What’s the Beef with GMOs?
Since their emergence in the 1970s, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been a source of discord between scientists, policy makers, and the public with regards to their safety and regulation....
Letter from the Chair – Volume 4, Issue 2
[caption id="attachment_1639" align="aligncenter" width="5616"] Dr. Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker, Chair, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto[/caption] It used to be that getting your experiments done, with most of the proper controls...
Letter from the Editors – Volume 4, Issue 2
[caption id="attachment_2572" align="aligncenter" width="2800"] Co-Editors-in-Chief Angela Zhou (left) and Kieran Manion (right). Photo credit: Charles Tran.[/caption] "NO SCIENCE IS IMMUNE TO THE INFECTION OF POLITICS AND THE CORRUPTION OF POWER."...
Revolutions in Immunology
As scientists, we love to answer questions. It’s part and parcel of the job description. Conveniently, nature offers up plenty of complex questions, just waiting for us to validate, demonstrate,...
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...
Letter from the Chair – Volume 4, Issue 1
[caption id="attachment_1639" align="aligncenter" width="5616"] Dr. Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker, Chair, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto[/caption] We are now starting Volume IV of IMMpress Magazine, and I remain awestruck (best synonym...
Letter from the Editors – Volume 4, Issue 1
[caption id="attachment_1634" align="aligncenter" width="5074"] Co-Editors Kieran Manion (left) and Catherine Schrankel (right).[/caption] “Scientist’s theories are not just formal axiomatic statements of scientific laws, but incorporate hidden assumptions about the nature...
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...
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