Public trust in #science is under strain, while #misinformation continues to grow 🤔 New perspective outlines practical “how-to’s” for #scientists engaging in #outreach and rebuilding trust in #evidence-based #decision-making https://ow.ly/vJU150Ziw5E

Where are we after 6 years of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines? ✅87% effective against infection ✅93% effective at ⬇️ hospitalization ✅94% effective at ⬇️ mortality ✅myocarditis risk < than infection In short, the anti-vaxxers are absolutely, totally, wrong. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Safety and efficacy of mRNA vaccines: a mechanistic and public health perspective

mRNA vaccines represent a transformative advance in vaccinology, combining rapid development timelines, scalable manufacturing, and strong immunogenicity with a favourable safety profile. Global deplo...

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Finding the next research opportunity can be challenging, especially in a competitive job market. The CSMB shares postings like this to help connect researchers across Canada with labs, institutions, and career opportunities. csmb-scbm.ca/jobs/ #CSMB #ScienceJobs #Postdoc #CanadianScience

Here is the story of one of the U of Alberta - Department of Cell Biology's major projects for the last few years. Setting up a Stem Cell core laboratory in partnership with the Women and Children's Health Reserach Institute. ar.wchri.org/tiny-models-...

Tiny models, big impact – Two Decades of Discovery, Generations of Impact

In the Stem Cell Core, human cell models help researchers study diseases and create personalized treatments to improve patient outcomes.

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Our head laboratory technican has worked at the University for 45+ years! They interviewed her for a local podcast. Take a listen if you want to hear about her long and successful career and all the changes she has witnessed personally over the past 4+ decades. www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e7...

Looking for the right home for your #research? 🔬 🧬 #Genome is a #not-for-profit, society-driven journal ❤️ Run by scientists, for scientists, with fast #review and a strong track record for impactful research! https://ow.ly/nJfr50Z5NHl

🎓 New CSMB Trainee Awards are coming! The CSMB will recognize outstanding MSc and PhD thesis research, plus exceptional first-author trainee publications in Genome or Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Awardees will receive 🏆 Certificate 💵 $500 travel support 📣 CSMB promotion Details coming soon!

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Here we go! The start of a 2 day symposium of talks from our undergraduate CELL499 students presenting the findings from their research projects. @ualberta.bsky.social

Our lab wrote a "preview" of a new paper by Wang et al. on the role of peroxisomes in gut develoment (and COVID response). www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Gut check: Peroxisomes as a missing link in long COVID intestinal repair

Long COVID is often associated with persistent gastrointestinal dysfunction. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Wang et al. reveal that intestinal S…

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I was playing with Gemini "Gems" to see how it would work to help teach Cell Biology concepts. Nothing is more terrifying than a 10 sec AI-generaged Taylor Swift sound alike song about the Myc protein domains and binding partners.

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Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and...

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#womeninSTEM ‘A no thank you to the person who assumed I was the coffee lady’ - Rachel Los delta.tudelft.nl/en/article/a...

We are hiring!

Following CanFly 2025 in Montreal, Genome Journal is inviting submissions for the #CanFly2025 collection. Showcase your research using Drosophila to advance genetics, neuroscience, development, and evolutionary biology. Learn more ▶️ https://ow.ly/qVV650XBEwE

Such a pleasure to write this review on #LipidDroplet heterogeneity, dynamics and #organelle interactions with Mike @hennelab.bsky.social ! Thank you to the editorial team @natrevmcb.nature.com and to Yoni Malis for assistance with draft illustrations

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology@natrevmcb.nature.com · 7mo ago

New Online! Heterogeneity, dynamics and organelle interactions of lipid droplets

Our lab, located at the University of Alberta (Canada), is hiring a postdoctoral scholar and/or PhD student to work on the contribution of genetic mutations to neurological disorder mechanisms and response to treatments. Please share widely! can-acn.org/postdoctoral...

The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing theconversation.com/the-5-stages... Thanks to @simmondlab.bsky.social for sharing this one!

The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing

Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.

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The staff and associate editors at Genome are great. It is wonderful to work with a group that 'tries a little harder'.

Genome Journal@genomejournal.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Thanks to the dedication of our editors, reviewers, society partners, and employees, we had a very successful and rewarding year. Read about the milestones that made 2025 so meaningful ▶️ https://ow.ly/eAnq50XKwi8 #BestofCSP #YearInReview

Calling #CanFly2025 attendees! Genome Journal is now accepting manuscripts for the CanFly Collection, featuring cutting-edge Drosophila research across genetics, development, and neuroscience. Submit by June 30, 2026 ▶️ https://ow.ly/LFph50XBE3b #DrosophilaResearch

Advance genetics and genomics research from a Canadian and global perspective. Genome welcomes submissions on evolutionary, functional, population, cytogenetic, and spatial genomics. Publish with us 🍁▶️ https://ow.ly/arKX50XFQvf #YourResearchHome

Saving the bellicose #bumblebee! 🐝 Brazil’s endemic Bombus bellicosus faces habitat loss & #ClimateChange. Sequencing its #genome shows it’s genetically diverse enough to survive, thanks in part to #CitizenScientists who helped locate populations. 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/gen-...

The nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of the bellicose bumblebee (Bombus bellicosus, Hymenoptera: Apidae), a threatened pollinator in a changing South American landscape

We present the first genome of a Brazilian bumblebee species, the bellicose bumblebee (Bombus bellicosus). This is an endemic species in southern South America facing local extinction due to habitat…

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Northern lights are bright in Edmonton tonight.

I baked 💩 cupcakes for our lab meeting today.

Calling #CanFly2025 attendees! Genome is now accepting manuscripts for the CanFly Collection, featuring cutting-edge Drosophila research across genetics, development, and neuroscience. Submit by June 30, 2026▶️ buff.ly/NyAG4mI #DrosophilaResearch

This #CanFly collection highlights research presented at the 2025 Canadian Drosophila Research Conference. Submit your work and be part of this showcase of innovation in Drosophila science. Details ▶️ buff.ly/NyAG4mI #DrosophilaResearch #CanFly2025

#ASD diagnosis could get a precision upgrade! 🧬 Long-read sequencing reveals complex structural variants missed by short-read methods, helping to clarify #genetic contributions to #autism #PrecisionMedicine buff.ly/nm5kd7q

Seen walking in London tonight. Inspired to change the name of my lab?

Can’t wait to join the Riboclub 2025 Annual Meeting! See you there to talk RNA and share ideas! @rnacanada.bsky.social #BiologyConference #RNABiology