Krystal Jacques
Krystal Jacques completed her Master’s degree in the Institute of Medical Science department at the University of Toronto. For her Master’s she studied the embryonic origin of pancreatic stem cells under the supervision of Dr. Derek van der Kooy, where she developed an interest in both photography and science communication. She is currently building her own business as an artist. As a scientist turned artist, she hopes that she can tell stories through visual and written media. You can find her on Instagram @krystaljacques
Posts by: Krystal
Fate and destiny: What we recently learned and still don’t know about sex determination
I was telling a friend about how sex determination could be an interesting topic for my next blog and he responded asking, “Don’t we already know everything about sex determination?” So I asked an expert: Dr. Robin Lovell-Badge, the Principal Investigator of a stem cell biology and developmental genetics laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute […]
The science behind the headlines: Turning back the clock on skin cells
It’s been all over the news for the last two weeks. Diljeet Gill and colleagues at the Babraham Institute in England are investigating a novel way to reverse aging of skin, opening the door to creating a new possible cell therapy. Their work largely originates from the Nobel prize-winning work of Shinya Yamanaka. In 2006 […]
The increasing commercialization of academic science
The Second World War (WWII) and post WWII saw an appetite for new technology and science. In particular, after WWII scientists were encouraged to conduct research for the sake of knowledge and to benefit society. However, there weren’t as many opportunities outside of academia to create biotechnology startups as there are today. In the last […]