The first full day of the AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities begins soon, featuring sessions on sustaining research advances, obesity and cancer, hematological malignancies, and more. #AACRdisp25

Resurgence of Noninvasive Colorectal Cancer Screening for Mitigating Disparities: #AACRFellows Dr. John M. Carethers of @UCSanDiego delivers the AACR Distinguished Lecture on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities at #AACRdisp25.

Cancer survivor Ysabel Duron, executive director of the Latino Cancer Institute, delivered the Advocate Keynote Address during the opening session of the AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities. #AACRdisp25

Robert A. Winn, director of the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, delivers the Scientific Keynote address to open the AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Baltimore. #AACRdisp25 @vcumassey.bsky.social

#AACRdisp25 cochair Lauren E. McCullough of the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University welcomes attendees to the AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities this afternoon in Baltimore. @emoryrollins.bsky.social

It feels like society is the living embodiment of those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Justification to limit free speech is almost always more dangerous than the speech it seeks to limit, and the greater harm is almost always to those groups not in power....

Dream job - research software engineer, in one of the most beautiful parts of the world

Last week, @uhn.ca had the pleasure of hosting the Hon. Nolan Quinn and Parliamentary Assistant Deepak Anand at the STTARR Innovation Centre and NMR Research & Core Facilities. Check out some of the highlights as our teams showcased cutting-edge advancements in world-class imaging technologies ⬇️

If you couldn’t make it to today's info session for the 2025 #Health #Data Nexus #Dataset #Grants @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social, we've got you covered! youtu.be/sJyV0iQitLU?... #MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech #funding #research

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What‘s really sickening is that publishers are raking in money by selling our work at zero cost to themselves, yet still demanding we and our institutions pay to read other scientists work.

Nice paper from Yu Li & Le Song on morphology prediction under perturbations. Their method is called MorphDiff… which is super close to our MorphoDiff previously published at ICLR 2025. Guess we’ll need a morphology diff checker now 😅 bsky.app/profile/bowa... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#ICYMI Congratulations to @uhn.ca’s Drs. Cheryl Arrowsmith and John Dick for receiving the Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research from the Canadian Cancer Society! Read more on their research and awards ➡️ www.uhnresearch.ca/news/recogni...

UHN has successfully completed two Neuralink brain implant surgeries. This marks a major advancement in neurosurgery and unlocks new possibilities for spinal cord injury patients, helping them access new functions and regain independence. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3V5QYDE

Just learned that Thomas Jefferson was interested in introducing the metric system in the US ~1793, but was stymied by pirates who captured the French scientist carrying the kilo. The fight between Jefferson and pirates goes deep! Barbary had it coming, man (though these were Caribbean pirates).

Curious what folks who work on iPSCs think of the @openai x @RetroBio_ [*] collab to design efficient Yamanaka factors using a fine-tuned GPT-4o. I wonder to what degree the designs integrate all the previously published work on sequence properties of improved Sox/Klf proteins

Fantastic hosting @alexr.bsky.social in Toronto today discussing the hype of AI in cancer biology and a realistic route to leverage it for personalized immunotherapy

We are proud to announce that Canada’s first Neuralink implant surgeries have been successfully completed at UHN. This achievement redefines possibilities in treatment for patients with paralysis. Learn more: www.uhn.ca/corporate/Ne...

We are thrilled to share the election of UHN’s Dr. Shaf Keshavjee and Bo Wang to the Royal Society of Canada—Canada’s leading body of scholars, researchers & artists. 🎉 Their transformative work in lung #transplantation & #AI is shaping the future of health. 🔗: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/royal-s...

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

Ovarian Cancer was known as "the silent killer," but new research and new drugs are giving patients renewed hope. TeamUHN's Dr. Stephanie Lheureux shares insights on the disease and new forms of treatment for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Read the Q&A: https://bit.ly/4m1vPpf

Geez, Apple Watches are such drama monkeys when the remaining power gets low. Ten warnings! Looking forward to when Tim Apple introduces Watch 13 that taps into mitochondria when you’re running low. #RFKJrTech

Congratulations to our clinicians Dr. Laura Dawson and Dr. Natasha Leighl for being elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences as 2025 New Fellows🎉. cahs-acss.ca/wp-content/u...

one small consolation of being a 60+ year old investigator is the ability to submit to 𝘔𝘈𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌 family journals — sure they’re low impact (for our knees) but they have an early bird special if you submit between 4:00 and 5:30 on weekdays

At the AACR Annual Meeting 2025, AACR President Dr. Lillian L. Siu became the organization's new president. Learn more about her contributions to cancer research: leadingdiscoveries.aacr.org/dr-lillian-l-siu-at-the-leading-edge-of-drug-development/ #AACR25

Today I'm attending Sustaining Open Source Software in the Research Enterprise (SOSSRF), an NSF, Sloan Foundation & @cziscience.bsky.social workshop It's interesting that it's on OSS in research institutions, but most people aren't focused on #ResearchSoftware See sr.ithaka.org/blog/sustain...

