Ten years ago, we discovered that reactivating transposable elements triggers an antiviral state in cancer cells, a process we named viral mimicry, unmasking tumors to the immune system (Roulois, Cell 2015).

We are thrilled to have Daniel De Carvalho (@daniel-decarvalho.bsky.social) from Princess Margaret Cancer Centre / University of Toronto as our Keynote speaker at #EREHD25. What a way to close 3 days of wonderful science. Thank you for being with us in Mexico Daniel!

Today, Gairdner hosted the 2025 Laureate Lectures — a highlight of #GairdnerScienceWeek. All eight laureates shared the stories behind their award-winning science, alongside talks from two Early Career Investigators driving the future of discovery. #GairdnerAwards

Excited to have this paper out today! Repeats mimic pathogen-associated patterns across a vast evolutionary landscape." It was a fun and productive collaboration with Benjamin Greenbaum John LaCava, Simona Cocco, Petr Šulc and many others! www.cell.com/cell-genomic...

Are you currently in the ERE related field & want to find new collaborative opportunities? Join our Chairs @chiappinellilab.bsky.social, @shenhui1986.bsky.social, Ting & Tao at #EREHD25 this Nov! 🎙️Talk Submission extended to 03 Sept 💰Final few $500 grants remaining Don't Miss out! bit.ly/4eRq9Mp

Don't forget to register for #EREHD25! Our talk submission deadline has been extended to 12 JUNE 2025, so submit your abstract today to join our incredible speaker line up in Mexico this November 🏖️☀️ 🔗 bit.ly/4kHWbw0

Risky moves: Can blocking “jumping genes” treat diseases and aging? Great piece in Science Magazine highlighting recent efforts to understand and target transposons—also known as "jumping genes"—in human disease and aging.

Thank you @gairdnerawards.bsky.social! I'm truly humbled and grateful for this recognition. Science is never a solo journey and this award reflects the hard work, creativity, and persistence of many amazing scientists I had the privilege to work with.

The brain trust with a difference: 2025 Gairdner award winners have taken big strides in the U.S., at a time when Trump-era cuts cast doubt on the future, by @ivansemeniuk.bsky.social @jenniferyang.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @theglobeandmail.com @gairdnerawards.bsky.social

Congratulations to the 2025 Canada Gairdner Award laureates! This year’s laureates represent some of the world’s most significant biomedical and global health research and discoveries. Learn more about their award-winning research here: gairdner.org/resource-hub... #GairdnerAwards

New Links: Cancer and Immune Evasion Cancer cells without the tumor suppressor protein p53 become more resistant to the body's immune response and more likely to survive. A study led by Dr. Daniel De Carvalho at UHN’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. www.uhnresearch.ca/news/new-lin...

Happy to see this paper out!

Our recent work on Viral mimicry escape in Ovarian Cancer is out at Cancer Discovery: aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...

Now online in Cancer Discovery: Chronic #ViralMimicry Induction Following #p53 Loss Promotes Immune Evasion - by @cishak.bsky.social, Sajid Marhon, @daniel-decarvalho.bsky.social, and colleagues @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social @mdanderson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1158/2159...