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A Tour of the KITE Research Institute with Larissa Fong
By Larissa Fong, Research Team Member Source: UofT Undergraduate Research Students’ Association (UofT URSA) On January 16, 2025, I had...
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Feb 1815 min read
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Kalpana Chawla: Pioneering the Future of Aerospace Engineering
By Eshal Rizvi , Research Team Member Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kalpana-chawla-india-astronaut-first-woman-sp...
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Feb 132 min read
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The Mosaic Code: How Mary Lyon Deciphered X Chromosome Inactivation
By Jahnavi Dalmia , Research Team Member Source: https://www.oxforddnb.com/abstract/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-978019861412...
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Feb 121 min read
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Kaitlin Kharas: Driving Change for Canada’s Scientific Community
By Larissa Fong , Research Team Member Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03892-3 Kaitlin Kharas, an alumna of the...
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Jan 134 min read
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Breaking Boundaries: Barbara McClintock and the Discovery of Jumping Genes
By Jahnavi Dalmia , Research Team Member Source: https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mcclintock.jpg?w=800 Barbara McClintock...
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Jan 132 min read
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Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras: Pioneering Proteomics
By Larissa Fong, Research Team Member Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/nmeth.2569 Dr. Anne Claude Gingras is an expert in mass...
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Nov 20, 20242 min read
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Uncovering BRCA1: The Breakthrough Gene Discovery That Transformed Cancer Genetics
By Jahnavi Dalmia, Research Team Member Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/gt-essay/prevention-is-the-best-medicine-mary-claire-king-cance...
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Nov 18, 20242 min read
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mRNA Magic: How Katalin Karikó's Groundbreaking Research Transformed Modern Medicine
By Jahnavi Dalmia , Research Team Member Source: https://today.ucsd.edu/story/nierenberg-prize-awarded-to-biochemist-katalin-kariko-for-p...
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Nov 6, 20242 min read
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Discovering DNA Structure: Rosalind Franklin
By Eshal Rizvi , Research Team Member Today, it is no secret that women in STEM have had to deal with their work being stolen and...
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Oct 28, 20242 min read
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Donna Strickland: Shattering Light and Glass Ceilings
By Larissa Fong, Research Team Member Dr. Donna Strickland Photo Credit: Discovery West Donna Strickland is the third woman to win The...
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Oct 7, 20242 min read
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Dr. Nina Shah and the Promise of CAR T-cell Therapy
By Fabiha Saddat, Research Team Member Dr. Nina Shah, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco...
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Apr 18, 20242 min read
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Save the Breast! How Dr. Vera Peters Revolutionized Breast Cancer Treatment By Sanaa MahmudÂ
By Sanaa Mahmud, Research Team Member Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers for women in the world. Approximately 1 in 8 women...
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Apr 18, 20243 min read
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From Faucet to Glass: Unveiling Water’s Hidden Dangers
By Sierrah Agustin, Research Team Member The world belongs to those who shape it. And however uncertain that world may feel at a given...
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Apr 18, 20242 min read
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Eunice Newton Foote: The Invisible Women Who Demonstrated Climate Change First
By Sanaa Mahmud, Research Team Member Climate change has been a pressing issue for the past few decades, yet there are many who don’t...
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Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Celebrating Black History Month: Dr. Ruth E. Moore, A Pioneer in Science and Education
By Fabiha Saddat, Research Team Member Dr. Ruth E. Moore. Photo credit: The Ohio State University. In honor of Black History Month, we...
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Feb 22, 20242 min read
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The Connection of Human Health and Microbes
By Sierrah Laurent, Research Team Member Many of us these days are familiar with the microbiome, the billions of bacteria that reside on...
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Feb 22, 20242 min read
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Unmasking Bias in AI: The Influential Journey of Joy Buolamwini
By Sanaa Mahmud, Research Team Member The rapid development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) has taken over the technological...
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Feb 7, 20244 min read
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The Journey for Transformational Care to Canada’s Health Care
By Sierrah Agustin, Research Team Member Canada’s universal healthcare paradigm is supported by many, however, what happens when it fails...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read
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Dr. Maia Majumder’s Impactful Journey in Public Health and Epidemiology
By Fabiha Saddat, Research Team Member Dr. Maimuna (Maia) Majumder has recently emerged as a leading luminary in computational...
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Jan 28, 20242 min read
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How Dorothy Hodgkin Discovered Important Biochemical Structures While Battling Arthritis
By Sanaa Mahmud, Research Team Member Dorothy Hodgkin may not be a household name, but her contributions to the field of biochemistry...
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Nov 20, 20234 min read
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