by Erika Siren | Jan 23, 2019
September 5th, 2018, marked a momentous day for Canadian health care as Novartis announced Health Canada’s approval of Kymriah™, the first genetically manipulated cell therapy to be approved in Canada. With the ability of CAR Ts like Kymriah to treat and, potentially...
by Stacey Johnson | Jan 18, 2019
You know how you’ve made a resolution for 2019 that will make you a better, happier person? Well did you know last Friday (January 12) was the day when most people give up on their resolutions, according to the Independent, reporting on a new study?...
by Stacey Johnson | Jan 11, 2019
It’s a new year and my email inbox is brimming with invitations addressed to “Dr.” Stacey Johnson to be a speaker at a scientific conference, be on a scientific editorial board, submit an article based on my research – you get the idea. So what, you say? You also get...
by Stacey Johnson | Jan 4, 2019
It’s the time of year when media either look forward, with predictions, or backwards to highlight what resonated with readers. (In 2016, I provided a list of my top five favourite posts, not yours, in case you’d like to check it out.) Since you are a quiet bunch in...
by Stacey Johnson | Dec 28, 2018
I’m on vacation and hope you are too! But catching up on one’s sleep and spending time with family is no excuse for putting learning on hold. If you like “sciart,” then these award-winning images should enhance your festive mood. Catarina Moura, University of...
by Stacey Johnson | Dec 21, 2018
Ain’t science grand? It gave us antibiotics and penicillin, the law of universal gravitation, the theory of special relativity and the Big Bang, and it even explains why east coast NFL teams do poorly in night games (hint: it’s due to circadian rhythms). Just in time...
by Stacey Johnson | Dec 14, 2018
“At any given time, close to 1,000 Canadian patients are waiting for a stem cell transplant,” says Dr. Dana Devine, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of the Canadian Blood Services. That is despite the fact Canadian Blood Services belongs to an international...
by Stacey Johnson | Dec 7, 2018
Big news was announced yesterday in Canada’s research community. The Government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program is being retired on the cusp of its 30th anniversary and absorbed by the New Frontiers in Research Fund. CCRM is one of 36...
by Stacey Johnson | Nov 30, 2018
“Every day of our lives, we are surrounded by the fruits of scientific discovery.” So writes Carrie Wolinetz, Associate Director for Science Policy, National Institutes of Health. In her Why Science Policy Matters blog, she provides several examples of tools we have,...
by Samantha Yammine | Nov 22, 2018
Canada is home to some of the world’s top stem cell scientists: we’ve led the discoveries of stem cells in the brain, retina, blood, skin and several types of cancer stem cells, and continue to push science’s understanding of these promising cells each year. But...
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