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Spotlight

Dr. Michelle Dubinsky’s Journey as a Researcher, Mentor, and Medical Science Liaison 

6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Lizabeth Teshler Continue reading Dr. Michelle Dubinsky’s Journey as a Researcher, Mentor, and Medical Science Liaison 

Spotlight

How Words Can Inspire: A Spotlight on Noor Al-Kaabi

6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Sipan Haikazian Continue reading How Words Can Inspire: A Spotlight on Noor Al-Kaabi

Diversity

Hidden Wounds: Tuberculosis, Colonialism, and the Unsettling Story of Indian Hospitals

6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Sara Shariati Continue reading Hidden Wounds: Tuberculosis, Colonialism, and the Unsettling Story of Indian Hospitals

Events

UofT Talks 2023

6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Mahbod Ebrahimi Continue reading UofT Talks 2023

Events

The 2023 Healthcare Innovation Challenge

6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Eileen (Xiao Yu) Liu Continue reading The 2023 Healthcare Innovation Challenge

Events

SURP Research Day 2023

6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kristen Ashworth Continue reading SURP Research Day 2023

Travel Bites

Chez OBHM in Montreal

6 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Janet Z Li Continue reading Chez OBHM in Montreal

Travel Bites

Investigating the Brain and Sunny San Diego at the Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting  

6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kevan Clifford Continue reading Investigating the Brain and Sunny San Diego at the Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting  

Book Reviews

An Ode to Re-Birth and Recovery – A Book Review of Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted 

6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kateryna Maksyutynska Continue reading An Ode to Re-Birth and Recovery – A Book Review of Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted 

Feature

“Canada Without Long COVID”: Developing a Patient-Focused Knowledge Base on Post-COVID Condition

6 Nov 20238 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kyla Trkulja Continue reading “Canada Without Long COVID”: Developing a Patient-Focused Knowledge Base on Post-COVID Condition

Infographic

Infographic: Infectious Diseases – What Are They, And What Can We Do About Them?

6 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

Compiled by Kyla Trkulja Graphic design by Brendan Lazar Continue reading Infographic: Infectious Diseases – What Are They, And What Can We Do About Them?

Raw Talks

Insights into Diagnosis Delay and Education towards Endometriosis

6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 theimsmagazine

by Vaidhehi Veena Sanmugananthan Continue reading Insights into Diagnosis Delay and Education towards Endometriosis

About this Issue

Director’s Message

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Dr. Mingyao Liu Continue reading Director’s Message

About this Issue

Letter from the Editors

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

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

Infographic

Infographic: The Emerging Role of AI and Technology in Medicine

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

Compiled by Kyla Trkulja Graphic design by Vanessa Nguyen Continue reading Infographic: The Emerging Role of AI and Technology in Medicine

About this Issue

Contributors: Summer 2023

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

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

Feature

Integrating AI into Mental Health Research: An Interview with Dr. Abigail Ortiz

16 Aug 202322 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kateryna Maksyutynska Continue reading Integrating AI into Mental Health Research: An Interview with Dr. Abigail Ortiz

Feature

Revolutionizing Healthcare with AI: A quest to improving disease screening and diagnosis

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Niki Akbarian Continue reading Revolutionizing Healthcare with AI: A quest to improving disease screening and diagnosis

Feature

An Image is Worth a Thousand Diagnostic Variables: Developing AI-based solutions for precision medicine

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Beatrix Wang Continue reading An Image is Worth a Thousand Diagnostic Variables: Developing AI-based solutions for precision medicine

Feature

Digital Health Solutions: Incorporating Technology to Improve Patient Care

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Denise Sabac Continue reading Digital Health Solutions: Incorporating Technology to Improve Patient Care

Viewpoint

ChatGPT: Friend or Foe

16 Aug 202330 May 2026 theimsmagazine

by Bahar Golbon Continue reading ChatGPT: Friend or Foe

Viewpoint

How Should We Incorporate AI into Clinical Judgement?

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Sipan Haikazian Continue reading How Should We Incorporate AI into Clinical Judgement?

Viewpoint

Stress Might Take Out Your Therapist Before AI Does

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Janet Z Li Continue reading Stress Might Take Out Your Therapist Before AI Does

Viewpoint

Missing Links: Health, Artificial Intelligence & the Global South

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Ilakkiah Chandran Continue reading Missing Links: Health, Artificial Intelligence & the Global South

Spotlight

Crossing Medicine’s Final Frontier: Dr. Cindi Morshead’s Lifelong Pursuit to Cure Neurological Disease

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kristen Ashworth Continue reading Crossing Medicine’s Final Frontier: Dr. Cindi Morshead’s Lifelong Pursuit to Cure Neurological Disease

Spotlight

Leveraging the Graduate Experience to Pursue an Alternative Career

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Sonja Elsaid Continue reading Leveraging the Graduate Experience to Pursue an Alternative Career

Spotlight

From Obstacles to Opportunities: A Student Spotlight on Julia Tomasi

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Mahbod Ebrahimi Continue reading From Obstacles to Opportunities: A Student Spotlight on Julia Tomasi

Diversity

Combatting Health Inequities: Considering Intersectionality in Biomedical Research

16 Aug 202310 Feb 2025 theimsmagazine

by Shay Simmons Continue reading Combatting Health Inequities: Considering Intersectionality in Biomedical Research

Events

IMS Scientific Day 2023

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Nikou Kelardashti Continue reading IMS Scientific Day 2023

Travel Bites

It Takes All Kinds of Minds

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Iciar Iturmendi-Sabater Continue reading It Takes All Kinds of Minds

Events

IMSSA 3-Minute Thesis

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Samantha Ricardo Continue reading IMSSA 3-Minute Thesis

Events

Regenerative Medicine Symposium

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Janet Z Li Continue reading Regenerative Medicine Symposium

Book Reviews

Better, by Atul Gawande

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Kristen Ashworth Continue reading Better, by Atul Gawande

Raw Talks

The Personal Support Worker Shortage: Quantity over quality is not the solution

16 Aug 2023 theimsmagazine

by Alex SH Lee & Samuel Lasinski Continue reading The Personal Support Worker Shortage: Quantity over quality is not the solution

About this Issue

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 202325 May 2026 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 202210 Feb 2025 theimsmagazine

Article by Shay 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

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