Jose Chiriboga (he/him)
Career Profiles
Senior Scientific Support Associate
Dr. Harpreet Kochhar
Career Profiles
President, Public Health Agency of Canada
Yetong Dong
Career Profiles
Research Assistant/Graduate Student
Resources on Stem Cells
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to stem cells.
Helping Patients through Drug Discovery
STEM Explained
Learn how researchers from Amgen are developing new drugs for cancer.
Introduction to Bacteria
Backgrounders
What exactly are bacteria? What types of bacteria are there? And are they really as bad as people think they are?
The Chemistry of Redheads
STEM Explained
Learn how chemistry and genetics makes redheads stand out from the crowd.
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What is Mitosis?
Backgrounders
Mitosis is an important part of cell division that helps organisms grow and repair themselves.
The Immune Response
STEM Explained
When you cut your finger, your immune system kicks in to protect you from pathogens.
Spaceflight and Bone Loss
STEM Explained
Astronauts can experience bone loss in space. To understand why, you need to know a bit about how bones are formed and maintained in your body.
Why is Henrietta Lacks Important?
STEM Explained
When the cells of Henrietta Lacks were collected by medical researchers after her death in 1951, it changed the future of medicine.
DNA Damage and Repair
Backgrounders
This backgrounder explains the different ways that cells repair damage to DNA.
Can Your Own Cells Cure Cancer?
STEM Explained
When a person has cancer, CAR-T Therapy uses their own cells to destroy the cancer cells in their body.
DNA Extraction
Backgrounders
Learn the basics of how DNA can be extracted from cells.
Radiation Effects on Cells & DNA
Backgrounders
This backgrounder explains the effects of radiation on cells and DNA.