Level Up: Gaming in Science and Education
Science is not a subject. It is a methodology by which we tackle the problems of the world. Like any methodology, one must learn by actively engaging. Every scientist has at...
TCRS: These are not the adaptive receptors you are looking for
In the modern framework of immunology, immune receptors are typically classified as either adaptive or innate, the key difference between the two being that innate immune receptors are germline encoded and...
Revolutions in Immunology
As scientists, we love to answer questions. It’s part and parcel of the job description. Conveniently, nature offers up plenty of complex questions, just waiting for us to validate, demonstrate,...
Industry Scientist and Beyond: Alumni Interview with Thiru Selvanantham
Do you find the long postdoctoral training daunting? Maybe you are still intrigued by science but now hope to do the type of research that immediately impacts patients’ well-being? Or...
Everything You Need to Know about Zika
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Changing the Rules of Engraftment
Around 20,000 hematopoietic transplantations are performed annually to treat a variety of hematopoietic diseases, often as a last resort. Given the importance of hematopoietic transplantation in the clinic, many studies...
The Placebo Effect
Whether one takes an ibuprofen to relieve a headache or an antidepressant to boost serotonin levels, the body is responding to more than just the active drug. The mere act...
Big Pharma 2.0: Open Source Drug Discovery
In the age of “Big Data”, hypothetical coding sequences and poorly characterized proteins are common. Transcriptomic and proteomic datasets regularly result in disappointment, as the top hit is often some...
Lost in Translation: Recognizing the Value of MD/PhD Training
EARLIER THIS YEAR, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) abruptly terminated funding for students entering the MD/PhD programs in Canada. No justifications for this decision or guidelines as to...
Let it Flow: A Call for Standardization in Hematological Diagnostics
For over 20 years, clinical flow cytometry has been a mainstay in the diagnosis and prognosis of hematological neoplasms. Precise immunophenotyping of a patient by flow cytometry at diagnosis and...