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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
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Luke Humphries
Career Profiles
Director, Process Development
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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
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Jasmin Chahal
Career Profiles
Assistant Professor
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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
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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!