Rodney DeKoter
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I am an Immunology and Hematology researcher at Western University in London Ontario
It's been a good December with one paper accepted and another one on the verge of being accepted. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone.
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Thanks for your good wishes everyone.
15 days ago
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A beautiful and fitting tribute to my father in law Peter Drost, who passed away this past Sunday.
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Obituary information for Peter James Drost
View Peter James Drost's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.
https://www.verhoevefuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Peter-James-Drost?obId=46590930
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Next Tuesday, Dr. Carl June will be presented with the J. Allyn Taylor award in recognition of his pioneering use of CAR-T cells to treat leukemia. We are looking forward to his visit!
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Transforming cancer treatment: Taylor Prize honours CAR T-cell therapy pioneer - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Western University
Dr. Carl June’s groundbreaking work has redefined cancer treatment, bringing life-saving therapy from the lab to patients around the globe.
https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/about/news-events-community/news/2025/transforming-cancer-treatment-taylor-prize-honours-car-t-cell-therapy-pioneer.html
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Remembering David Baltimore (1938–2025): Cell
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Remembering David Baltimore (1938–2025)
David Baltimore, one of modern biology’s most influential scientists, passed away at his home in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, on September 6, 2025 at the age of 87, leaving legions of former trainees an...
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674%2825%2901180-8
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
James Watson has died
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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/science/james-watson-dead.html
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#LightTheNight
London raised $140,528 and counting. Thank you for donating to blood cancer research!
3 months ago
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It's time to Light the Night for Leukemia & Lymphoma Research!
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Light The Night
DeKoter Lab Leukemia Research is participating in Light The Night on October 18, 2025 to fundraise for blood cancer cures.
https://secure.llscanada.org/site/TR/LTN/LTN?team_id=21251&pg=team&fr_id=1709
3 months ago
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The Associated Press
3 months ago
BREAKING: Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win the Nobel Prize in medicine for work on peripheral immune tolerance.
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The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries about peripheral immune tolerance.
https://bit.ly/46BdQS6
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Microbiology & Immunology at Western University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of T cell Biology and Neuroimmunology - one of two positions available. Full description here:
www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...
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https://www.uwo.ca/facultyrelations/careers/pdf/Ad.Schulich_-Microbiology-_-Immunology_T-cell-Biology-and-Neuroimmunology_2025.pdf
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Microbiology & Immunology at Western University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Neurovirology. Read the description here:
www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...
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https://www.uwo.ca/facultyrelations/careers/archived_pdfs/Ad.Schulich_-Microbiology-_-Immunology_Neurovirology_2025.pdf
3 months ago
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Thank you
#WesternU
for joining
@eara.eu
to promote the ethical use of animals in research
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3 months ago
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David Baltimore has passed away at 87.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...
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David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/science/david-baltimore-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kU8.js4I.LA0kmTacoL9r&smid=bs-share
4 months ago
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2025
https://www.emro.who.int/media/news/childhood-cancer-awareness-month-2025.html#:~:text=This%20September%2C%20as%20we%20observe,diagnosed%20early%20and%20treated%20comprehensively
4 months ago
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Happy 150th birthday Blackfriars Bridge
4 months ago
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Animal testing is still vital to advancing medicine:
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Toronto Star ePaper
Toronto Star ePaper
https://torontostarreplica.pressreader.com/article/281676851017377
4 months ago
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Dr. David Spence, a renowned Western University researcher, passed away on August 10.
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David Spence - Harris Funeral Home
David Spence C.M., M.D., FRCPC, FAHA It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. John David Spence on August 10th, 2025 at the age of 80. Son of Jack and Josephine Spence, Dave is ...
https://harrisfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/david-spence/
5 months ago
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We will miss you Frank. You were an example to me of how to live a life of science that was also full of joy, fun, and connection.
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Frank Beier - Harris Funeral Home
BEIER, Frank – Peacefully, with family by his side at Victoria Hospital on July 18, 2025, at the age of 59. Loving father to Lea, Ronja, Nelly, Merlin, Tessa, and Aaron. Cherished grandfather to Hayde...
https://harrisfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/frank-beier/
6 months ago
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THANK YOU
#CIHR
and especially to the reviewers for funding our research program on immune development and leukemia!
6 months ago
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If you need cheering up, watch the 40th anniversary of LIVE AID:
www.youtube.com/@LiveAid
6 months ago
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Cancer rates are increasing with our aging population. This is not the time to reduce cancer research funding.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/h...
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World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos | CNN
The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded ...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/health/national-cancer-institute-cuts-kff-health-news
6 months ago
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Congratulations to Chanpreet and Maria from the lab for top poster presentation awards at the recent Oncology Research & Education Day!
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Research & Education Day Awardees
Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.
https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/oncology//research/research__education_day/research__education_awardees.html
6 months ago
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Congratulations to CHRI scientist of the year Eileen Crowley and CHRI trainee of the year Jenica Kakadia
6 months ago
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THANK YOU to the outstanding peer reviewers recognized by CIHR:
cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53994.html
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Recognition for Peer Review contributions - CIHR
https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53994.html
7 months ago
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2025 Oncology Research & Education Day is today
www.schulich.uwo.ca/oncology/res...
