Breakthroughs in the Spotlight
New podcast season provides an inside view of science at UHN in the era of COVID-19.
Hear from UHN scientists Drs. Joan Wither (top-left), Brad Wouters (top-right), Gang Zheng (bottom-right), Beate Sander (bottom-left) and others on how UHN is advancing medical science in these weekly podcasts.
UHN is home tocountlessresearch programsthat arehelmed by world-leading scientists.TheBehind the Breakthroughpodcast, launched in 2019,offers a behind-the-scenes take on these scientists'groundbreakingmedical discoveries.
Returning for its third season, the podcast featuresanew lineup of interviewsbetween host Christian Cote and scientists from across UHN.In addition to discussing solutions to some of the most pressing health issues, the one-on-one conversations delve into these scientists' personal journeys inlife andresearch.
Listen and subscribe to season three here:https://www.uhn.ca/corporate/News/UHN_Podcasts/Behind_the_Breakthrough
The new season kicks offtoday,October 12,with a special episodewith Dr. Brad Wouters, UHN Executive Vice President of Science and Research,on the pandemic and the cutting-edge COVID-19 studies led at UHN.
Among theCOVID-19topics that Dr. Wouters andChristiandiscussarea number ofUHN-ledclinicaltrials: one that identified the commonly available heparinblood thinneras an effective treatment forindividuals withmoderateCOVID-19symptoms; and another that revealedthatCOVID-19vaccineboosterscansignificantlyimproveimmuneprotectionintransplant patients.They alsodiscussUHN'svital workinguiding Ontario public health policyandthe decadesof basic science research thathaveenabledthe rapid development of vaccines.
It was very exciting.I doremember that day very clearly, saysDr. Woutersin recalling when the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine was administered in Canada.We've all been really stunned by how great these vaccines are, and how effective they are, and it is a triumph of science, and I think perhaps one of the greatest examples of the importance of investing in science.
Future episodes willinvolve discussions on a broad mix of research topics. Among the guests are:
- Dr. BabakTaati, a KITE Scientist,whowillexplainhow he is using computer vision for rehabilitation and health monitoring;
- Dr. Joan Wither, a Senior Scientist at the Schroeder Arthritis Institute, who willtalk about her searchfor biomarkers of autoimmune disease;
- Dr. Jordan Feld, a Senior Scientist at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute,whowillchatabouthis recent work on treating COVID-19 outpatients;
- Dr. Beate Sander, a Scientist at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, who willtalk aboutthe economics of infectious diseaseandguiding public health policy for COVID-19;and
- Dr. Gang Zheng, aSeniorScientistatPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, who will discuss new cancer treatments based on nanotechnology.
New episodes will be released every Tuesdayuntil early Decemberremember to subscribe here:Behind the Breakthrough.
Source: UHN.ca