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....
Masters of Science – The Gentleman’s Nonfiction Digest
CHAPTER I The Afflictions of Man FOR ALL THEIR STRENGTH and courage, men are subject to many strange and startling debilities to which womankind appears impervious. It is in fact...
Letter from the Editors – Volume 4, Issue 3
[caption id="attachment_2572" align="aligncenter" width="2800"] Co-Editors-in-Chief Angela Zhou (left) and Kieran Manion (right). Photo credit: Charles Tran.[/caption] “The doctor has been taught to be interested not in health but in disease....
The Decline of Theranos
Elizabeth Holmes, the latest Silicon Valley visionary to adopt the black turtleneck uniform of business tycoon Steve Jobs, takes the TEDMED stage on November 7, 2014. Her vision is to...
A Brief History of Neglected Tropical Diseases
In a discussion of tropical diseases, we would be remiss if we did not discuss the colonial origins of medical research in this field. Tropical medicine was born out of...
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...
Will Canada Give Scientists the Green Light?
Last fall, Canadians handed Justin Trudeau the keys to 24 Sussex Drive and sent his Liberal Party to Parliament Hill with a majority mandate. Researchers from across the nation breathed...
Issue 2 2016 Front Cover
For this issue, our cover turns to the strange and sometimes unsettling style of Surrealism. While Surrealist art may be most commonly known for its vivid imagery, the style has...
New Challenger Approaching!
It is always tough to enter a new field, especially if that field operates in a completely different language. Department of Immunology alumna Dr. Amanda Moore understands this first hand,...
The End of the Guinea Worm
Three decades into the global initiative combatting Guinea worm disease, the incidence has fallen from 3.5 million cases in 1986 to just 22 cases in 2015. The eradication of Guinea...
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