It was a great experience presenting 🗣️ my work on hPSC-microvessels at #EMBLCardioBiology 2026. I have learned 📝 a lot and connected 🤝 with many who shared similar interests 💡in blood vessel 🪢 and the heart🫀. Fired up 🔥 to transplant and test my microvessels now 💪🏼

The #VasconcelosLab is at #TMM2025 Check out their posters and talks and come say hello if you see us!

Yesterday the whole lab went out for lunch to bid Sonia goodbye on her return to Paris soon. You will be missed! #VasconcelosLab @uhnresearch.ca @bbdc-uoft.bsky.social @mcsociety.bsky.social

We are hiring a PDF to use state-of-the-art data from single cell & spatial transcriptomics of microvessels to uncover the molecular blueprint of successful vascularization & apply findings to coach hPSC-endothelial cells to successfully vascularize grafts 👇 jobs.smartrecruiters.com/UniversityHe...

Big energy at this week’s Project #MaVen meeting! The meeting was a real reminder of what makes MaVen special: interdisciplinary collaboration. Whether it’s bioengineering, stem cell biology, bioethics or computational science, innovation happens at the intersections—and our community thrives there.

@kasinans.bsky.social presenting his beautiful work at the @bbdc-uoft.bsky.social scientific day. #bbdc @uhnresearch.ca

Vascular Development: What determines whether an endothelial cell becomes part of an artery, a vein or a capillary? elifesciences.org/articles/106...

3D reconstruction of a 3-day-old #zebrafish heart beating. Credit to Michael Weber (prev. @mpi-cbg.de). #ZebrafishZunday 🧪

Today we celebrated Chao’s last day with cake and laughter. She worked for 2 yrs in my lab and Mike’s lab contributing tremendously to our large animal studies-and even had twins along the way (though my campaign to name them Mike and Sara failed!). Best of luck, Chao - you will be missed!

"Genes are... the easy part" @philipcball.bsky.social argues biologists need to embrace complexity from the start, rather than beginning with oversimplified "one gene, one trait" models +1 www.cell.com/cell-systems...

This one is very personal: I talk about our revascularization therapies and share a bit on how my experience as a #cancersurvivor is influencing my lab’s research. 1/ @uhnresearch.bsky.social @uhntoronto.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social @bbdc.bsky.social

Amidst the craziness in the world right now I feel there is even more reason to celebrate: Xuetao's paper is now online! Check it out : www.cell.com/stem-cell-re... 1/3

Is endothelium a type of epithelium? I am @icfortunato.bsky.social & I would like to discuss this with a short🧵 focused on cell-cell junctions, specifically adherens junctions.