Are you soon-to-be PhD student or postdoctoral fellow, based outside of Canada? Here is a great program for you if you are interested in diabetes and/or obesity research! PhD students- $40k CAD/year; three years PDFs- $70k CAD/year; two years Let's chat! nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/canada-im...

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As announced in Budget 2025 - Canada Strong, a resilient Canadian economy depends on a highly skilled workforce.

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Perhaps the devil is in the details, but it's disappointing to know that @mark-carney.bsky.social would rather budget up to $1B to support and recruit international researchers than to support to talent already in Canada. @melaniejolycan.bsky.social 1/

The Canadian government has seemingly never read a single one of its own commissioned reports on what Canadian science needs. (It's not more people.)

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Globe & Mail reports “the budget is expected to include up to $1-billion to attract high-quality talent and researchers from the United States and elsewhere” So far hospitals and universities have been going it alone…. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social

PI achievement unlocked! Congrats to Dr Frederic Abou Azar, PhD! First PhD student to finish in the Lim lab! @crchum.bsky.social @umontreal.ca

In Canada, proposed cuts of 15% across the federal government would have a dramatic effect on already globally decimated research & science. Join Canada's research & science community and tell PM Mark Carney to preserve the funding promised in 2024. Send a letter: win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

The man The myth The legend!! @feedphil.bsky.social In #MTL

Dear colleagues: Just because there is an “average” salary range for a postdoc in a given city, this should not be a reason to NOT PAY THEM a living wage. It is unthinkable to justify paying PDFs less money because of the city they live in. Do better please.

There is still a spot for a PhD student or Postdoc in the Lim Lab! If you are interested in metabolism, 14-3-3 proteins, adipocytes, or beta-cells, please email me (details at www.limlab.ca). International applicants are welcome! Positions are fully funded. Looking forward to working with you!

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Exploring how 14-3-3 proteins contribute to metabolism and metabolic diseases

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One third of the time I have an imposter syndrome, another third of the time I don't have the energy to keep up with the pace of things, a quarter of the time I feel like I am managing OK, and the remaining <9% of the time I feel like I can kick ass all the way to the moon (this is when I write).

New #lab photo!

Today was another amazing day! For the second year in a row, the Lim Lab and others labs from the @crchum.bsky.social welcomes high school students from the #Kahnawake Survival School for a day of hands-on research activities! It’s always fun to promote #STEM #STEMM !!

Repost w/ correct link! The Dept of Human Genetics at the Univeristy of Utah is hosting a Rising Stars in Genetics & Genomics postdoc symposium. We are looking to feature postdocs doing cool science! Please self nominate or nominate an excellent postdoc! #ASHGtrainees docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Sad to hear that Dr. Henry Friesen, who had a transformative influence on health research in Canada, has died at age 90. He discovered the hormone prolactin and founded the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, among his many accomplishments. www.cdnmedhall.ca/laureates/he...

Congrats to Dr. Sabri Rial ! He investigated the mechanisms of how 14-3-3zeta influences adipogenesis. FYI, he's on the PI job market and would make a fantastic colleague ;) @crchum.bsky.social @umontreal.ca l @facmed-umontreal.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

14-3-3ζ allows for adipogenesis by modulating chromatin accessibility during the early stages of adipocyte differentiation

We previously established the scaffold protein 14-3-3ζ as a critical regulator of adipogenesis and adiposity, but the temporal specificity of its acti…

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Sabri Ahmed Rial, stagiaire post-doctoral dans le laboratoire de Gareth Lim, explique comment fonctionne l’hormone GLP-1 et son rôle dans le développement du diabète. @chumontreal.bsky.social

The Lim Lab at the @crchum.bsky.social is recruiting PhD students or Postdoctoral Fellows to study the roles of 14-3-3zeta in #adipocytes or pancreatic #betacells. Projects are supported by CIHR, NSERC, or Diabetes Canada. Please share with people who might be interested! Thanks!