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Stacey Johnson is the editor of Signals and a contributor. For 25 years, Stacey has been providing strategic communications counsel to government, corporate, technology and health organizations. She began her career at the CTV Television Network and then moved to Hill & Knowlton Canada where she advised clients in a variety of industries and sectors. Stacey is the Vice President, Communications and Marketing for CCRM, a leader in developing and commercializing regenerative medicine-based technologies and cell and gene therapies. She has a Master's degree in Public Relations. You can follow her on Twitter @msstaceyerin.

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Right Turn: An eye full of science art on display in Toronto

Author: Stacey Johnson, 09/21/18

Yesterday I took a trip to Toronto Pearson International Airport. Sadly, that’s where my voyage ended. I wasn’t there to escape to somewhere hot and tropical or cold and cozy; my destination was Terminal 1 at the airport. Full stop. Pearson is the location of an exciting new science art installation called Artful Science that […]

Right Turn: Science truth crusaders

Author: Stacey Johnson, 09/14/18

Across Canada, there are individuals who have taken on the challenge of educating the public about science to inform the misinformed. Some outspoken individuals have challenged celebrities and have become celebrities in their own right. Others wear the title of “scicomm” champions and work hard to explain science to diverse audiences, sometimes to counteract misinformation, […]

Blog Carnival: We’re answering this year’s question with a firm “maybe!”

Author: Stacey Johnson, 08/29/18

By what measure do we determine whether an industry “has arrived?” Goldman Sachs issued a report in 2017 with a section titled “The Coming Age of Regenerative Medicine” and media were quick to report this. A Business Insider headline stated that “money is pouring in to a hot new area of science that could change […]

Right Turn: Come one, come all to Signals’ 2018 blog carnival

Author: Stacey Johnson, 08/01/18

  Two years ago in August, Signals hosted a blog carnival and it was such a success we’ve been doing it ever since. If you are scratching your head at the term “blog carnival” and wondering if this website has been hacked, I recommend you read the section below. If you followed the fun in […]

Right Turn: A perfect blend of coffee and science

Author: Stacey Johnson, 06/08/18

When I worked for the Alzheimer Society of Canada, I paid attention to studies about coffee and brain health. That was also the time in my life when I started drinking coffee. This had less to do with concern about mild cognitive impairment or dementia, and more to do with a fear of falling asleep […]