“To make this discovery accessible, the researchers developed EVMap, a free, interactive online resource that lets scientists worldwide explore the molecular makeup of blood EVs“ #ExtracellularVesicles #Blood #Science #Scicomm phys.org/news/2025-11...

Your periodic reminder that science is not done by a few selected "stars scientists". Science is done by hundred of thousands. Siloed money mean a few flashy discoveries and a lot of waste. Want to change things? Make funding accessible and stop funding calls with less than 2% success rate.

America, It's Not You, It's...

This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. You can find my full statement below.

Does blinding--i.e., concealing applicants' identities--reduce gender gaps in academic conference paper acceptances? Nope! Does blinding do anything? It does! Blinding reduces gaps in acceptances by institution rank. haruka-uchida.github.io/websitefiles...

Let people live their lives as they want and we'll have a better world

The Canadian Bioinformatics Hub Training Award application deadline is coming up soon on Dec 1, 2025! Successful applicants will receive up to $2,500 CAD to attend a workshop, tutoral, or other training event in 2026. Learn more and apply: bioinformatics.ca/hub/training...

Simple, straight-forward, easy to interpret, graphics. Vaccines work - irrefutable

Throw the bums out. Danielle Smith's MAGA machine is being rocked by the grassroots in Alberta who are done with their gaslighting and MAGA extremism. The UCP brought in the recall petitions and now they are panicking that it is being used against them. Keep it up Alberta resisters.

In the end, after she stared at me like this was some basic political disagreement and not a policy that evidence shows will kill kids, I had enough. I told her she has blood on her hands and walked off.

Some great advice here for both new and experienced supervisors. The hardest one for me is “Rule 2: Define the scope – then halve it!”- must remember this next time 🤓 journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.

To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.” www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...

I teach an upper level writing class & also noticed more students were using AI. In my mid-term evaluation I asked students if they were using AI, 1/3 said they were. Those using it said they were only using it to clean up their writing*, those not using it said they felt at a disadvantage.

I had the good fortune once of serving with a man who heard an insult to a woman colleague from the man in leadership. He said, in his usual calm voice, “You know how you just said (insult)?” Took a beat. “Never say that again.”

Fellow Canadians, kindly support patients with Celiac Disease in your community and sign @celiaccanada.bsky.social 's petition for tax-fairness and affordability on gluten-free food products - much obliged 🫶, yours truly. @mark-carney.bsky.social 🇨🇦 www.celiac.ca/tax-fairness...

📝 Register Now!📝 Our next Network Seminar Series event will feature an inside look at groundbreaking research being done by Network-funded researchers across Atlantic Canada! 👇 More information below👇

Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.

🔬🍁Join us for our next Network Seminar Series event, an inside look at MOHCCN funded research, presented by the Atlantic Cancer Consortium🔬🍁 This virtual event will feature updates and scientific talks by Network-funded researchers from across Atlantic Canada. Register now: tinyurl.com/4xx2r9k3

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

An update on this story - grad students are now exempt from the cap in student visas. 🧪

A momentous day for the @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social @marathonofhope.bsky.social Cancer Centres Network being supported in the 🇨🇦 Federal government budget. 1/3 www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/impact/news-...

a gross parliamentary overreach — article by @picardonhealth.bsky.social in the globe and mail; #academicsky #neuroskyence #psychscisky www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/91587b9...

If you don't think rando MPs (and whoever else they share it with) should have access to personal information of individual applicants, reviewers, and students, confidential data, & full applications and reviews in every Canadian research grant (funded or not), please sign.

This is dangerous and makes a big step towards political control of science

That’s not how you science.

It's OK to not be OK. There's no shame. The brain is an organ. Just like the pancreas or the lungs. You wouldn't be ashamed to ask for help with lung disease or diabetes. Mental health is no different. Any organ can get out of whack occasionally. The brain is no different.

I am going to repost our job ad because we are not getting many applicants! Like anywhere, there are pros and cons, so if you have questions just DM or email me. #academicjobs #neuroskyence #neuroethology #academicsky

A powerful statement by the Dave Mathews Band on the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. "Hope is an act of resistance when the world is run by cruelty and greed"

Having a mini science nerd moment- made it to the WEHI to give a talk! I have used cells that were made by scientists from here since 1999- this is kinda surreal. The talk will have data from the cells 🤓

Thank you to everyone who donated and helped us surpass $10K. We still need $13K+. My kids are committed—they understand how vital this research is & know ~43% of Canadians will get cancer, with 25% dying from it. They don’t want that for their generation. Please support or share their link:

On this National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, some wise words from Dr. Nadine Caron, Terry Fox Foundation Board member [gift link] @marathonofhope.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46242ee...

Watch till the end …

A great organizational meeting for @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social @marathonofhope.bsky.social - making major strides to deliver personalized medicine approaches across Canada 🇨🇦 As Terry Fox said “Anything is possible if you try” @jwoodgett.bsky.social

Grave threats to academic freedom abound, including in Canada.

Q&A: Understanding the risks of treating women's pain during pregnancy My brilliant friend & colleague Dr. Janine Hutson (MD, PhD) discusses the evidence for treating pregnant people’s pain & the lack of evidence for harm in using acetaminophen when needed

Different results in different labs looking at activation of heterotrimeric G proteins. Was traced to use of dispo. plastic tubes v. reusable glass tubes (Fl) washed with Alconox detergent (Al). This led to groundbreaking biochemical and structural studies, such as pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7969474/

I thought it was all about merit now?

Canada's largest population health study is ready for what's next 💪➡️ CanPath received $3M from CIHR to expand its work on pandemic preparedness, climate-health research, and rising cancer rates in young people 🧬🌍 🔗 canpath.ca/2025/09/canp...

In the early years of my PhD I remember being asked if we'd ever treat or cure diseases like HIV or Huntington's. I remember saying maybe, but not knowing if I believed. Seeing research pay off as real impact on human lives is - incredible. www.bbc.com/news/article... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Your reflexive both-sidesism is doing harm. NPR. The science IS clear that Tylenol does not cause autism. And that maternal fever can harm the fetus. Do better.

This is what happens when you put a sociopathic, fragile egoed, unstable, ignoramus in office, and surround him with sycophantic, amoral, egomaniacs. Why would anyone voluntarily go to USA these days? Good news, these fuckwits do provide our Human Biosciences programme with a wealth of material.

Does taking Tylenol during pregnancy increase risk of autism? The evidence is thin—and entirely correlational. Here's what to know. @sciam.bsky.social 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/does...

A big study in JAMA last year in which 185 909 children were exposed to acetaminophen during pregnancy. Conclusion: Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children's risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38592388/

CBC just reported on Petition e-6679 — a call to hold MPs accountable for spreading disinformation. Poilievre wants CBC gone because it’s the one Canadian voice that fact-checks his fearmongering. Without it, lies win. 🖊 Sign: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... 📰 CBC: r.pebmac.ca/https://www....

Guess What? Canadian! - Standard Time

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...

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.