Blog posts

I contributed to this blog post, which is a rapid review of research-related investments in the 2021 federal budget tabled by the Government of Canada.

In this blog post, I describe the research project that I am carrying out at Evidence For Democracy.

I highlighted some of the key take-aways from the Coming Soon – The Future Of Gene Editing And Gene Therapies panel. This took place during  Breaking Through: Delivering On The Promise Of Gene Therapy, a two-day long 2020 Gairdner Ontario International Symposium about gene therapy research and practice.

I highlighted some of the key take-aways from the 2020 Canada Gairdner Laureate lectures.

I highlighted some of the key take-aways from ten leaders speaking about three different aspects of Canada’s scientific response to the pandemic, specifically: vaccine efforts, population-wide research and impact, and co-ordination and collaboration.

I shared a list of opportunities that individuals could take advantage of to start tackling their goals.

This was the most read piece on the Signals blog in 2020.

I wrote about the key ideas discussed by the speakers at the RCIScience panel titled “Stem cells: the path to future regeneration."

I highlighted three of the more interesting issues raised at the 2019 American Society of Human Genetics’ (ASHG) Annual Meeting.

I wrote about some of the #VoteScience actions that individuals could take in the Fall of 2019.

I co-wrote a guide to forming a student science policy group, with Molly Sung, a fellow Toronto Science Policy Network co-founder.

I wrote about key points raised in the student group Women In Chemistry Toronto (WICTO) panel on “Why Representation Matters in Canadian STEM research.”

In this self-published blog post, I wrote a beginner’s guide to science communication opportunities in Canada, which includes outreach, public speaking, writing, journalism and social media initiatives. This was translated into French by ComSciConQC.

I wrote about the ongoing global quest to improve the coverage of female and minority scientists on Wikipedia, and how you too can take part in this form of science advocacy at an Edit-A-Thon or from the comfort of your own home.

This post recaps the key lessons I learned, and my thoughts about Projected Futures 2, a course aimed at science graduate students interested in exploring science journalism.

I co-wrote a blog post with Nahomi Amberber about the three main sources of income that graduate students typically receive: stipends, grants and awards, and teaching assistant (TA)-ships.

In this self-published blog post, I summarized key points raised during the University of Toronto Libraries' Student Journal Forum.