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Resources on Immunology
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to immunology.
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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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Genomics Resources
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to genomics.
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Erica Dupuis
Cardiac Registered Nurse
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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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Sanger Sequencing
Backgrounders
Learn about DNA sequencing and the Sanger Sequencing method.
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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.
Hallie Dau
Research Coordinator
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Organ Transplantation
Backgrounders
Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.
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Martina Bona
Career Profiles
Process Discipline Specialist