Plus, Sean Cleary on why he left the Mayo Clinic to expand robotic surgery in Toronto
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APRIL 25, 2025

 

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THE MAGIC LAB

Alán Aspuru-Guzik and his multinational team of mad scientists are combining chemistry, robotics and AI to fight climate change, streamline organ transplants and supercharge the scientific method. How did their lab end up at the University of Toronto? In a word: Trump.

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“WE HAVE BORN-AND-RAISED AMERICANS REACHING OUT”

Sean Cleary, a hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon, left the Mayo Clinic in 2023 to help expand robotic surgery in Toronto. “We could see another turbulent four years on the ­horizon,” he says. We spoke to him about Canadian versus US health care and U of T’s world-class surgery department.

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“I’M A TORONTO MAN THROUGH AND THROUGH”

In February, stand-up comedian Hassan Phills got a big shout-out after being sampled on Drake’s track “Small Town Fame.” It was a boost for a comic who’s been making waves in Toronto’s comedy scene with material informed by his love of the city. Now, with a Crave TV spot and a transatlantic tour, Phills is taking his hometown humour global.

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