Since 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has invested in infrastructure that researchers need to think big, innovate and push the boundaries of knowledge. State-of-the-art research facilities and equipment increase the capability of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to carry out high-quality research. This, in turn, helps them to attract and retain the world’s top talent, train the next generation of researchers and support world-class research that strengthens the economy and improves the quality of life for all Canadians. Website: https://www.innovation.ca
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Since 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has invested in infrastructure that researchers need to think big, innovate and push the boundaries of knowledge. State-of-the-art research facilities and equipment increase the capability of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to carry out high-quality research. This, in turn, helps them to attract and retain the world’s top talent, train the next generation of researchers and support world-class research that strengthens the economy and improves the quality of life for all Canadians. Website: https://www.innovation.ca
10,000 ways | How does Anna Blakney use TikTok to help people understand mRNA vaccines?
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3 years ago
10,000 ways | How does Anna Blakney use TikTok to help people understand mRNA vaccines?
(Ce balado est uniquement disponible en anglais.)For many, RNA vaccines seem to have appeared out of nowhere. The curious and the hesitant have wondered how a vaccine to fight COVID-19 could have been brought to market so quickly. In fact, messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines have been in development for over three decades. Here is the story about a persistent RNA vaccine pioneer and her socially connected admirer, University of British Columbia researcher, Anna Blakney. Want to know more about Anna Blakney? Read her University of British Columbia bio (https://www.bme.ubc.ca/person/anna-blakney/)Find her at the Michael Smith Laboratories (https://www.msl.ubc.ca/people/dr-anna-blakney/)Check out her TikTok page (https://www.tiktok.com/@anna.blakney?lang=en)Curious about Team Halo?teamhalo.org (https://teamhalo.org/)Looking for a more detailed account of Kati Karikó’s journey of persistence and discovery?Listen to The New York Times' The Daily (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-unlikely-pioneer-behind-mrna-vaccines/id1200361736?i=1000524932973) podcast.CFI-funded researcher Pieter Cullis is considered the “Godfather of RNA delivery”Read his University of British Columbia bio (https://biochem.ubc.ca/person/pieter-cullis/)Saanich News story on Anna, Pieter and TikTok (https://www.saanichnews.com/news/video-ubc-prof-finds-tiktok-fame-debunking-1-covid-19-lie-at-a-time/)Curious to know more about the VinFuture Award?Read the UBC press release: “Dr. Pieter Cullis and colleagues win VinFuture Foundation’s first global sci-tech award (https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/dr-pieter-cullis-and-colleagues-win-vinfuture-foundations-first-global-sci-tech-award/)”What is Poliomyelitis?Connaught Labs, Polio Research & Conquering “The Crippler” (https://connaught.research.utoronto.ca/history/article7/)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Since 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has invested in infrastructure that researchers need to think big, innovate and push the boundaries of knowledge. State-of-the-art research facilities and equipment increase the capability of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to carry out high-quality research. This, in turn, helps them to attract and retain the world’s top talent, train the next generation of researchers and support world-class research that strengthens the economy and improves the quality of life for all Canadians. Website: https://www.innovation.ca
