Policy and Politics

Science Policy, Intellectual Property, Funding, Government, Politicization of Science

Canadian Society for Immunology 2024: 36th Annual Meeting

Yuriy Baglaenko Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science, Policy and Politics
For this issue of IMMpress Magazine on Canadian Immunology, we take our readers to April 2024 when immunologists across Canada gathered at scenic Banff, Alberta for the annual spring conference hosted by the Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI). Home to nine CSI spring conferences since 1997, the snow-capped Rockies were the backdrop for four days...

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Reconnecting with the former Chair: A Chat with Dr. Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker on the growth of Canadian Immunology

Yuriy Baglaenko Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science, Policy and Politics
In keeping with the theme of this seasonal edition, I sat down to interview an integral member of our Canadian immunology community here at the University of Toronto (UofT). Dr. Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker was the UofT’s Department of Immunology Chair from 2012 to 2023. He has left a lasting legacy on our community, and here...

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Letter from the Chair, Dr. Jennifer Gommerman – Volume 12 Issue 2, 2024

Yuriy Baglaenko Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science, Policy and Politics
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Frederick Banting Nobel Laureate Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin with Charles Best, says something that we must embrace as Canadian Scientists. In this issue of IMMpress we have lots to be proud of as Canadian Scientists. We punch above our weight class (and...

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Letter from the Editors – Volume 12 Issue 2, 2024

Yuriy Baglaenko Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science, Policy and Politics
Autumn has arrived, and as the maple leaves turn a vibrant red, we are thrilled to bring you this latest issue of IMMpress Magazine, dedicated to the rich and diverse landscape of Canadian immunology. Canadians from sea to sea are making significant strides in the field of immunology every day, and so in this issue,...

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Podcaster Andrew Lewin On Protecting the Oceans

Mark Leiren-Young Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Policy and Politics
Andrew Lewin – host of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast – on teaching the world about oceans, myth-busting fake facts and falling for the oceans from his home in Ontario. “This is what people should be talking about.” Shownotes: 3:25 How Andrew Lewin fell for the oceans and marine biology. 5:18 The first...

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16-year-old Rylee Brooke on Young People Saving the Planet

Mark Leiren-Young Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Policy and Politics
Sixteen-year-old Hawaiian environmental activist Rylee Brooke hasn’t just been fighting for the environment – and the rights of keiki (young people) – since the age of eight, she’s teaching other young people and adults how to make change and make laws. Adventures in changing things locally and globally, making the case for Vote 16 and...

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The King & Queen of OctoNation

Mark Leiren-Young Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Policy and Politics
Sy Montgomery (author: Soul of an Octopus) and Warren Carlyle (founder of OctoNation) on friendly octopuses, the Mayor of Octopus City, and their top octopus secrets from their new book Secrets of the Octopus that accompanies the National Geographic TV series. Second of a two-part interview about the wild world of octopuses! “We’re in the...

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The Beyonce of Octopuses and The OctoKing on Why Octopuses Needed a Publicist

Mark Leiren-Young Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Policy and Politics
Sy Montgomery (Soul of an Octopus) and Warren Carlyle (founder of OctoNation) on octopuses taking over the media, the origins of OctoNation, why octopuses needed a publicist and some of the secrets of octopus from their new book Secrets of the Octopus that accompanies the National Geographic TV series. First of a two-part interview about...

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