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Director’s Message

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Dr. Mingyao Liu Continue reading Director’s Message

About this Issue

Letter from the Editors

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Jason Lo Hog Tian and Stacey Butler Continue reading Letter from the Editors

Feature

Looking at Retinoblastoma Through the Lens of Global Health

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Nikou Kelardashti Continue reading Looking at Retinoblastoma Through the Lens of Global Health

Feature

Uncovering the Role of Genetics in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Niki Akbarian Continue reading Uncovering the Role of Genetics in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Feature

Exploring Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Benjamin Traubici Continue reading Exploring Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

Feature

A Vision to Restore Sight for Patients with Inherited Retinal Diseases

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kristen Ashworth Continue reading A Vision to Restore Sight for Patients with Inherited Retinal Diseases

Viewpoint

Social Media is Ruining Us: Natural Selection Through the Screen

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Goldin Joghataie Continue reading Social Media is Ruining Us: Natural Selection Through the Screen

Viewpoint

Don’t Judge – Astrology’s Scientific Past and Present

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Lindsey T. Thurston Continue reading Don’t Judge – Astrology’s Scientific Past and Present

Viewpoint

Neurorights will let your mind fly

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Iciar Iturmendi-Sabater Continue reading Neurorights will let your mind fly

Viewpoint

Attachment Theory is not the Root

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Syed Hussain Ather Continue reading Attachment Theory is not the Root

Spotlight

Leading with Heart: A Student Spotlight on Nairy Khodabakhshian

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Sipan Haikazian Continue reading Leading with Heart: A Student Spotlight on Nairy Khodabakhshian

Spotlight

Dr. Michael Chaiton Sheds Light on Canada’s Battle Against Youth Vaping and the Mental Health Crisis

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Stacey J Butler Continue reading Dr. Michael Chaiton Sheds Light on Canada’s Battle Against Youth Vaping and the Mental Health Crisis

Travel Bites

A Beautiful Fall Week Spent in Vancouver for the Stem Cell Network’s Till & McCulloch Meetings 2022

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kristen Ashworth Continue reading A Beautiful Fall Week Spent in Vancouver for the Stem Cell Network’s Till & McCulloch Meetings 2022

Diversity

Why is it not easy to be an international student?

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Ali Golbabaei Continue reading Why is it not easy to be an international student?

Events

12th Annual Ori Rotstein Lecture in Translational Research

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Nikou Kelardashti Continue reading 12th Annual Ori Rotstein Lecture in Translational Research

Book Reviews

Critically Reviewing the Evidence for SSRIs: A Book Review of Antidepressed 

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kyla Trkulja Continue reading Critically Reviewing the Evidence for SSRIs: A Book Review of Antidepressed 

Raw Talks

Many Faces of Burnout

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

by Sena Gok, Junayd Hussain Continue reading Many Faces of Burnout

About this Issue

Contributors: Spring 2023

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

Meet the IMS Magazine Spring 2023 Team Continue reading Contributors: Spring 2023

Infographic

Infographic: Pediatric Healthcare and Research: Caring for the Next Generation

18 May 2023 theimsmagazine

Compiled by Kyla Trkulja, Graphic design by Xinyi Li Continue reading Infographic: Pediatric Healthcare and Research: Caring for the Next Generation

About this Issue

Letter from the Editors

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Jason Lo Hog Tian and Stacey Butler Continue reading Letter from the Editors

About this Issue

Director’s Message

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Dr. Mingyao Liu Continue reading Director’s Message

About this Issue

Contributors: Winter 2023

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

Meet the IMS Magazine Winter 2023 Team Continue reading Contributors: Winter 2023

Infographic

Infographic: Exploring the Central Nervous System and its Associated Diseases

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

Compiled by Kyla Trkulja, Graphic design by Joshua Koentjoro Continue reading Infographic: Exploring the Central Nervous System and its Associated Diseases

Feature

Charging up People with Dementia: The Power of Technology

5 Feb 20235 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Bahar Golbon Continue reading Charging up People with Dementia: The Power of Technology

Feature

A New Frontier of Neonatal Epilepsy Research: Empowering Bedside Workers to Recognize Subclinical Seizures in Neonates Through EEG Monitoring and Quantitative EEG

5 Feb 20235 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Vaidhehi Veena Sanmugananthan Continue reading A New Frontier of Neonatal Epilepsy Research: Empowering Bedside Workers to Recognize Subclinical Seizures in Neonates Through EEG Monitoring and Quantitative EEG

Feature

Neuropsychiatry and Dementia: How much do we really know? And how much of what we know, can we use right now?