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Oncology Research & Education Day
Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.
https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/oncology/research/research__education_day/index.html
7 months ago
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The "Pivot Penalty" is real: researchers are punished for entering new subject areas outside of their key areas of real or perceived competency.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The pivot penalty in research - Nature
An analysis of millions of scientific papers and patents reveals a ‘pivot penalty’ when researchers shift direction, with the impact of studies decreasing rapidly the further they move from their prev...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09048-1?WT.ec_id=NATURE-202505
7 months ago
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8 months ago
Saddened to hear of the death of Jim Till, at age 94. He was the co-discoverer of transplantable stem cells (with Ernest McCulloch), a discovery that revolutionized cancer treatment.
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8 months ago
UHN marks the passing of Dr. James Till, whose work with Dr. Ernest McCulloch first demonstrated the existence of blood-forming stem cells in 1961 at Ontario Cancer Institute, now Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. His work has helped launch the field of
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The word "research" appears 31 times in Primer Minster Mark Carney's platform - a big improvement over the previous administration.
liberal.ca/cstrong/
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Canada Strong | Liberal Party of Canada
https://liberal.ca/cstrong/
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Obituary: Visionary Dr. Henry Friesen re-invented Canada’s premier health research funding agency. He also did groundbreaking work isolating and purifying the hormone prolactin, by
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Visionary Dr. Henry Friesen reinvented Canada’s premier health research funding agency
Dr. Friesen did groundbreaking work isolating and purifying the hormone prolactin, and went on to distinguish himself as a leader, establishing the influential Canadian Institutes of Health Research
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-visionary-dr-henry-friesen-reinvented-canadas-premier-health-research/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Attending the Centre for Translational Cancer Research Immuno-Oncology Research symposium today
#CTCRIO2025
8 months ago
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The European Research Council announces expansion of grant programs to attract researchers to move from the United States:
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Choose Europe for Science: ERC welcomes new budget for 'super grants'
The Scientific Council of the European Research Council welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from the European Commission for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering la...
https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/choose-europe-science-erc-welcomes-new-budget-super-grants
8 months ago
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Today is the International Day of Immunology. Let's celebrate the discipline and discoveries of Immunology on this day.
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Day of Immunology 2025 » IUIS
IUIS and EFIS invite all international societies to join us this year to honor the Day of Immunology on April 29. This year’s topic is “Brain and Immunity: Immunological Insights into Neurological…
https://iuis.org/events/day-of-immunology-2025/
8 months ago
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I voted!
8 months ago
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Congratulations to James Iansavitchous in my lab who completed his one-year MSc studies with a final presentation yesterday. Great job James!!
9 months ago
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Great poster presentations by lab members Chanpreet and Maria at
#CSI2025
9 months ago
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It’s a beautiful day for Immunology at
#CSI2025
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Amazing science awarded by the Gairdner foundation for Cystic fibrosis treatment, Notch signalling, fighting malnutrition and an award to Daniel de Carvalho making major strides in Cancer research in Canada.
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Fritz Melchers, pioneer of B cell biology, passed away on February 24, 2025. In 1999 Fritz came to my poster at the Cold Spring Harbor Symposium, and I rudely stopped talking to anyone else so that I could present it to him. His influence was incomparable.
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Obituary for Fritz Melchers
https://www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2179850/obituary-for-fritz-melchers
9 months ago
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Cezar Khursigara
9 months ago
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph is at it again! Continuing our cluster hires with tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Immunology and Virology (1 position each)!
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Congratulations to Trevor and Diana for excellent 4th year talks!
9 months ago
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4th year honours thesis student presentations this afternoon! We have ~80 students from across three basic science departments speaking today in 10 rooms. Looking forward to hearing some great science.
9 months ago
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Congratulations to lab member Maria Uribe for passing the candidacy exam - she is now a PhD Candidate!
10 months ago
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If the NIH follows through with capping indirect costs at 15%, the effects on science will be catastrophic.
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Safeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United States
NIH’s abrupt decision to cap indirect cost reimbursement at 15% threatens the critical infrastructure supporting groundbreaking biomedical research in the United States. This policy jeopardizes Americ...
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00212-0
10 months ago
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Your reminder in case you've forgotten: One of the bad consequences of measles is "immune amnesia" making you susceptible to other infections
www.schulich.uwo.ca/microbiology...
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https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/microbiologyandimmunology/about_us/news/2024/What-is-immune-amnesia_-This-long-term-side-effect-of-measles-is-newly-relevant_AD-FREE.pdf
10 months ago
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Science Magazine
10 months ago
Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration.
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Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events
Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration
https://scim.ag/41zlPv4
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Stand Up for Science!
10 months ago
SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING! To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to
www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/
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The world would be a better place if everyone took introductory genetics
10 months ago
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Congratulations Peggy - it’s wonderful to have a representative with the highest integrity. We need your voice in Queen’s Park.
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10 months ago
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And now there’s been a death due to Measles - the first in a decade
www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7469010
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Unvaccinated child dies in Texas measles outbreak
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7469010
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