Paul Krzyzanowski
Paul is a computational biologist and writer living in Toronto. He's been a contributor to Signals for three years, writing articles for the general public about how biotechnology and biomedical research can be used to solve pressing medical problems. Alongside Paul's experience in computational biology, bioinformatics, and molecular genetics, he's interested in how academic research develops into real world, commercial technology, and what's needed for the Canadian biotech industry needs to grow. Paul is currently a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Ontario Institute of Cancer Research. Prior to joining the OICR, he worked at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa, specializing in computational biology. And finally, Paul earned an H.B.Sc. from the University of Toronto a long time ago. Paul's blog can be read at www.checkmatescientist.net
Posts by: Paul
The payoff of patenting your research: Aldagen as a case study
Without a doubt, scientific research has the potential to discover new knowledge that can be used to improve human life. New tools and new ways of doing things are constantly being developed or invented, but arguably need to be commercialized before their benefits become widespread. With commercialization can come profit, and from the perspective of […]
The “Viagra effect”: how known drugs can be repurposed to target cancer stem cells
Repurposing known drugs for new applications is a strategy with fascinating potential, with two of the most notable examples being Thalidomide and Viagra. Thalidomide was commonly used in the late 1950s as a sedative in pregnant women, later being associated with serious birth defects. Today, it is used to treat multiple myeloma. Viagra was being […]
Jumping the innovation gap: Breathing life into life science startups
Canada was built upon the inventiveness and resourcefulness of people who lived here. Why then, have Canadians long heard and read about being second best, sellouts, and in general not that great? Thinking we aren’t competitive has almost become a national mantra. But it’s more than a state of mind: the innovation gap has a […]
Entrepreneurial scientists: Moving from being outliers to everyday researchers
Success in a research career is solely defined by ones ability to churn out great academic papers, right? Don’t be so sure. It’s true that successful research careers can be launched with a Science or Nature paper, but many skills other than purely academic ones are increasingly being recognized as important. On this blog, David […]