by David Kent | Nov 7, 2019
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...
by Farah Qaiser | Oct 30, 2019
Earlier this month, over 8,900 individuals (including me!) headed to Houston to attend the 2019 American Society of Human Genetics’ (ASHG) Annual Meeting and learn more about cutting-edge research, science literacy and policy issues in the fields of genetics and...
by Tara Fernandez | Oct 24, 2019
In a dark corner of the nucleus, a mutation lurks, up to no good. It stealthily swaps a DNA base – an A to a T – gleefully awaiting the catastrophic consequences on the encoded protein. A brave CRISPR molecule enters the nucleus and armed with its...
by Tara Fernandez | Oct 17, 2019
RNA-based vaccines have been heralded as a new molecular weapon in the arsenal against cancer and infections. Five years ago, they were thrust into the spotlight following a $52 million investment by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to CureVac, a...
by CCRM Australia | Oct 10, 2019
Dr. Chih Wei Teng is Chief Operating Officer for CCRM Australia and wrote this blog with colleagues Alex Barrington and Dr. Emma Gallaher. To subscribe to the CCRM Australia newsletter: Click here Regenerative medicine is a risky business. The decades-long development...
by Stacey Johnson | Oct 4, 2019
One of the speakers invited to the Current Trends in Biotherapeutics Workshop, hosted by the Clinical Translation Education Group (CTEG),* was Alexandre Le Bouthillier, co-founder of Imagia. This Montreal-based company is harnessing the power of artificial...
by Stacey Johnson | Sep 27, 2019
If you have ever visited an academic or industry lab, you will be taught about the protocols for that lab. Even in high school, there are strict rules to follow and ways to behave and dress around lab materials. What you are required to wear is called Personal...
by Erika Siren | Sep 11, 2019
At first pass, the skin and the gut are not so different: both are lined with an outer layer of cells that serve as the first line of protection from biological, chemical and physical wear-and-tear. Accordingly, both the gut and skin are subject to tissue breakdown...
by Stacey Johnson | Sep 6, 2019
The field of biotherapeutics – treatments produced by, or involving, living cells – is quickly evolving with the popularity and pursuit of new cell therapies. If you’re a student or young professional working in this space, you know this already. But how familiar are...
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