Arinjay Banerjee (he/him)
Research Scientist and Principal Investigator
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!
Marianne Torres-Heckford
Microbiology Technologist
Resources on Stem Cells
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to stem cells.
Resources on Immunology
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to immunology.
What’s Special About the New COVID-19 Vaccines?
STEM Explained
Learn about viruses, vaccines and why the new COVID-19 vaccines are innovative.
Jessica Lam
Lab Manager (Infectious Disease Research)
Helping Patients through Drug Discovery
STEM Explained
Learn how researchers from Amgen are developing new drugs for cancer.
Creating a Vaccine for COVID-19 in Canada
STEM Explained
Learn how vaccines are developed, how they work and how some scientists in Canada are researching vaccines for COVID-19.
Herd Immunity: How Vaccines Protect the Most Vulnerable
Backgrounders
What is herd immunity and how does it protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities?
Where Did Viruses Come From?
STEM Explained
Viruses are not living things - so where did they come from? Scientists have proposed three different hypotheses.
Immunity and Vaccination
Backgrounders
Learn about the history of vaccines and how vaccines trigger an immune response that keep us from getting some dangerous diseases.
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.
Rosadelle Tirados
Biomedical Scientist