GPT-5 regularly asks you why you are not citing its work. GPT-5 always believes your estimator is biased. GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question. Sometimes GPT-5 tells you stories about grad school and expresses regret about getting a PhD. GPT-5's mom wonders when it will start making money.

CanFunNet25 🍄🇨🇦 starts tomorrow! So excited for all the presentations! Check out the conference website for more info: canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca

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Vision Zero is achievable in an urban context. We know how, we just have to do it.

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“Every voice is important.” At #AACR25, AACR Past President Patricia LoRusso emphasized the importance of a collective response to threats to the research enterprise. Please join her in calling on Congress to reject the President’s FY26 budget and preserve NIH funding. buff.ly/EkH5EcK

Ongoing research evaluates how exposure to environmental carcinogens, specifically in children and young adults, can increase the risk of certain types of cancers. Read more in the AACR #CancerProgressReport: buff.ly/eLmlvTd

The grand vision of the AI university. Professors design curricula, lecture notes and exam questions using genAI. Students read the notes and submit essays and exam answers using LLMs. Massive efficiency and speed gains ensue. Students can go play pool, professors write grants in the saved time.

After 5 years of planning and pilot projects, Target2035, which aims to develop and share pharmacological probes for all human proteins by 2035, is coming out of stealth mode. Our Roadmap for accelerating small molecule hit discovery is now published. rdcu.be/exxi7

4/4🧠Shoutout to CDI’s Joshua Siraj for his poster presentation: "JarvAIs: A modular framework to standardize ML workflows and accelerate reproducible AI in oncology—benchmarking against human-developed models." All in all, a great success! Way to go team 💪

3/4👏 Kudos to CDI’s Benjamin Grant for his plenary session talk, and Christopher Deutschman for his poster: "A practical framework for operationalizing responsible and equitable AI in healthcare: Tackling bias, inequity, and implementation challenges."

2/4 🎉Congratulations to CDI's @bhaibeka.bsky.social on co-chairing the conference, alongside @marzyehghassemi.bsky.social, @bowang87.bsky.social, @valboeva.bsky.social @bhaibeka.bsky.social also gave a plenary talk "Uncovering and mitigating bias in auto-segmentation models in radiation oncology.”

1/4 Last week was an exciting one for @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social's CDI program at the AACR conference! This year’s focus: The transformative role of AI in oncology—from imaging innovations to foundation models shaping the future of #precisiononcology @theaacr.bsky.social #AACRai25

Congratulations to @benlangmead.bsky.social on his promotion to full professor! 🎉 Prof. Langmead is recognized across the computational and life sciences fields for his innovative methods helping to transform how biomedical researchers and other life scientists access and use DNA sequencing data. 🧬

Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (@marathonofhope.bsky.social) researchers are using AI to match patients to clinical trials 🔗 www.marathonofhopecancercentres.ca/our-research...

AACR and Cancer Research Malaysia will host two AACR on Campus events in Malaysia this November to offer education and training for early-career researchers. Learn more about what attendees can expect on the #AACRBlog: buff.ly/7IN3Baf

Artificial intelligence in cancer research remains a hot topic, but what role could AI play in cancer patient care? The AACR Cancer Progress Report examines what the future could look like. buff.ly/Oex3y7j

Computational Approaches to Mapping Cells, Tissues, and Tumor Progression: Where Does AI Help? #AACRFellows Dana Pe’er addressed this question in a keynote lecture to open the AACR Special Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. #AACRai25

Day 2 of the AACR Special Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning begins soon, featuring sessions on clinical applications as well as cancer-specific foundation models. #AACRai25

Empowering Biomedical Discovery with "AI Scientists”: Marinka Zitnik addressed this topic in a keynote lecture at the AACR Special Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. #AACRai25 @marinkazitnik.bsky.social

Anne Carpenter discussed "Accelerating Oncology Drug Discovery with the Power of Microscopy and AI" in a keynote lecture this morning during the AACR Special Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. #AACRai25 @drannecarpenter.bsky.social

#AACRai25 cochairs Valentina Boeva and Benjamin Haibe-Kains adjourned the AACR Conference on AI and Machine Learning. We thank all of the chairs—including @marzyehghassemi.bsky.social and @bowang87.bsky.social—for developing an outstanding program. @valboeva.bsky.social @bhaibeka.bsky.social

A family affAIr: Three siblings — now U of T grads — use artificial intelligence to make a difference www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/family-... Proud to host Mogtaba during his undergrad studies to build labGPT, a large language model dedicated to academic activities. Impressive family!

Weekly #cancerresearch highlight: Supported by the Hecht Foundation, @vukstambolic.bsky.social is studying the impact of excess body weight on breast #cancer aiming to develop tailored treatments that could improve outcomes for people facing the disease. Learn more: is.gd/aA3jVd