentleman’s Nonfiction Digest
CHAPTER I The Afflictions of Man FOR ALL THEIR STRENGTH and courage, men are subject to many strange and startling debilities to which womankind appears impervious. It is in fact...
Letter from the Chair – Volume 4, Issue 3
[caption id="attachment_2807" align="aligncenter" width="622"] Dr. Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker, Chair, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto[/caption] The Department of Immunology is home to a remarkable group of graduate students, and IMMpress...