Pharmacist Hans Epp administers a Covid vaccine.

Calling the Shots

At the age of 24, Hans Epp [B.Sc.Pharm/84] became one of Shoppers Drug Mart’s youngest franchise owners. In his nearly four decades as a pharmacist, he has seen many changes in the profession.

Dr. Laura MacDonald writes on a whiteboard.

Eager to Educate

Laura MacDonald [Dip.D.Hyg./81, M.Ed./87, PhD/21] was recently in a videoconference with students from the bachelor of science in dental hygiene program. When the learners finished their presentation, MacDonald, who was working from home, gave them a standing ovation at her dining room table.

A student sits at a computer using tongs that have a wireless mouse attached.

Game On

At the start of his four-decade career in physical therapy and neuroscience research, Tony Szturm [PhD/88] looked to his past for inspiration.

A researcher working in a microbiology lab.

Advancing Antimicrobials

What Dr. Kangmin Duan studies is microscopic, but the problem he’s working on is colossal. The microbiologist researches how bacteria cause infectious diseases and become resistant to antimicrobial (antibiotic) drugs.