5 Feb 20235 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Goldin Joghataie Continue reading Neuropsychiatry and Dementia: How much do we really know? And how much of what we know, can we use right now?

Feature

Past, Present, and Future: The Journey of Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Eileen (Xiao Yu) Liu Continue reading Past, Present, and Future: The Journey of Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research

Feature

Finding the genetic material in personalized medicine

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Mahbod Ebrahimi Continue reading Finding the genetic material in personalized medicine

Viewpoint

Finding a scientific sense of community

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Lindsey T. Thurston Continue reading Finding a scientific sense of community

Viewpoint

The Hidden Spring: Can psychoanalysis and neuroscience answer how consciousness arises?

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Iciar Iturmedi-Sabater Continue reading The Hidden Spring: Can psychoanalysis and neuroscience answer how consciousness arises?

Viewpoint

Healthcare, Affordability, and Dementia: Can All Three Coincide?

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kateryna Maksyutynska Continue reading Healthcare, Affordability, and Dementia: Can All Three Coincide?

Viewpoint

Changes Following a Traumatic Brain Injury: Does a person become their disease?

5 Feb 20235 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Jasmine Ali-Gami Continue reading Changes Following a Traumatic Brain Injury: Does a person become their disease?

Commentary

The Fall of Roe v. Wade

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Archita Srinath Continue reading The Fall of Roe v. Wade

Spotlight

Patent Pending – Bridging the Gap Between Law and Science

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Dhvani Mehta Continue reading Patent Pending – Bridging the Gap Between Law and Science

Spotlight

Stepping Out of Comfort and Into Opportunity: A Student Spotlight on Donna Yang

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Molly Zhang Continue reading Stepping Out of Comfort and Into Opportunity: A Student Spotlight on Donna Yang

Diversity

The State of Rural and Remote Health Care in Canada

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Sipan Haikazian Continue reading The State of Rural and Remote Health Care in Canada

Travel Bites

From Florence to New Orleans: My experience attending international conferences after the pandemic

5 Feb 20235 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Sally Wu Continue reading From Florence to New Orleans: My experience attending international conferences after the pandemic

Events

SURP Research Day 2022

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Akshat Pai & Stacey J Butler Continue reading SURP Research Day 2022

Book Reviews

The Not so Kind History of Humankind

5 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Akshat Pai Continue reading The Not so Kind History of Humankind

Raw Talks

Neonatology: The Science of Newborn Care and Medicine

5 Feb 202317 Feb 2023 theimsmagazine

by Soha Usmani Continue reading Neonatology: The Science of Newborn Care and Medicine

About this Issue

Letter from the Editors

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Jason Lo Hog Tian, Mikaeel Valli, and Stacey Butler Continue reading Letter from the Editors

About this Issue

Director’s Message

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Dr. Mingyao Liu Continue reading Director’s Message

Infographic

Infographic: Innovative Laboratory Methods

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

Compiled by Stacey J. Butler

Designed by Amy Zhang Continue reading Infographic: Innovative Laboratory Methods

Feature

Using Nanoparticles to Target and Treat Liver Cancer & Disease

11 Oct 202211 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Kyla Trkulja Continue reading Using Nanoparticles to Target and Treat Liver Cancer & Disease

Feature

Balancing Acts: Function & Dysfunction in the Immune System

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Beatrix Wang Continue reading Balancing Acts: Function & Dysfunction in the Immune System

Feature

Alpha synuclein nanobodies in the brain and gut: novel therapeutic laboratory techniques in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Nayaab Punjani Continue reading Alpha synuclein nanobodies in the brain and gut: novel therapeutic laboratory techniques in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Viewpoint

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words… Sometimes

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Dorsa Rafiei Continue reading A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words… Sometimes

Viewpoint

Beware, neuroscience PhD students: are we running fMRI experiments on dead Atlantic salmon?

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Iciar Iturmendi Sabater Continue reading Beware, neuroscience PhD students: are we running fMRI experiments on dead Atlantic salmon?

