Your fur baby: an early immune system’s best friend?
Have you ever met a devoted cat-owner that is simultaneously allergic to that same cat? While 10-20% of the world’s population is allergic to cats or dogs, a 2020 survey...
The numbers behind the science: how biomedical research varies across the globe (Infographic)
The importance of global collaboration is the highlight of this issue, and for good reason. Research is driven by collaboration. Some of the world’s most pressing health issues are not...
Alumni Interview with Dr Nathália Batista
“Immunology has always fascinated me. Its complexity presents a challenging yet stimulating area of study. Additionally, the direct impact on healthcare and the potential to improve motivates me greatly,” says...
The benefits and challenges of international collaboration
The concept of international collaboration invokes the greatest ideals of science: working together on global issues, aligning the agendas of diverse groups, and developing a more robust understanding of the...
Moving from Brain Drain to Brain Circulation
Brain drain is a term coined in the 1950s to describe the emigration of highly skilled personnel, particularly physicians and scientists, from Great Britain to the United States and Canada...
Crossing Continents: Unveiling Insights from Uganda in Collaborative Research with North American Institutes
James Nnamutete, Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) and Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (BMLS)Laboratory Coordinator for Rakai Health Sciences Program James Nnamutete is a study coordinator at the...
Global Health: On a Mission to Health for All
The COVID-19 pandemic is not our first brush with health crisis that has sounded a call for global action. In 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was established in response...
Helicopter Research: A Driving Force of Health Disparities Between Global North and South and How It Can Be Curbed
While international scientific research is seemingly beneficial to society as it generates new knowledge through collaboration, such collaboration is not always equitable, leading to exploitative, egregious outcomes for disadvantaged populations....
Navigating Inequities: The Challenges and Bias Faced by Scientific Research in Low-Income Countries
Curiosity and the eagerness to learn are inherent aspects of human nature, propelling individuals to seek answers to various phenomena they observe or experience. Through rigorous research, our world has...
Unhealthy planet = unhealthy people
The looming effects of climate change on humans - of rising temperatures and extreme weather phenomena, are no new concern. While the physically destructive consequences of climate change have already...
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