Exploring science education through art

by Eleni Kanavas | Aug 13, 2020

Science and art are two worlds that, when blended together, ignite creative collaborations among scientists, educators and artists. Understanding how the arts contribute to science and education has been a topic of interest for academic scholars raising awareness...

Right Turn: Regenerative medicine-related entertainment/edutainment

by Stacey Johnson | Aug 7, 2020

These days it can be very tempting to turn off the news, shut down the negativity on social media and find one’s happy place. Some of you escape into the world of cute pet videos or following animal accounts on Instagram (may I recommend my own furry friend...

Right Turn: Get ready for your favourite summer carnival!

by Stacey Johnson | Jul 31, 2020

Since 1967, the Caribbean community in Toronto, Canada, has been the focus of North America’s largest carnival, commonly referred to as Caribana by locals. This is Caribana weekend. It’s a popular event for Torontonians and people from around the world who descend on...

Right Turn: Lots to ponder in genetics documentary

by Stacey Johnson | Jul 24, 2020

When you hear the term “playing God” does it make you think of science? I will wager yes and that you connect the two even more after watching the docuseries “Unnatural Selection” on Netflix. I watched it for the purposes of this blog, but quickly became engrossed in...

Right Turn: Innovation Economy Council helping Canada’s recovery from COVID-19

by Stacey Johnson | Jul 17, 2020

Equally as worrying as the death toll the coronavirus is having on our global population is the economic fallout countries are experiencing. The Economist says COVID-19 “is causing the most brutal recession in living memory.” The international Organisation for...

Right Turn: Combatting disinformation and misinformation

by Stacey Johnson | Jul 10, 2020

He’s been coming into your home for years, via the television airwaves, so that familiarity probably makes you feel like you know him. Well, I do. I met Ali Velshi before he became The Ali Velshi. We are both from Toronto and met on a special council of high school...

Highlights of my first trip to virtual Paris, courtesy of ISCT

by Guest | Jul 2, 2020

Glenn MacLean is a Development Manager at CCRM where his focus is supporting company creation.  Glenn obtained his PhD from Queen’s University while studying the role of retinoic acid metabolism during embryonic development. For post-doctoral studies, Glenn studied...

What’s COVID-19 doing to Australian Biotech?

by Guest | Jun 25, 2020

Prof. Richard Boyd (Monash University) is a co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Cartherics Pty. Ltd., a young Melbourne–based immunotherapy biotechnology company that combines T cells, NK cells, genetic engineering and stem cells to “supercharge” the immune...

Right Turn: Revisiting stem cell tourism

by Stacey Johnson | Jun 19, 2020

Are you the type of traveller who finds a destination you love and you keep returning to it every chance you get? That’s not me. I can appreciate that with a limited number of vacation days and a limited budget, there is something to be said for sticking with the...

Right Turn: Acknowledging racism in academia with #ShutDownSTEM

by Stacey Johnson | Jun 12, 2020

The discourse related to racism in (North) America is showing no signs of slowing down. Rightly so. The injustice and anger has been building for hundreds of years and while protests are not new, a global pandemic that is disproportionately hitting African Americans...