Planning Ahead: Alumni Interview with Gloria Lin
Academia is not for everyone and many PhD students (both past and present) are faced with the question of “what am I going to do with my future?” The challenge...
Split Vote: Can Regulation Reform Pharma?
AMERICANS PAY SOME OF THE HIGHEST PRICES for prescription drugs in the world, but after the Martin Shkreli and Turing Pharmaceuticals price hike fiasco in early September 2015, biotechnology and...
The Immunology of Acne
Have you ever had a pimple and wondered what your immune system was doing beneath your skin? Most of us have had some degree of acne during our lives, be...
Mom’s Microbes Know Best
More than 100 years ago, French pediatrician Henry Tissier declared that babies were bacteria-free in the womb. Colonization, he claimed, began during the birthing process, not before. While bacterial transmission...
Pushing the Boundaries of the Art-Science Interface
[caption id="attachment_1855" align="aligncenter" width="539"] The Action Potential Lab. Image credit: Justin Easton Media.[/caption] A CENTURY AGO, the red-brick house on the corner of Christie and Davenport was a pharmacy. Now,...
Marsupial Mommas: Maternal Immunity In Those Other Mammals
What does the term “maternal immunology” mean to you? As a mammal yourself, you probably consider things like microbial colonization during live birth, or the transfer of maternal antibodies through...
SickKids – A History
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The Great (un)Changing (un)Scientific Debate on Childhood Vaccines
Without question, the most controversial, rumour-driven health debate of the past 15 years regards the safety and efficacy of vaccines. At face value, skepticism about vaccines makes sense. Why inject...
Driven By Discovery: Alumni Interview with Brad Jones
Despite decades of research on HIV/AIDS, genuine cures for the widespread disease remain elusive. This challenge has not dissuaded University of Toronto Department of Immunology graduate R. Brad Jones, who...