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