Viewpoint

Toronto startup makes virtual reality accessible to researchers

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Syed Hussain Ather Continue reading Toronto startup makes virtual reality accessible to researchers

Viewpoint

Science needs a statistical upgrade

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Madhumitha Rabindranath Continue reading Science needs a statistical upgrade

Spotlight

Enhancing the Graduate Experience with Dr. John Vincent

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Sonja Elsaid Continue reading Enhancing the Graduate Experience with Dr. John Vincent

Spotlight

Flying through the IMS: A student spotlight on Kayvan Aflaki

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Elizabeth Karvasarski Continue reading Flying through the IMS: A student spotlight on Kayvan Aflaki

Spotlight

At the Crossroads of Art and Science: Interview with IMS Alumna Krystal Jacques

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Kateryna Maksyutynska Continue reading At the Crossroads of Art and Science: Interview with IMS Alumna Krystal Jacques

Diversity

Considering Race-Related Confounds in Biomedical Research

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

Article by Shu’ayb Simmons Graphic design by Abeeshan Selvabaskaran Introduction: Race-Related Confounds, Variables, and Research Validity Say, for a second, you are tasked with assessing the association between A and B across X, but C influences said relationship. This is … Continue reading Considering Race-Related Confounds in Biomedical Research

Travel Bites

A breath of fresh ocean air at the Canadian Respiratory Conference in Victoria, British Columbia

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Stacey J Butler Continue reading A breath of fresh ocean air at the Canadian Respiratory Conference in Victoria, British Columbia

Events

IMS Scientific Day 2022

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Dorsa Derakhshan Continue reading IMS Scientific Day 2022

Events

Bridging Academia and Industry

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Kyla Trkulja Continue reading Bridging Academia and Industry

Raw Talks

Professions in forensics – the intersection between law and medicine

11 Oct 2022 theimsmagazine

by Vaidhehi Veena Sanmugananthan Continue reading Professions in forensics – the intersection between law and medicine

About this Issue

Letter from the Editors

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Jason Lo Hog Tian and Mikaeel Valli Continue reading Letter from the Editors

About this Issue

Director’s Message

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Dr. Lucy Osborne Continue reading Director’s Message

About this Issue

Contributors — 2022 Spring

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

Meet the IMS magazine contributors! Continue reading Contributors — 2022 Spring

Infographic

Infographic: Patient Engagement in Research

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

Compiled by Stacey J. Butler

Designed by Amy Zhang Continue reading Infographic: Patient Engagement in Research

Feature

Ending Canada’s HIV Epidemic One Diagnosis at a Time

10 Jul 202213 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Kyla Trkulja Continue reading Ending Canada’s HIV Epidemic One Diagnosis at a Time

Feature

Dr. Samantha Anthony, first Social Worker Health Clinician-Scientist in Canada: “To really understand children’s needs, we must listen to them”

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Iciar Iturmendi-Sabater Continue reading Dr. Samantha Anthony, first Social Worker Health Clinician-Scientist in Canada: “To really understand children’s needs, we must listen to them”

Feature

Moving into patient-centered cancer rehabilitation

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Bahar Golbon Continue reading Moving into patient-centered cancer rehabilitation

Feature

Dr. Emily Ho’s mixed methods approach to youth patient engagement in the clinic and research

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Nayaab Punjani Continue reading Dr. Emily Ho’s mixed methods approach to youth patient engagement in the clinic and research

Viewpoint

Why MDMA-Assisted Therapy May Be the Future of PTSD Treatments

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Kyla Trkulja Continue reading Why MDMA-Assisted Therapy May Be the Future of PTSD Treatments

Viewpoint

What do we want? Pharmacare! When do we want it? Now!

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Stacey J. Butler Continue reading What do we want? Pharmacare! When do we want it? Now!

Viewpoint

How Mindfulness can help Patients in Neurorehabilitation

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by S. Hussain Ather Continue reading How Mindfulness can help Patients in Neurorehabilitation

Viewpoint

Bridging the Gap: Improving Science Communication in Public Health

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Madhumitha Rabindranath Continue reading Bridging the Gap: Improving Science Communication in Public Health

Spotlight

Expanding the boundaries of personalized medicine with Dr. Ahmed Hassan

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Sonja Elsaid Continue reading Expanding the boundaries of personalized medicine with Dr. Ahmed Hassan

Spotlight

In remembrance of talent, commitment and kindness: The Jasmine Quigley Memorial Award

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Beatrice Ballarin & Laura Best Continue reading In remembrance of talent, commitment and kindness: The Jasmine Quigley Memorial Award

Spotlight

Making the jump from academia to management consulting: A discussion with Dr. Karolina Bidzinski

10 Jul 202210 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Carmen Li Continue reading Making the jump from academia to management consulting: A discussion with Dr. Karolina Bidzinski

Diversity

Addressing Medical Mistrust within Black and Indigenous Communities

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Shu’ayb Simmons Continue reading Addressing Medical Mistrust within Black and Indigenous Communities

Book Reviews

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Serena Peck Continue reading Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

Travel Bites

Madrid to Toronto via London, and other detours on an international student’s journey towards a PhD

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Iciar Iturmendi-Sabater Continue reading Madrid to Toronto via London, and other detours on an international student’s journey towards a PhD

Raw Talks

Where do I thrive the most?

