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Navigating the world of science policy

Aileen Gracias is a Technology Analyst at CCRM where she leads technology sourcing, conducts diligence and participates in company creation efforts to support incubation activities. Prior to joining CCRM, Aileen was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Molly Shoichet’s Lab....

‘Tis the season for the 2019 Till and McCulloch Meetings

Marissa Lithopoulos is a Ph.D. Candidate in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She works under the supervision of Dr. Bernard Thébaud at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Marissa studies how brain stem cells are impaired in neonatal...

Right Turn: On your mark, get set, MO!

While this November has been dramatic on the weather front, it has been unremarkable as far as Movember goes. I am only n=1, but I haven’t noticed any unusual facial hair growing on male colleagues, friends and family. In fact, I think I’ve spotted only two...

TMM 2019: Activating women’s voices and promoting equity

This cartoon from 1988, drawn by Riana Duncan for Punch, was included in a talk titled “In Search of the Lehman Sisters: Why Your Insights are Needed,” by Shari Graydon, Founder of Informed Opinions, at a “Women in Regenerative Medicine Luncheon” at the 2019 Till...

Effective workshop structure: Exploiting the ties that bind

In October, I participated in a workshop hosted by Medicine by Design (MbD) in Toronto. The workshop was right up my alley – blood stem cells and clonal evolution – but I’ll spare the Signals readership the specific details.* Rather, today’s post focuses...