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Women in STEM: A reality check

The lack of equal opportunity in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) still exists. Though perhaps improving, sexist tropes and stereotypes continue to plague women in the field. Women in STEM are still often overlooked for professional...

Bioethics workshop tackles key questions on clinical translation

Kevin Robb is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto and University Health Network. His research is on the development of immunomodulatory cell-based therapies for osteoarthritis. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science, Honours Physiology...

World AIDS Day: exploring HIV cure research and gene therapies

To mark World AIDS Day, I caught up with the International AIDS Society (IAS) 2021 HIV Cure and Gene Therapy Forum’s opening session, which focused on the intersection between HIV cure research and rapidly advancing gene-based therapies. The session sought to address...

Engineering a future-proof stem cell policy

In a field as fast-paced as regenerative medicine, it’s vital that policy isn’t always playing catch-up. I caught up with Amy Zarzeczny’s presentation at the 2021 Till & McCulloch Meetings to find out how policy can stay ahead — or at least keep...

Is being a woman in STEM like being a stem cell?

Tannen Horber is a recent graduate from Ryerson University’s Master of Professional Communication program. Tannen is passionate about using communication strategies as a vehicle for social change and focused her Major Research Project (similar to a thesis) on the...