These changes would have made the difference in Rob Jenner living or dying in the summer of 2024. They might make the difference in keeping my family or yours alive, too. We have until December 12th to share how important these changes are to us. Let’s get it done.

If you’re wondering whether we still need these changes, a driver hit Rob’s ghost bike THIS MORNING

Update: The SRSR amended its motion to request anonymized, aggregated Tri-Council data — protecting researcher privacy, and scientific integrity while supporting accountability. Thank you to Canada’s research community for speaking up! #SupportOurScience

The Canadian government has seemingly never read a single one of its own commissioned reports on what Canadian science needs. (It's not more people.)

Things we can do about this situation: 1. Read & sign the open letter (the letter keeps crashing but names are still being collected): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #AcademicSky #CanPoli Thread, 1/n

as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism

Attn: Canadian researchers/ If you are looking for text/arguments to mix-n-match in a letter to your MP, the committee, Ministers, etc.. here is some. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Dr. Julie Lajoie, virologist and assistant professor of Max Rady College of Medicine at UM speaks with host Marcy Markusa about what Canada losing its measles elimination status means and why vaccination is crucial. To listen to the full interview. #measles

Canadian graduate students... how do you feel about members of parliament going through your transcripts and the personal information you disclosed in your applications in order to question whether you deserved your fellowship or not? @supportourscience.bsky.social

The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.

More necessary awareness: yes, parliament has the legal authority to do this. There are many reasons they should not. That it is legal does not mean it is ethical, necessary, non-destructive, or appropriate. It DEFINITELY doesn't mean it shouldn't be publicly opposed (👀 @u15ca.bsky.social )... /1

Yes! Contact them and sign this petition here —it’s not just about EDI data! So much personally identifying information for applicants and reviewers will not be protected! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications: Applicant names, profiles, demographics Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores

It's publication day, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press is running a promotion bundling the hard cover and e-book, and other offers: cshlpress.com/default.tpl?... #EpigeneticsBook

Here's the link to the system, try it! qedscience.com @qedscience.bsky.social

I am looking to connect with a qualitative researcher to collaborate on a a study on women's health (Gynecology-related). Canadian researcher preferred 🇨🇦 #Endometriosis #MedSky #EpiSky

This is how I want to be awarded the Nobel Prize.

Clearing out my bookmarks folder to prep readings I'll be using in my 300-level Gene Regulation class next semester! We cover a lot of primary "classic" literature in class, with recent accessible science journalism as assigned reading to see how gene regulation is relevant to today's issues. 🧵

Dear Ezra Klein, bodily autonomy is not a bargaining chip. What rights are you willing to give up? Let’s see you walk the talk. The burger is on me. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...

CHRIM @chrimanitoba.bsky.social is looking for a new Scientific Director/CEO! Come be part of a growing, vibrant health research institute that is forward looking, deeply interested in community and patient partnerships, and full of great people.

A new article in @knowablemag.bsky.social that highlights some of @levinewediuk.bsky.social's PD work with me and @colingarroway.bsky.social, along with many other efforts to bring epigenetic clocks into conservation efforts. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

in retrospect, it was a mistake to teach algebra and geometry but not "statistics for everyone" in high school we are drowning in lies, partly because we never learned to swim

As scientists and educators, we can help our students and their families wrestle with complex issues. I just send this message to my Genetics class, and the relevant link to the study jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

"Moderna liked Canada because it is a country where 'science is at the forefront.'" I hope this remains the case @mark-carney.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/2109fef...

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Early-bird registration, abstract submission for talk consideration, and travel award application deadline has been extended to FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19! Abstracts submitted after Sep 19 will be included in poster sessions. event.fourwaves.com/... 1/2

Congratulations @dalfaculty.bsky.social! #solidarity www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

It’s interesting to see a writer list “the worst things” a man has done, and it’s truly a list of horrors, and then blithely say that still, we must get along. You can only do that when you aren’t in anyone’s political crosshairs. Must be nice.

One of the weirdest arguments out there is that education should be constantly reinvented to chase the immediate, presumed needs of a (monolithic) "job market." theconversation.com/to-close-its...

Using CHILD breastmilk samples, research led by Kate Donald published in PNAS uncovers a new link between maternal IgA, infant gut microbiota composition, and immune development: childstudy.ca/antibodies-i...

Great rally in support of @dalfaculty.bsky.social as they demand a fair deal. @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

A Canadian Invention that makes life less stinky

Excited to share my postdoc work, out on bioRxiv today! Histones package DNA into nucleosomes to form the building blocks of chromatin, but how modular and programmable is this system? 1/9

So, right now, the only reliable way to diagnose endometriosis is with exploratory surgery. But finally, real scientists (instead of male scientists), are on the job & of course they’ve identified multiple markers in menstrual blood that point to noninvasive testing. www.science.org/content/arti...

Superb piece of reporting. We should pay attention to the remedies in particular. You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...

Today, the Mastercard Foundation announced a $5M gift to UM to sustain and accelerate post-secondary education for Indigenous young people, their families, their communities and beyond. This gift comes as Indigenous student enrolment has grown by 10.7% in one year: news.umanitoba.ca/um-gifted-5-...

Faculty in red states are being punished for failing to signal in their course descriptions that their classes will include content on "gender ideology." Remind me again which party was appalled by idea of "trigger warnings"? www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...

Faculty and admins should play Freaky Friday at least once in their careers. It’s not easy either way

Say a prayer to those poor Europeans, stuck taking fast, reliable transit through their dense and well laid-out cities instead of paying an oligarch $35 for the privilege of sitting in traffic on a 24-lane highway to get to the Chili's out by the interstate

Seconded. Signed, the person who just got a review back repeating a demand that we get "a competent statistician" to review our work. Never mind that we are experts in the area and did consult with one of the foremost experts in the field on the work, which was clearly laid out in the response.

I know editors are busy people, but so are reviewers. If as an editor you make an editorial decision and no longer need my review, PLEASE TELL ME so I don't keep working on it in the meantime and only find out when I go to submit my review.

This, from @anthonymoser.com, is outstanding. (H/t @lecagle.bsky.social.) "The makers of AI aren’t damned by their failures, they’re damned by their goals."

A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species go.nature.com/4mOb5T9

New CV - more inclusive and easier to use from CIHR: Tri-agency CV webinar - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeAk...

Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:

✨ BMG is excited to welcome Joseline Romero as our new Academic Program Administrator! ✨ Fun facts about Joseline: Joseline is bilingual (English/Spanish), a bit of a tech supporter, and enjoys learning new tools as well as helping others troubleshoot and navigate them. Great to have her join BMG!

‼️ Notice of upcoming funding opportunity! Co-led by CIHR-III and CIHR-IIPH, the CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award (2025) competition will launch in October. Learn more: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54442.html

I miss the old Epigenetics_BS twitter account, it was great for stuff like this.

This is why @mark-carney.bsky.social needs to realize that now is a time to invest in Canadian research sovereignty, #DoubleDouble it! Double Tri-council funding and double the number of federal fellowships. Canada needs to step up for itself and the world in terms of research

Locked out for 1 week so far. Not a peep from employer. Annoyed by their interference with our teaching and research mission (in my case, virus research for pandemic preparedness). Research grant deadline looms - Sept 10th. Grateful for my @dalfaculty.bsky.social colleagues! #KeepDalStrong