Excited to share a recent article on Dengue RNA cyclization, revealing its structural adaptability and dynamics. Big thanks to @ulethbridge.ca trainees! This publication also marks a milestone toward my goal of reaching 100+ peer-reviewed articles. www.cell.com/biophysj/ful...

🚨Job Alert! [email protected], Faculty of Arts and Science, is looking for an assistant professor (tenure-track) in the area of neuroscience with expertise on brain function across the life span in nonhuman animals! Do apply and circulate this position🙏🏽 uleth.peopleadmin.ca/postings/8586

Join our panel discussions if you are interested in a career in Biophysics! @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social my.biophysics.org/events/calen...

Collaborative study with Kharpeskyy lab @dalhousieu.bsky.social + our lab @ulethbridge.ca (under review) shows: sequence features—not secondary structure—of 5′ UTRs give viral & cellular mRNAs resistance to SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 host shutoff. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

My amazing Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at @ulethbridge.ca is seeking a motivated & talented candidate for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of experimental chemistry. We encourage you to apply or help spread the word! uleth.peopleadmin.ca/postings/8541

Wishing you an unbe-leaf-able RNA Day — hope it’s full of transcriptional joy and expressive vibes! #RNADay

Admissions now open for Southern Alberta Medical Program | UNews | An innovative partnership between the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) and the University of Lethbridge url:https://www.ulethbridge.ca/unews/article/admissions-now-open-southern-alberta-medical-program

Excited to share the latest collaborative work from our lab at @ulethbridge.ca! We show that zyxin directly interacts with nuclear DNA to regulate transcription of mitochondrial pseudogenes—highlighting a novel role for zyxin in mitochondrial function. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...

Delighted to be a part of this collaborative project with Sean McKenna Lab at the University of Manitoba, and representing @ulethbridge.ca. #ALURNA #NonCodingRNAs

Scientists from Canada and all over the world recently convened at the University of Lethbridge for the annual RiboWest conference (June 8th to 11th). Read our wrap up written up by Mark Bayfield, Jessica Willi, & @trushar7.bsky.social www.rnacanada.ca/ribowest-202...

Wonderful visit to the University of Lethbridge -many thanks to Trushar @trushar7.bsky.social and Dylan for the kind hosting! Great discussions with researchers at the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department! 👍

A Guanine-quadruplex located on the negative strand of the hepatitis C virus facilitates efficient genomic RNA synthesis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.14.654041v1

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher at @ulethbridge.ca, with a background in glycoproteomics and proteomics. If you are interested in moving to Alberta, Canada, this could be a great opportunity! Please repost this advert.

I am genuinely excited about this project, which studies the communication events between honey bees infecting viruses and the response from bees. Thank you, Drs. Hoover, Abbott and Mahal for your support. Thanks, @ulethbridge.ca, for your support. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/vide...

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

DOGE preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...

My latest blog post: "Canada Should Act Now to Attract US Scientists Fleeing the Trump Regime" blog.deonandan.com/wordpress/20...

Is Trump Coming for Canada's Water? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

This is madness. Make America Diabetic Again. A 30 year study terminated. Do they even understand what “chronic” means? www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/t...

"Trump is the Ozempic® of the economy." www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcDH...

Register and attend this free seminar: Future Leaders of Biophysics Thursday, March 27, 2025 2:00 PM (UK time) Also, announcing winners of the annual Michèle Auger Award. cassyni.com/events/FfStT... #biophysics #science #awards #BiophysicsWeek #BiophysicsReviews

Happy International Women's Day! Wishing you a an entire year filled with appreciation, inspiration, and joy. Here's to the incredible people who make life and work better every day!

Here is a recent collaborative article with Dr. Coffin's lab, led by Simmone D'souza. As commercial HBV detection kits are expensive, and an estimated 254 million people are living with chronic HBV infection, we focused on developing an in-house HBV detection kit. www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14...

