A new step toward cures for type 1 diabetes in Canada. Breakthrough T1D Canada has formally asked the federal government to partner in launching the Breakthrough T1D Network for Canada (BTNC), a national effort to accelerate treatments for #T1D. 💙 Learn more 🔗 ow.ly/yi8850YH60L

Excited to share our new paper in Nat Comms on how human stem cell-derived pancreatic progenitors choose between islet and enterochromaffin (EC)-like fates - and how we can steer that choice! A story in a few tweets… Full paper 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

(🧵1/18) Lots of new papers from the members of CIRTN🍀! Here are works from the labs of Drs Mulvihill, Huang, Poitout, Bruin, Johnson, Doucette, Hull-Meichle, Kieffer, Nostro, Prentice, Prentki, Rabasa-Lhoret, Riddell and Shapiro.

Hot off the press! This paper provides protocols for directed differentiation of hPSCs to different pancreatic islet-like endocrine cells as well as to enterochromaffin cells. Congratulations to the whole team! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Breakthrough T1D Canada is pleased to announce three new trainees joining the fourth cohort of our partnership with the Canadian Islet Research and Training Network @cirtn.bsky.social Learn more about their research and the impact of this collaboration: breakthrought1d.ca/breakthrough...

Calling all residents and fellows interested in type 1 diabetes #T1D research! Breakthrough T1D Canada's Clinician Investigator Fellowship is currently open for applications. Up to $50,000 salary support per year. Deadline to submit is March 31st. breakthrought1d.ca/research/gra...

(🧵1/7) Several publications coming out of CIRTN labs in the first half of February 2026🎉! This includes labs of Drs: Prentice, Riddell and Rutter.

(🧵1/23) First month of 2026: complete✅! Many papers coming from CIRTN scientists, including works from the labs of Drs Bruin, Lynn, Estall, Ferdaoussi, Fullerton, Hull-Meichle, Pepper, Korbutt, Levings, Lim, Mulvihill, Rabasa-Lhoret, Riddell, Rutter, Tsai, Woo and Verchere! 📝

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...

The new Crome Lab at BC Cancer is up and running — and we’re hiring! We’re recruiting a PDF for a newly funded project on ILCs & NK cells in Type 1 Diabetes, using spatial genomics and single-cell approaches. 🔗 jobs.phsa.ca/job/postdoct... #Immunology #SingleCell #SpatialGenomics #Type1Diabetes

I'm excited to share that we are hiring two positions with Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) Canada! National Specialist, Research & Mental Health (Bilingual) National Manager, Medical Affairs Please pass these along to anyone who may be interested: jobs-ca.silkroad.com/breakthrough...

CIRTN-R2FIC is currently running in Toronto its 4th Annual Meeting. During this meeting we have launched our mini interview series called "Islets in a Pod" ! Our first interview is with Dr. Patrick MacDonald from the University of Alberta. youtu.be/UlHn_1Fz3ck?...

🌟 New opportunity - Fourteen summer studentships are available for undergraduate and med students to carry out summer research in diabetes under the supervision of a member of the BBDC. Learn more! bbdc.org/funding/fund...

Congratulations, Cristina, well deserved!

Congratulations to Dr. Cristina Nostro from @uhn.ca’s McEwen Stem Cell Institute on winning the prestigious 2025 Till & McCulloch Award! 🎉 Her impactful research in #diabetes and #RegenerativeMedicine brings us closer to #AHealthierWorld every day. 🔗 Read more: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/honouri...

(1/2) 🇨🇦 Canada changed the world with the discovery of insulin — and 40 years later, with #StemCells, launched #RegenerativeMedicine. Today, another breakthrough is within reach.

📢 Exciting job opportunity! The Epelman Lab at University Health Network is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in #Cardiology to study engineered heart tissue, tissue regeneration, and macrophage biology. 🫀 Learn more and apply! ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/career-oppor...

📢 McGill University is hiring! A tenure-track Assistant Professor position is open in Pluripotent Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine, within the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, in partnership with the Meakins-Christie Labs at the RI-MUHC. Apply. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/wp-content/u...

Yesterday we celebrated our 600th human research islet isolation in support of diabetes research (and then last night isolated the islets in the pic). I’m very fortunate to work with such a dedicated team! See more at www.isletcore.ca

I have gotten a bit behind at sharing the lab’s latest work - this paper is now published - check it out! www.cell.com/cell-reports... Long story short: insulin is the major determinant of female fat storage, with a relatively minor effect on males.

