Stem Cell Therapies in the Canadian Market (Part 2): Strengthening Regulations & Moving Forward
This blog, the second in a two-part series, delves into the lack of regulatory clarity in the Canadian context that allows illegal clinics to exist, and the funding challenges that slow down legitimate stem cell products from reaching the Canadian market.
Stem Cell Therapies in the Canadian Market (Part 1): The Challenge of Unapproved Treatments
This blog, the first in a two-part series, addresses the outbreak of unsafe stem cell treatments across Canada, why patients would seek out unapproved stem cell therapies, and some potential solutions to address the issue.
Nobel Prize Series Part 2: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
In my view, there are three main issues that are at play with the strict guidelines of the Nobel Prize: no posthumous awards, the favoritism towards basic science rather than application, and, probably most egregious, the insistence on awarding only up to 3 individuals per prize.
Patient Engagement in Research: A Youth Perspective
In this blog, Sarah Bowers of the Brown Lab and Cassie Porte of Cassie and Friends sit down to chat about the importance of patient-oriented research, and how to effectively engage patients in health-related research.
Nobel Prize Series Part 1: The Man, the Mystery and the Million-Dollar Question: Why?
Given the influential nature of this prize in terms of bringing fame, recognition and validation to those who achieve it, I think it is important to dissect its origins and to highlight some key events that seem relevant to its formation.
Science Literacy Week 2020: Meet the Blood Cells!
For Science Literacy Week 2020, we invited our audience to #MeetTheBloodCells on social media, from the Excellent Erythrocyte to the Noble Neutrophil.
Nobel Prize Series Introduction: Pomp and Circumstance?
Just like the Oscars (and basically every award), the Nobel Prize is not without its criticisms and controversies.
Email Etiquette in the Age of COVID-19
You suck at email! Sorry to be so blunt, but if you have been in academia even if only for a little while, chances are you have seen (or even adopted) some bad email habits.
Lab-Grown Meat: Environmental, Ethical and Exciting
Scientists can now relish in the joy of farming, bringing fresh, ”homegrown” food to their family’s table! The relatively new field of science known as cellular agriculture focuses on the production of agricultural products from cell cultures.
Could a spoonful of sugar help the vaccine go down?
We’ve tried shaming them, we’ve tried mocking them and we’ve tried giving them cold hard facts: but it seems like nothing can convince anti-vaxxers to go get their infants vaccinated.