TABLE OF CONTENTS
IN THIS ISSUE... Commentary ....................................03 Letter from the Editor ......................06 News at a Glance ...........................07 Director’s Message .........................10 IMS Scientific Day Highlight ...........11 Feature.............................................13 Spotlight ..........................................25 Book Reviews ..................................27 Close Up...........................................29 Viewpoint ........................................31 Expert Opinion .................................35 Future Directions .............................37 Research Highlight ..........................39 Ask the Experts ...............................40 Past Events.......................................41 Diversions .......................................42
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FEATURE
Genomic Medicine
Our experts discuss how advances in genomic technologies will soon allow genetic insights to aid individual patient care, and the associated challenges to consider.
Cover image by Inessa Stanishevskaya. Gone to the Dogs? photo by Jennifer Rilstone. Expert Opinion image courtesy of Igor Stagljar.
MAGAZINE STAFF Editor-in-Chief Natalie Venier Managing Editor Nina Bahl Assistant Managing Editors Tetyana Pekar Jennifer Rilstone Allison Rosen Adam Santoro Departmental Advisor Marika Galadza Kamila Lear Design Editors Melissa Cory Laura Greenlee Michael Soong Inessa Stanishevskaya Andrea Zariwny Sr. Design Editors Tobi Lam, Andreea Margineanu, Merry Wang, Minyan Wang Advertising Manager Corinne Daly Laura Seohyun Park Magazine Committee Salvador Alcaire S. Amanda Ali Rickvinder Besla Danielle Desouza Melanie Guenette Aaron Kucyi Rosa Marticorena Anna Podnos Brittany Rosenbloom Karrie Wong Zeynep Yilmaz Photography Yekta Dowlati, Brett Jones Laura Feldcamp, Paulina Rzeczkowska, Mohammed Sabri Copyright © 2012 by Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. The IMS Magazine is a student-run initiative. Any opinions expressed by the author(s) are in no way affiliated with the Institute of Medical Science or the University of Toronto.
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Gone to the Dogs?
Learn how Drs. Hannes Lohi and Berge Minassian are using genomics to improve the health of purebred dogs and better understand human disease.
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Expert Opinion: Proteomics
Dr. Igor Stagljar explains translational aspects of proteomics research.
Cover Art By Inessa Stanishevskaya The cover was designed to illustrate how the analysis of a person’s genome sequence could potentially play a role in the development of individualized patient care.
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