A Matter of Sex and Immunity
When we talk about immune responses and their effects on our health, we sometimes neglect the roles that sex (the biology) and gender (the social and cultural constructs) play in...
Sciencescape: a new tool to bolster scientific discovery
A central component of biomedical research, whether you are a student, a postdoc or a professor, is the publication database, Pubmed. It is the first place scientists visit to create...
Immunology Goes to Africa – Eleanor Fish’s Odyssey
The sleepy city of Eldoret lies in the lush, hilly regions of western Kenya, an area known for its agriculture and endurance athletes. Eldoret is also home to Kenya’s second...
Connecting the Dots – An Interview With Christine Williams
I like the big picture. I like thinking beyond a particular cancer or my specific organization and looking at cancer research as a whole … including globally, to understand the...
Advances in Prenatal Screening
Jenny’s sister suffered a stillbirth 6 months ago. Her fetus was found to have trisomy 18 or Edwards syndrome, and Jenny can’t imagine going through the same pain and suffering...
Tumour-Infiltrating Lymphocytes: Expanding Our Arsenal in the Fight Against Cancer
At the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Pamela Ohashi and her group are leading efforts to harness the power of the immune system to treat cancer. Cancer immunotherapy is an...
Monoclonal Antibody Therapy
Empowering our immune system in the fight against cancer Cancer is a complex, multifaceted group of diseases that arguably represent the greatest challenge faced by biomedical researchers in the developed...
Germ Warfare on the Cancer Front
When you get right down to it, bacteria are just plain cool. They can self-replicate, evolve in the span of several days, exchange DNA with neighbours and enemies, survive in...
Alumni Feature: Jason Fine
We had a chance to catch up with Jason Fine, who graduated with a PhD from the Department in 2012. Jason completed his PhD under the supervision of Dr. James...
Department of Immunology Graduate Alumni Survey Results
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