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Unit C: Cell Division, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Five people, each wearing a white lab coat, standing around a lab bench that has scientific equipment on it.

Li Tan (Video)

Career Profiles

Molecular Lead

I coordinate the day-to-day operations in the DNA Extraction Lab.
Zoe Ehlert closely examining a plan that has yellow flowers

Zoë Ehlert (Video)

Career Profiles

Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding

I lead a team that develops canola crops by breeding plants with traits we are looking for.
Zoe Ehlert wearing white lab coat, placing a cardboard box into a shelving unit

Zoë Ehlert

Career Profiles

Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding

I lead a team that develops canola crops by breeding plants with traits we are looking for.
Derek So lit un livre

Derek So

Career Profiles

Ph.D. Candidate (Human Genetics)

I research and study the ethics of genetically modifying humans.
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Daria Iskakova (she/her)

Career Profiles

Senior Laboratory Technologist

I work in a genomics lab to identify plants and animals using DNA samples.
Tomatoes of different shapes, sizes and colours

Tomato Taxonomy

Backgrounders

A look at the taxonomic classification of the tomato plant and the origin, history and development of tomatoes.

Christopher Wynder

Dr. Christopher Wynder

Director, Product Marketing

Dr. Christopher Wynder is the Director of Product Marketing for OpenText
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Summer Symposium Series: Health Sciences Career Resources

Backgrounders

A career in the health sciences would let you help people directly in a very 'hands-on' way!

Embryonic stem cells

Resources on Stem Cells

STEM Explained

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to stem cells.

Research in a genomics lab

Genomics Resources

STEM Explained

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to genomics.

Graphic representation of the DNA sequence

Sanger Sequencing

Backgrounders

Learn about DNA sequencing and the Sanger Sequencing method.

Calico cat

The Science Behind the Calico Cat's Colours

STEM Explained

The patchwork fur colour of Calico and tortoiseshell cats is an interesting case of genetics, heredity and sex-linked traits.

Kara Layton sous l'eau en habit de plongée sous-marine

Kara Layton

Postdoctoral Fellow

Kara Layton is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Measuring radiation in Chernobyl

Radiation Effects on the Body

Backgrounders

This backgrounder explains the potential effects of radiation on the human body.

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Paul Gordon

Bioinformatics Manager

Paul Gordon is a Bioinformatics Manager at the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute.