Carol Schuurmans
@carolschuurmans.bsky.social
Senior Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute, Professor in Biochemistry at the University of Toronto. Research foci: proneural transcription factors, cortical and retinal development, neuronal reprogramming. All opinions are my own.
Excited to attend day three of the Neurogenesis and Repair conference in Toronto, Canada, joined by members of the organizing committee, including Bhavana Muralidharan, Shen-Ju Chou, Sergi Simo and Deborah Kurrasch (not shown). It has been a very exciting program!
Join us in Toronto, July 13–16 for the International Conference on Neurogenesis and Repair. Featuring keynote Dr. Jeffrey Macklis (Harvard), 13 short‑talk slots, poster sessions, and many trainee travel awards Details + registration: event.fourwaves.com/neurogenesis... Hope to see you there!
Neurogenesis and Repair 2026
Join Neurogenesis and Repair 2026, July 13-16, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.
event.fourwaves.com
Join us in Toronto, July 13–16 for the International Conference on Neurogenesis and Repair. Featuring keynote Dr. Jeffrey Macklis (Harvard), 13 short‑talk slots, poster sessions, and many trainee travel awards Details + registration: event.fourwaves.com/neurogenesis... Hope to see you there!
Neurogenesis and Repair 2026
Join Neurogenesis and Repair 2026, July 13-16, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.
event.fourwaves.com
Join us in Toronto, July 13–16 for the inaugural International Conference on Neurogenesis & Repair! Featuring keynote Jeffrey Macklis (Harvard) + global speakers. 13 competitive short talks, poster sessions, and separate trainee awards. Early‑bird deadline: March 31.
Thrilled to share that our team’s new publication has just been released in Communications Biology! A co-publication with the group of Antonio del Sol in Luxembourg and Bilbao. Congratulations to the first author, Hussein Ghazale and all the co-authors! www.nature.com/articles/s42...
MicroRNA-mediated neuronal detargeting alters astrocyte cell fate conversion trajectories in vivo - Communications Biology
In vivo astrocyte-to-neuron conversion is driven by Ascl1SA6 expression restricted to astrocytes via miR-124-target sites, with astrocyte pre-labeling marking reprogrammed neurons, confirmed by single...
nature.com
We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
The Coming Out of a Transgender Scientist
"I know that I am making the right decision because whenever I think about changing my gender role, I am flooded with feelings of relief."
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
Joseph Hanna and Yacine Touahri et al. @carolschuurmans.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social find that Pten Loss Triggers Progressive Photoreceptor Degeneration in an mTORC1-Independent Manner, iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx....
Do you know (or are you) a senior scientist in the USA who might like to move to Canada in the near future? The 2026 call for CERCs (Canada Excellence Research Chairs) was posted last month: 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭 🇨🇦
Canada Excellence Research Chairs - Home
The CERC Program offers eligible Canadian degree-granting universities the opportunity to establish research Chairs at their institutions in research areas that are of strategic importance to Canada.
cerc.gc.ca