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Strand F: Biotechnology

Student uses a pipet to extract DNA with other students looking on.

Fish Market Survey

Senior biology students use a DNA barcoding kit to test local grocery store fish samples, and discover if the fish they bought is mislabeled and part of food fraud!

Cornfield in Ontario

Let's Talk Food Resources

Discover a set of resources curated to get you ready to discuss sustainable agriculture and food security.

Harvesting plants

Using Plants to Make Medicines

Learn how plants can be used to make vaccines.

A biodiesel filling station

Introduction to Biofuels

Learn about biofuels and what makes them a promising alternative to fossil fuels.

Medical Equipment and Instruments

Medicine and Science: Resources

Discover a set of resources designed to get you thinking about the intersection of medicine and science.

Ilias Hader

Ilias Hader (he/him)

Artificial Intelligence Consultant & Team Leader

I help companies take advantage of AI technologies and I manage a team to build an automated food production system for long space missions. 
Jed Christianson

Jed Christianson

Canola Seed Development Specialist

Jed works with a global team to develop new varieties of canola for farmers to grow as their crop.
Christopher Wynder

Dr. Christopher Wynder

Director, Product Marketing

Dr. Christopher Wynder is the Director of Product Marketing for OpenText
Working at laptop with stethoscope on desk

Summer Symposium Series: Health Sciences Career Resources

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

Aaron Waldt

Aaron Waldt

Business Development Lead

Embryonic stem cells

Resources on Stem Cells

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

Research in a genomics lab

Genomics Resources

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to genomics.

Researcher with automation equipment

Helping Patients through Drug Discovery

Learn how researchers from Amgen are developing new drugs for cancer.

Yellow fever virus

Where Did Viruses Come From?

Viruses are not living things - so where did they come from? Scientists have proposed three different hypotheses.

Graphic representation of the DNA sequence

Sanger Sequencing

Learn about DNA sequencing and the Sanger Sequencing method.