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....
Clinical Trials in Canada
As an Immunology alumna, I was exposed to incredibly innovative science during my PhD. I have no doubt that much of the science here has the potential to be translated...
The Pursuit of Happiness
Imagine one day, an all-powerful genie appeared before your eyes with the ability to grant you three wishes. Think for a minute or two about what you would wish for...
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...
Broken Telephone
Scientific advances have always been part of our daily life, even if we are oblivious to the specifics. Until recently, scientific discovery has remained within the ivory tower. With the...
#firstworldproblems
Cancer is arguably the biggest medical problem of the 21st century - but whose problem is it? The other day, I was talking to a group of friends during lunchtime...
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...