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Mahadeo Sukhai

Mahadeo Sukhai

Vice President of Research & International Affairs and Chief Accessibility Officer

Mahadeo Sukhai is the Vice President of Research & International Affairs and Chief Accessibility Officer for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
Bee on flower covered in pollen

Pollinators are Important!

STEM Explained

Insects and other animals that are pollinators of plants play an important role in ecosystems.

Hollee Heal sur un site de travail

Hollee Heal

Career Profiles

Health, Safety, Environmental Coordinator

Hollee Heal is the Health, Safety, Environmental Coordinator for Northern Mat and Bridge LP.
Human organs for transplantation

Organ Transplantation

Backgrounders

Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.

Edith Tobe à un site restauré

Edith Tobe

Career Profiles

Executive Director

Edith Tobe is the Executive Director of Squamish River Watershed Society.
Monica Gautam

Monica Gautam

Managing Director & Founder

Monica Gautam is the Managing Director & Founder of Compass Medical Affairs Consulting Inc.
Meat-eating dinosaurs

Meat-eating Dinosaurs

Picture Collections

10 images of meat-eating dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor.

Plant-eating dinosaurs

Plant-eating Dinosaurs

Picture Collections

10 images of plant-eating dinosaurs such as Stegosaurus and Triceratops.

Field of tobacco plants, which are a source of nicotine

How do alkaloids cause addiction?

STEM Explained

Alkaloids are found in some of the most addictive substances that humans consume. What are alkaloids, and how do they cause addiction?

Kendall Wyman au travail à la clinique vétérinaire

Kendall Wyman

Emergency Receptionist & Veterinary Student

Kendall Wyman is an Emergency Receptionist & Veterinary Student at Atlantic Veterinary College.
Human kidney cross-section

Osmosis and Its Role in Human Biology and Health

STEM Explained

Learn how and where osmosis takes place in the digestive system and excretory system and the role of osmosis in kidney dialysis.

Abstract image of brain connections

Neurons: The Building Blocks of Your Brain

Backgrounders

How does your brain allow you to do and experience so much? It’s all because of the building blocks of your brain - neurons!

Maria Quadir

Maria Quadir

Senior Regulatory Affairs Associate

Maria Quadir is a Senior Regulatory Affairs Associate for Amgen Canada.
James Palcik sur un bateau avec un énorme doré

James Palcik

General Manager and Director of Safety, Compliance, & Education

James Palcik is the General Manager and Director of Safety, Compliance, & Education for FLINN Scientific Inc.
Photo de Rosadelle Tirados à son bureau

Rosadelle Tirados

Biomedical Scientist

Rosadelle Tirados is a Biomedical Scientist for the National Health Service.