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Using Plants to Make Medicines
Backgrounders
Learn how plants can be used to make vaccines.
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Let's Talk Misinformation: Resources
Backgrounders
Discover a set of resources to get you thinking about misinformation and its spread in advance of the symposium Let's Talk Misinformation.
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Medicine and Science: Resources
Backgrounders
Discover a set of resources designed to get you thinking about the intersection of medicine and science.
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Arinjay Banerjee (he/him)
Research Scientist and Principal Investigator
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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!
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What’s Special About the New COVID-19 Vaccines?
STEM Explained
Learn about viruses, vaccines and why the new COVID-19 vaccines are innovative.
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Lakshmi Krishnan
Vice President, Life Sciences
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Jillian Croke
Pharmacist/Pharmacy Manager
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Measles and Measles Prevention
STEM Explained
Learn about the measles virus, its impact and vaccination for prevention of the disease.