Level Up: Gaming in Science and Education
Science is not a subject. It is a methodology by which we tackle the problems of the world. Like any methodology, one must learn by actively engaging. Every scientist has at...
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...
Staying Connected: GPD Networking Event 2016
On Thursday, April 7th, the Department of Immunology’s Graduate Professional Development course hosted its annual Networking Event. University of Toronto alumni from all over North America came to Toronto to...
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...
Recent Comments