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Unit 3: Maintaining Dynamic Equilibrium I

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Daniel Meister

Career Profiles

Master's Student, Kinesiology

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Discovering Drugs with the Help of Machine Learning

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Learn how machine learning is being used in protein drug discovery.

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Plastic-Eating Bacteria: Nature's Recyclers

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Learn how bacteria can help solve the world’s plastic problem.

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Dr. Paula Littlejohn (she/her)

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

I research problems that affect peoples’ health, specifically in children.
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Luke Humphries

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Director, Process Development

I lead teams of scientists to discover and develop the best ways of making drug molecules for clinical trials.
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How Likely Is It?

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Learn about probability, a branch of mathematics that helps us predict if something might happen.

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Marcia Anderson (she/her)

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Physician and Vice-Dean Indigenous Health, Social Justice and Anti-Racism

I am a medical doctor and I work to help create culturally safe healthcare that is free of racism.
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Jasmin Chahal

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Assistant Professor

I teach in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at McGill University.
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Go for the Gold with STEM

STEM Explained

Learn about how STEM powers the Winter Olympics.

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Dr. Rod Russell

Professor of Virology and Immunology

I run a research lab where we study viruses and how they cause disease.
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Just Breathe: Lungs and Asthma

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Learn about asthma and what scientists are doing to study it.

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Introduction to Homeostasis and Regulation

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Learn about homeostasis and how the body regulates temperature, blood pressure, blood pH and blood sugar.

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How Animals Digest Their Food

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Learn about how different animals digest their foods and the organs of their digestive systems.

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Respiratory System in Vertebrate Animals

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Learn about how different animals breathe, from fish to humans.

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Summer Symposium Series: Health Sciences Career Resources

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