IMS Magazine - Summer 2012 edition in PDF format - Institute of ...
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IN THIS<br />
ISSUE...<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Commentary ....................................03<br />
Letter from the Editor ......................06<br />
News at a Glance ...........................07<br />
Director’s Message .........................10<br />
<strong>IMS</strong> Scientific Day Highlight ...........11<br />
Feature.............................................13<br />
Spotlight ..........................................25<br />
Book Reviews ..................................27<br />
Close Up...........................................29<br />
Viewpo<strong>in</strong>t ........................................31<br />
Expert Op<strong>in</strong>ion .................................35<br />
Future Directions .............................37<br />
Research Highlight ..........................39<br />
Ask the Experts ...............................40<br />
Past Events.......................................41<br />
Diversions .......................................42<br />
13<br />
FEATURE<br />
Genomic Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Our experts discuss how advances <strong>in</strong> genomic<br />
technologies will soon allow genetic <strong>in</strong>sights to<br />
aid <strong>in</strong>dividual patient care, and the associated<br />
challenges to consider.<br />
Cover image by Inessa Stanishevskaya. Gone to the Dogs? photo by Jennifer Rilstone. Expert Op<strong>in</strong>ion image courtesy <strong>of</strong> Igor Stagljar.<br />
MAGAZINE STAFF<br />
Editor-<strong>in</strong>-Chief Natalie Venier<br />
Manag<strong>in</strong>g Editor N<strong>in</strong>a Bahl<br />
Assistant Manag<strong>in</strong>g Editors Tetyana Pekar<br />
Jennifer Rilstone<br />
Allison Rosen<br />
Adam Santoro<br />
Departmental Advisor Marika Galadza<br />
Kamila Lear<br />
Design Editors Melissa Cory<br />
Laura Greenlee<br />
Michael Soong<br />
Inessa Stanishevskaya<br />
Andrea Zariwny<br />
Sr. Design Editors Tobi Lam, Andreea Marg<strong>in</strong>eanu,<br />
Merry Wang, M<strong>in</strong>yan Wang<br />
Advertis<strong>in</strong>g Manager Cor<strong>in</strong>ne Daly<br />
Laura Seohyun Park<br />
<strong>Magaz<strong>in</strong>e</strong> Committee Salvador Alcaire<br />
S. Amanda Ali<br />
Rickv<strong>in</strong>der Besla<br />
Danielle Desouza<br />
Melanie Guenette<br />
Aaron Kucyi<br />
Rosa Marticorena<br />
Anna Podnos<br />
Brittany Rosenbloom<br />
Karrie Wong<br />
Zeynep Yilmaz<br />
Photography Yekta Dowlati, Brett Jones<br />
Laura Feldcamp, Paul<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Rzeczkowska, Mohammed Sabri<br />
Copyright © <strong>2012</strong> by <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical Science, University <strong>of</strong> Toronto. All<br />
rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.<br />
The <strong>IMS</strong> <strong>Magaz<strong>in</strong>e</strong> is a student-run <strong>in</strong>itiative. Any op<strong>in</strong>ions expressed by<br />
the author(s) are <strong>in</strong> no way affiliated with the <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical Science<br />
or the University <strong>of</strong> Toronto.<br />
39<br />
Gone to the Dogs?<br />
Learn how Drs. Hannes Lohi and Berge<br />
M<strong>in</strong>assian are us<strong>in</strong>g genomics to<br />
improve the health <strong>of</strong> purebred dogs and<br />
better understand human disease.<br />
35<br />
Expert Op<strong>in</strong>ion: Proteomics<br />
Dr. Igor Stagljar expla<strong>in</strong>s translational<br />
aspects <strong>of</strong> proteomics research.<br />
Cover Art<br />
By Inessa Stanishevskaya<br />
The cover was designed to illustrate how<br />
the analysis <strong>of</strong> a person’s genome sequence<br />
could potentially play a role <strong>in</strong> the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividualized patient care.<br />
<strong>IMS</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER <strong>2012</strong> GENOMIC MEDICINE | 02
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