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!
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.
Innovations in Nuclear Technologies
STEM Explained
Learn about why Canada is a world leader in nuclear technology.
Does Living Near High-Voltage Power Lines Cause Cancer?
STEM Explained
Learn about the risks of electromagnetic radiation near high-voltage power lines.
Exploring Canada’s Particle Accelerators
STEM Explained
Particle accelerators have amazing applications - from growing food to making airplanes safe.
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.
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?
Namrata Joshi
PhD Neuroscience
Madiha Khan
Patent Examiner
Nusheen Ditta
Senior Study Data Manager
Eden Klein
Education and Knowledge Exchange Specialist, Cancer Education
Elena Kuzmin
Postdoctoral Fellow