by Stacey Johnson | Aug 30, 2019
Hi Signals readers, We hope you’ve had a great summer and enjoyed all of our posts so far in 2019. There is still lots to come, but we’re on vacation this week so we can recharge and come back in September full of energy and brimming with fresh ideas. May...
by Stacey Johnson | Aug 21, 2019
Cell and gene therapies are a game changer for patients. As academics and industry have been saying for years now, these therapies offer the promise of cures for previously incurable diseases and disorders. There were over 1,000 clinical trials underway worldwide at...
by Farah Qaiser | Aug 15, 2019
Science doesn’t usually get a lot of attention during elections, and we think that this needs to change. That’s why, on August 8th, a coalition of science groups, including Evidence For Democracy, the Toronto Science Policy Network (TSPN) and the Science & Policy...
by Stacey Johnson | Aug 14, 2019
Canadian science groups and a non-partisan organization that promotes the “transparent use of evidence in government decision-making in Canada” have come together to launch a national campaign before Canadians go to the polls this fall to elect their federal...
by Farah Qaiser | Jul 29, 2019
On July 18th, 50 graduate students (including yours truly!) descended upon McMaster University to attend the first national ComSciConCAN: a three-day science communication event consisting of four panels, six workshops, one keynote and over 25 different experts, with...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 26, 2019
Cancer is the leading cause of death in the world. Julio C. Valencia, NCI Center for Cancer Research, CC BY-SA Synthetic biology is an exciting discipline that, according to SynBio Canada, “represents a maturation of genetic engineering and...
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