Sinai Health

Spring 2015

Perspectives magazine is an annual glossy supporting the Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary, Mount Sinai Hospital and the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute.

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DM15–BM1/2 • 201407383 C H A R I T A B L E R E G I S T R A T I O N # 1 1 9 0 4 8 1 0 6 R R 0 0 0 1 instagram.com/support_sinai facebook.com/supportsinai @supportsinai youtube.com/mountsinaihospital F S C L O G O : Origo to insert Do you have a story you'd like to share? mshfstories@mtsinai.on.ca spring 2015 Chair, Board of Directors, Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation of Toronto Brent Belzberg CEO, Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation of Toronto; Executive Vice-President, Advancement & Marketing, Sinai Health System Kevin R. Goldthorp Editor Lindsey Hodgson Associate Editor Sara Daniels Contributors Sandeep Dhaliwal Riannon John Hailey Meslin Annie Tong Danny Santa Ana Designer Cecilia Mok e Best Medicine Matters 02 Building the future of medicine + 06 The art of discovery 20 Discover the LTRI + 30 LTRI: By the numbers + 31 "Patient 1" + 34 Introducing the Sinai Health System + 37 News + 40 Sinai on the Scene CO N T E N T S 02 31 O N T H E CO V E R front: Researchers in Dr. Helen McNeill's lab study Drosophila melanogaster (commonly known as the fruit fly) to understand how cell growth and differentiation are regulated, a process that is essential for fertility. Specifically, Dr. McNeill's team is investigating a protein found in the male reproductive system of fruit flies, mice and humans. Mutations in this protein may lead to infertility in humans. Pictured: a developing stem cell niche of the male Drosophila reproductive system. Image courtesy of Dr. Helen McNeill back: Stem cell lines produced at the LTRI — first developed by Dr. Andras Nagy — support the work of researchers around the world. See page 8 to read about Dr. Nagy's pioneering stem cell research. 34 " Healthcare is changing because our patients are changing." — Marian Walsh, Associate CEO and Chief Transformation Officer

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