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Changing our neurological fate

How exercise and mental stimulation sharpen our senses and enhance cognitive abilities

Dr. Crystal Chan: Research aimed at enhancing outcomes after in vitro fertilization

Mount Sinai Hospital clinician-scientist helping to improve the health of pregnant women and their babies

Early stage of mitosis

To the right is a cell in the early stages of mitosis, or cell division

Building spare parts

Dr. Ian Rogers and his team are building bioartificial kidneys for transplantation.

HeLa Cell Undergoing Mitosis

This image was taken by the super-resolution microscope (OMX), which offers much greater resolution and detail compared to other forms of light microscopy. The cell shown here is in the process of division. The chromosomes, stained blue, are aligned at the metaphase plate with the attached microtubules, in green.

The Andrulis lab: Uncovering the genes and pathways associated with breast cancer

 

Research in the Gingras lab deciphers the intricacies of protein interactions

Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras is renowned for her studies of protein interactions that play a role in the development of cancer, drug resistance and immunity.

Dr. Frederick Roth’s lab develops new technologies such as DNA sequencing techniques.

 

Synaptic Activity of a Neuron

 

Drs. Jeff Wrana and Alex Zlotta are harnessing new genetic technologies to advance the treatment of bladder cancer

 

Blood Vessels of the Iris

 

Dr. Laurence Pelletier and his research team use breakthrough technology to visualize cell division in unprecedented detail

 

Printing new joints with a 3D printer: advancing regenerative medicine for Canadians

Scientists at Mount Sinai’s Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Musculoskeletal Research, including Dr. Rita Kandel, are pioneering an entirely new frontier in Canada: the use of three-dimensional printing to construct replacement parts that mimic the patient’s own joint.

Lunenfeld scientists uncover a key secret to human development

 

The darker side of regenerative medicine: working toward safer stem cell therapies

Stem cells have been widely touted as a source of great hope for their use in medicine, such as in the development of new drugs to prevent and treat illnesses like Parkinson’s disease, wound healing and spinal cord injury. But techniques for generating these highly malleable cells have also created concerns around safety in stem cell therapies.

Mount Sinai researchers uncover new gene linked to blood vessel growth

 

The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute: Discovery science and clinical synergy

 

Not your typical March Break: the life of an intern at the LTRI

For March Break this year, some students took advantage of the time off from school to travel with families, hang out with friends, or to catch up on some much needed sleep. However, a unique group of students from local Toronto high schools did something a little different – they pursued their passion for science as interns at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute for March Break.