From June 6-9, immunologists across the country gathered in the charming Eastern township of Orford, Quebec for the 35th annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI) at the...
“In 2005 about 31% of CIHR applicants were awarded grants, yet by 2018 less than 15 of applicants received funding.” Regardless of what Copernicus says, our world revolves around money;...
Dr. Piero Anversa had built a dazzling reputation as a revolutionary scientist. As a professor at Harvard Medical School, he directed the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Brigham and Women’s...
If you follow the business section on the news, you may have noticed the frequency of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), particularly in the biotechnology industry. As an example, we have...
What is mRNA, and why are mRNA vaccines so attractive? The completion of the Moderna and BioNTech-Pfizer vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a remarkable feat –from conception to widespread...
The pentathlon was a special event in the Olympic games of ancient Greece. Unlike other competitions, it featured five different events, testing an athlete's ability to perform well in a...
Many people consider the field of academia to operate under a pure meritocracy – that is, your accomplishments and qualifications are the only factors that dictate your eventual success. This...
It will likely not come as much of a surprise to most of us that international collaborations and partnerships in science continue to increase as globalization and technology advances. Whether...
Although science aims to understand biological processes, which have implications in designing therapeutics and/or treatments, have you ever stopped to consider why a particular topic is chosen to be researched...
Antibodies are proteins produced by our immune systems in response to antigens, bits and pieces of foreign and harmful substances, including pathogens such as viruses and bacteria. The primary function...
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