10 Jul 2022 theimsmagazine

by Vaidhehi Veena Sanmugananthan & Noor al Kaabi Continue reading Where do I thrive the most?

About this Issue

Letter from the Editors

7 Mar 202218 Jun 2022 theimsmagazine

by Jason Lo Hog Tian and Mikaeel Valli Continue reading Letter from the Editors

About this Issue

Director’s Message

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Dr. Lucy Osborne Continue reading Director’s Message

About this Issue

Contributors — 2022 Winter

7 Mar 20227 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

Meet the IMS magazine contributors! Continue reading Contributors — 2022 Winter

Infographic

Infographic: 10 Facts About Men’s Health

7 Mar 202219 Apr 2022 theimsmagazine

Compiled by Stacey J. Butler and Nayaab Punjani;

Designed by Yuejun (Mimi) Guo Continue reading Infographic: 10 Facts About Men’s Health

Feature

Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Male Cancers

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Kyla Trkulja Continue reading Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Male Cancers

Feature

Why do men develop schizophrenia earlier than women?

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by S. Hussain Ather Continue reading Why do men develop schizophrenia earlier than women?

Feature

Is autism an “extreme male brain” condition?

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Iciar Iturmendi Sabater Continue reading Is autism an “extreme male brain” condition?

Viewpoint

Beyond the Oedipus Complex: What we know about parent-infant relations and why research on the paternal brain may have lagged behind

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Iciar Iturmendi Sabater Continue reading Beyond the Oedipus Complex: What we know about parent-infant relations and why research on the paternal brain may have lagged behind

Viewpoint

The Big T: Is Testosterone a Key Player in Illness Disparities Seen Across Sex?

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Shu‘ayb Simmons Continue reading The Big T: Is Testosterone a Key Player in Illness Disparities Seen Across Sex?

Viewpoint

How Stoicism could lie at the root of men’s health issues

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by S. Hussain Ather Continue reading How Stoicism could lie at the root of men’s health issues

Viewpoint

We need to do more to promote diversity in science

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Madhumitha Rabindranath Continue reading We need to do more to promote diversity in science

Spotlight

New and Promoted IMS Faculty

7 Mar 20227 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

Graphic design by Amy Zhang Continue reading New and Promoted IMS Faculty

Spotlight

Cutting into Endocrine Disease

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Bahar Golbon Continue reading Cutting into Endocrine Disease

Diversity

PrEP-ing for HIV

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Rehnuma Islam Continue reading PrEP-ing for HIV

Events

The SURP Research Day: Expansion of Academic Horizons

7 Mar 20227 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Dorsa Derakhshan Continue reading The SURP Research Day: Expansion of Academic Horizons

Travel Bites

Going virtual for the 2021 CCRA Conference

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Kyla Trkulja Continue reading Going virtual for the 2021 CCRA Conference

Raw Talks

Can misinformation and censorship in the media be effectively managed?

7 Mar 2022 theimsmagazine

by Vaidhehi Veena Sanmugananthan, Junayd Hussain, and Sumiha Karunagaran Continue reading Can misinformation and censorship in the media be effectively managed?

Viewpoint

The Pros of Probiotics

3 Jan 2022 theimsmagazine

by Kyla Trkulja Continue reading The Pros of Probiotics

Spotlight

New IMS Faculty

3 Jan 2022 theimsmagazine

— Continue reading New IMS Faculty

Viewpoint

From past to future: AI and its applications in medicine

3 Jan 2022 theimsmagazine

by Madhumitha Rabindranath Continue reading From past to future: AI and its applications in medicine

Raw Talks

Raw Talk Podcast Celebrates 100th Episode with Insulin 100

3 Jan 20229 Feb 2022 theimsmagazine

by Anisa Nazir Continue reading Raw Talk Podcast Celebrates 100th Episode with Insulin 100

Spotlight

The recipe to achieving almost the impossible with Dr. Peter Giacobbe

3 Jan 2022 theimsmagazine

by Sonja Elsaid Continue reading The recipe to achieving almost the impossible with Dr. Peter Giacobbe

Spotlight

Your brain is more powerful than you think: An interview with Natalie Osborne

3 Jan 2022 theimsmagazine

by Stacey J Butler Continue reading Your brain is more powerful than you think: An interview with Natalie Osborne

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