Dr. Paula Littlejohn (she/her)
Career Profiles
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
How Likely Is It?
Backgrounders
Learn about probability, a branch of mathematics that helps us predict if something might happen.
Marcia Anderson (she/her)
Career Profiles
Physician and Vice-Dean Indigenous Health, Social Justice and Anti-Racism
Go for the Gold with STEM
STEM Explained
Learn about how STEM powers the Winter Olympics.
Just Breathe: Lungs and Asthma
Backgrounders
Learn about asthma and what scientists are doing to study it.
Introduction to Homeostasis and Regulation
Backgrounders
Learn about homeostasis and how the body regulates temperature, blood pressure, blood pH and blood sugar.
How Animals Digest Their Food
Backgrounders
Learn about how different animals digest their foods and the organs of their digestive systems.
Respiratory System in Vertebrate Animals
Backgrounders
Learn about how different animals breathe, from fish to humans.
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!
Erica Dupuis
Cardiac Registered Nurse
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.
The Science Behind Calories and Nutrition Facts Labels
STEM Explained
Find out how scientists figure out the information on food nutrition labels and why that information can help to keep you healthy.
Celiac Disease: When You Really Need to Stay Gluten-Free
STEM Explained
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. Gluten triggers an immune system response, seriously affecting nutrition.