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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: A new science twist on those old Christmas favourites

Author: Stacey Johnson, 12/22/17

This time of year is special for many reasons, and traditions are a big part of that. It’s risky to mess with traditions; many people look forward to, and value, the familiarity and ritual of repeating something they have done for years, or even decades. You might think that introduction means I’m heading to the Signals archives […]

Right Turn: Four STEM women to watch

Author: Stacey Johnson, 12/15/17

  If I say the names Kirsty Duncan, Mona Nemer, Julie Payette and Molly Shoichet, what comes to mind? There are many ways to answer that question, of course, but the answer I’m looking for is that they are all female scientists or engineers who hold significant posts in government with the ability to influence […]

Right Turn: Canada 2067 – a STEM action plan

Author: Stacey Johnson, 12/01/17

  Eleven months in to 2017, I’m confident you’ve heard of Canada 150: a government-led initiative to celebrate and recognize Canada’s “150th” year – that number is widely disputed by the way. If Canada 150 does not sound familiar, you can find information and December activities here. But have you heard of Canada 2067? Of […]

Right Turn: Singing his way to (science) fame

Author: Stacey Johnson, 11/24/17

Happy Thanksgiving to our American family, friends and colleagues. It may feel like 2017 didn’t offer quite as much to be thankful for on a global level, but there was one uplifting international event that rocked our world. Despacito. On January 12, 2017, Universal Music Latin released “Despacito” and its music video. According to reliable […]

Right Turn: What’s “scienceploitation” and how can you stop it?

Author: Stacey Johnson, 11/17/17

  Timothy Caulfield is a crusader against pseudoscience and “scienceploitation” as he likes to call the field of exploiting science for marketing purposes. He was one of the speakers in a lunch time panel, at the recent Till & McCulloch Meetings, on ethical, legal and social issues. The title of the panel was “Science for […]