Save the date for the 2026 A-BC Islet Biology meeting! Looking forward to many fantastic presentations by trainees in islet biology from all over Canada as well as great keynote lectures. Please share widely! isletmeeting.weebly.com

JOB ALERT 🚨 We are hiring TWO principal investigators in cell, molecular, systems, or chemical biology in Toronto, Canada at @sinaihealth.bsky.social. We provide a generous startup, fully funded salary and academic appointment at U of Toronto. www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please repost!

Discover MyRoad, a platform dedicated to research training and mentorship in the fields of obesity, diabetes, and cardiometabolic diseases. New opportunities are available this fall, including cohort-based training, travel awards, and health research exchange competitions. www.myroadplatform.ca/en

The @calvin-ke.bsky.social lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! Apply to join the team, where you will lead community-engaged, equity-focused type 2 diabetes research (qualitative & mixed-methods). jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHe...

Very proud to share the first review from the lab with contributions of all lab members. Writing this gave our new lab opportunity to read and discuss many papers and grow as a team. www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

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A regulated pathway through which glucagon modulates insulin release via alpha to beta cell communication and control of GLP-1R internalization and beta cell Ca2+ responses to high glucose @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social @daveyboyhod.bsky.social #islets www.cell.com/cell-metabol...

📣 Exciting opportunity! The McEwen Stem Cell Institute at @uhnresearch.ca is hiring a Postdoc Researcher to join the Protze Lab. The project focuses on #HumanPluripotent stem cell-derived AVNLPCs and their application as a biological conduction bridge. 🔗 jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHe...

We are launching a new initiative to support experimental design, data management/analysis and bioinformatics. Early days yet, but check it out here. www.bcell.org/adi-datasci....

Come join us in Vancouver! Exciting opportunity for a more senior investigator researching new regenerative medicine approaches for Type 1 diabetes. $8M in funding for successful candidate research.ubc.ca/media/file/j...

Very excited about our project aiming at advancing cell therapies for type 1 diabetes. and very thankful for receiving funding from @stemcellnetwork.ca

Review on metabolism in stem cell derived beta cells from former PhD student with us, Frank Lin. Cell Reports @cp-cellreports.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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!

Congrats to @sarahcolpitts.bsky.social and the @sarahcrome.bsky.social lab! Check out the effects of ILC-islet co-tx below 👇👇

Neat discussion below! 👇👇

📣 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🧵 I love kidney organoids - tiny nephron clusters grown in the lab from pluripotent stem cells. But can they treat kidney disease? New data suggests they can (in mice)! Let's dive in ⬇️ tinyurl.com/mr3sd6vu #KidneyOrganoids #CellTherapy #ChronicKidneyDisease #AcuteKidneyInjury

Excited to enroll our first participant for testing an agent (tolimidone) we hope will promote beta cell regeneration, building on preclinical work from Dr Jean Buteau at @albertadiabetes.bsky.social. Supported by Alberta Diabetes Foundation & biodexa pharmaceuticals www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...

Is ELISA success correlated with strength with which plate is banged when washing?

Thrilled to share our latest work, which was the outstanding doctoral work of @samanthajsyoon.bsky.social academic.oup.com/endo/advance... 1/12

New data from Gary Lewis and colleagues @uhnresearch.bsky.social interrogating how GLP-2 modulates chylomicron secretion in rats via VEGFR3 and MLC2 www.ghadvances.org/article/S277...

@elaineywchen.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/t...

Tenure track position in pharmacology or toxicology at McGill, in Montreal!!! www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Come and work with us at the Alberta Diabetes Institute. We are connecting people with T1D and researchers to accelerate innovation to improve the lives of people with diabetes. We need a project lead to help us. apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post...

We're looking for postdoctoral scholars to join our team in Vancouver 🇨🇦. We work on cell-based approaches aimed at curing type 1 diabetes. Bring your own ideas for projects or work on one that's already funded! More details here: www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Opening at UdeM Biochemistry department for a professor position in bioinfomatics! www.umontreal.ca/public/www/d...

Our job posting for 1 or more PDF positions in Vancouver Canada is now live here: tinyurl.com/4mrjw3m2 Please share/repost and apply soon!

New paper alert!! Thread from recent PhD graduate Jamie Chu

The Biochemistry Department at Université de Montréal is looking for a new Assistant or Associate Professor in Cryo-Electron Microscopy! The job ad can be found here: www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/trouver-un-e...

We have just published our ADI IsletCore Annual Report for the past year, along with an all-new outline of our Vision and Mission excepted from our recently-completed business plan. #diabetes #research Find them both here: www.bcell.org/adi-isletcor...

Are you applying for the J. Andrew McKee Fellowship in Type 1 Diabetes?    Supported by SCN and Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF), this is your chance to join UBC’s Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence. Submit your application by February 27, 2025. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/training/exc...