Trudeau: "Every country is very aware that if the American government is willing to do this to their own closest ally, neighbor, and friend, everyone is vulnerable to a trade war."

Ontario is in the midst of its worst #measles outbreak in 30 years. So is Texas. Children are being sickened and dying of a vaccine-preventable illness. This is a tragedy, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #vaccination

Is Pubmed down because of NIH funding? Is it down only in Canada or elsewhere as well?

Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...

Registration for the Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses - Oeiras Portugal are open gimm.idloom.events/phd-summer-s...

Wednesday #yql #ableg #grassymtn #mountainsnotmines #agriculture

CST Canada Coal Limited was sanctioned this week by the Alberta Energy Regulator for an incident in the spring of 2023 when 1.1 million litres of tailings escaped into the Smoky River, a major tributary of the Peace River. $9,000 fine means nothing #Ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

How many Indians are vegetarian, and where are they?

Ending virology and vaccine research is far more dangerous than virology and vaccine research itself. We can mitigate risks in the lab, but we can’t mitigate the catastrophic risk of being unprepared and defenseless against emerging viruses.

More not so fun measles facts 🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia) 🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year 🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves 🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected

“A deep dive into government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits found the South African billionaire has reaped $38 billion dollars of government cash.” Now find the transfers $ he made to 47 so he could role play as president. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-go...

This was the biggest game between Canada and Russia since 1972. The Premier of Canada’s unofficial 11th province, Elon Musk, took the loss. Meanwhile, the pseudo-Premier, Donald Trump, is probably busy consoling them. #TeamCanada

11th Province of Canada lost a 🏒 game tonight. #TeamCanada

Another @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social meeting in the books! What a fantastic conference 👏. #Biophysics @ulethlibrary.bsky.social #TeamCanada

NEW ROOM: I've deleted the original one. We're having an emergency Town Hall at the #BPS2025 #BPS to discuss the assault on #science and actions we can take. @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Pls. Repost this one. :)

The Postdoctoral Breakfast during #bps2025 was a hit! Thanks to the engaging audience and panel members, the discussions were insightful. @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social

🚨 We're Hiring!🚨 Our Laboratory of Medical Biophysics @ulethbridge.bsky.social is looking for two early-career postdocs to join our team! Check out a recent snapshot from our lab last week! See the full job posting below & help us spread the word! #PostdocJobs #ScienceCareers

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Sad to miss this years upcoming @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting in LA 🥲 as well as sgpweb.bsky.social mixers and @jgp.org editorial board meetings due to work commitments in the UK, but we're planning an Ask Me Anything for the upcoming Biophysics Week in March on Bluesky exclusively.

Had a productive discussion with Senator Kutcher about advocating for increased funding for fundamental research. One key idea was uniting scientific societies to write editorials highlighting the importance of investing in science & transformative impact of fundamental research!

🚨 We're Hiring!🚨 Our Laboratory of Medical Biophysics @ulethbridge.bsky.social is looking for two early-career postdocs to join our team! Check out a recent snapshot from our lab last week! See the full job posting below & help us spread the word! #PostdocJobs #ScienceCareers

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

The 16th Canadian Science Policy Conference #CSPC2024 brought together over 1000 delegates and 300 speakers to discuss science, knowledge, and innovation. View panel and video recordings, photos, and more on our website: sciencepolicy.ca/conference/c... #CdnSci #CdnInnovation

Why is Canada (a US ally) facing a 25% tariff while China (a US adversary) only faces 10%? Pundits on TV shows keep getting asked that, and can't answer. No, it's not about fentanyl, since much more comes from China. It's about ego and cowardice. [1/2]

Here is a link that could help us look for products made in Canada. #TeamCanada madeinca.ca

Hey, #Lethbridge, I'll present at the Library's Main Branch on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Cade Community Lectures. I'll discuss how the Lethbridge Herald & City Hall frame the issue & whether we're prepared for the rise in homelessness resulting from Trump's tariffs. See you there.