The 27th Medical Developmental Biology exchange course between Karolinska Institutet and University of Toronto has come to an end. A fantastic week with great science, talented students and friends! Thanks to all the speakers and study visit instructors for taking the time and contributing to the course! Click here to view the original post.

Dr. Keith Jarvi, a Senior Clinician Scientist, Head of Urology at Mount Sinai Hospital, and Director of the Murray Koffler Urologic Wellness Centre has received a $3.3 million grant from Genome Canada to develop a semen test that can predict aggressive prostate cancer. If successful, the test could eliminate the need for biopsies in thousands of cases —potentially sparing up to 6,000 men from invasive procedures and saving the healthcare system an estimated $8 million ...

Students, Education, Faculty & Staff, Giving, Partnerships The U of T-Karolinska Institutet’s International Exchange in Developmental and Perinatal Biology By Emma Jones and Emily Kulin In an increasingly interconnected world, international exchanges can play a pivotal role in opening participants’ eyes to new perspectives, as well as in planting the seeds for fruitful future collaborations. The University of Toronto has joined Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet in co-l...