by David Kent | Feb 6, 2018
In my last post, I drew our readers’ attention to an excellent article by Giulio Cossu and colleagues on stem cells and regenerative medicine where the authors set out a number of recommendations for the regenerative medicine field. One of those recommendations was...
by David Kent | Jan 22, 2018
Over the Christmas break, I finally got around to reading an article that has been in my “to read” pile for far too long. For anybody new to the regenerative medicine and cellular therapy fields, it is an absolutely fantastic resource to catch up on some of the...
by Stacey Johnson | Dec 15, 2017
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...
by Nicole Kuchinsky | Dec 5, 2017
One of my personal highlights from this year’s Till and McCulloch Meetings was attending the “Science for Citizens” panel (reported on in a previous post). Experts including Timothy Caulfield, patient advocate William Brock, and National Post writer Tom...
by Stacey Johnson | Dec 1, 2017
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...
by Stacey Johnson | Nov 17, 2017
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,...
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