Fly on my friend and colleague who touched my heart with your scientific intellect, your love for students, your quintessential kindness to all, your shared love of music and your spot on drum beat that felt like my heartbeat. Your spirit will be with me always.....

"The marketing of menopause products has gotten very aggressive. It's pervasive. Before spending lots of money on products that make big promises, find out what's been proven to help — and what could be harmful. It really pays to be very skeptical.” abcnews.com/Health/wireS...

lazy #caturday ellie does relaxation so very well

A Perspective in Nature Medicine outlines five fundamental tenets to promote clinically meaningful, reproducible, scalable and equitable health outcomes through precision medicine. go.nature.com/3PVIcZD 🔒

This researcher created a fictional illness, and fake studies funded by the Professor Sideshow Bob Foundation and University of the Fellowship of the Ring and the Galactic Triad. LLMs warned people the illness was real. go.nature.com/47UhWFb

We just sent humans around the Moon and back. Just imagine what we could achieve as a species if all our leaders believed in science.

Imagine trusting science to bring astronauts to the moon and back but not trusting science to develop safe vaccines.

#Artemis II - Mission Complete! 🚀🌕🌍 Welcome Home Orion Crew! All four astronauts have now been extracted from the Orion Spacecraft

Women vaccinated against human papillomavirus at a young age may need only two or three screenings for cervical cancer over the course of their lifetimes, according to a new study by Norway’s University of Oslo and Harvard Chan School.

Science is good. We should fund it.

They have voice! Comms are back and trajectory is good. 🎉🥳🙌

A new step toward cures for type 1 diabetes in Canada. Breakthrough T1D Canada has formally asked the federal government to partner in launching the Breakthrough T1D Network for Canada (BTNC), a national effort to accelerate treatments for #T1D. 💙 Learn more 🔗 ow.ly/yi8850YH60L

Female octopuses throw rocks at males that bother them, documented in Octopus tetricus

A Cancer Treatment That Does More Than Scientists Thought. CAR-T cell therapy, originally developed for cancer, is showing ever more promise as a treatment for autoimmune diseases, by @katherinejwu.com www.theatlantic.com/science/2026... via @theatlantic.com

If you’re at the University of Ottawa, please lock down and stay safe!

New perspectives on #MenstrualHealth: led by emerging researchers. 🗓 April 24 & May 1 ⏰ 1PM EDT 💻 Online Fresh research. Real experiences. Critical conversations. Swipe for presentation topics. Register: ow.ly/5Jyv50YGxlB #WomensHealth

Join CSPC and SCWIST on April 22 for a panel exploring gaps between training and opportunity, barriers to participation, and how to better include diverse perspectives in Canada’s science, technology, and innovation ecosystem: https://sciencepolicy.ca/event/youth-perspectives-on-science-policy

We’re hiring! The CCA is looking for a bilingual communication specialist who’s curious, quick-thinking, and great under pressure. If you have strong editing and writing skills and are proficient with digital and multimedia tools—this is for you. www.cca-reports.ca/bilingual-co...

Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests. #ResearchPublishing #Academicsky 🧪

This May Be the Most Important Medical Story of the Decade: We Are on the Cusp of a Revolution in Rare Disease Treatment, by @jmcoller.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com

🥳🥳 congratulations to Dr David Wishart (university of alberta) for being awarded a 2026 Governor General’s Innovation Award innovation.gg.ca/celebrating-...

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Drucker, a 2026 Governor General's Innovation Award laureate! 🏅 This award celebrates Canadians who improve lives through innovation & Dr. Drucker's GLP-1 & GLP-2 discoveries have done exactly that. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4sZZ53N #GGIA2026 @sinaihealth.bsky.social

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... People are healthcare not Ai. Regulate Ai before integrating into healthcare.

Delighted to be invited to do this year's Boehm Lecture on Public Health and Healthcare at @utoronto.ca Toronto friends, please come join us on May 5th! You can register to attend (its an in person event) here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-wellne...

Tonight 8pm BST: Sarah Faber explores music, maths and how the brain adapts to ageing and neurodegeneration. Join the live Research Showcase and Q&A. communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/res...

Step 1: Do Nanaimo Infusion. Step 2: Nap. Step 3: Help YOUR town create your own tourism infusion! Coming May/June — 100% free. ❤️

Our new paper - see Gemma’s short thread.

from University Affairs Congrats to Dr Zandstra! @news.ubc.ca

congrats to Dr Charisse for this great work. (please call Drs Dr. thx)

Excited to announce that the electronic version of our Field Guide to Crayfish in Canada is now available for free download on the ISAP site: www.invadingspecies.com/downloads/in...

⏰ Reminder: GAPP deadline approaching! 🧬 BC researchers — don’t miss your chance to partner with industry and turn genomics into real-world impact. 📝LOI due: April 13 🔗 https://www.genomebc.ca/funding-opportunity/genomic-applications-partnership-program-gapp/

Scary experiment: create a FAKE disease & upload FAKE studies to preprint servers to support and PRESTO AI thinks real. Ugh. Good example of how easily AI can warp knowledge base... Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Phase 1 Innovation Report - Key Impact #3: Funding impactful cancer research to accelerate the deployment of precision oncology Learn more about the 200+ high-impact, Network-funded research projects and other ways MOHCCN is helping transform cancer care: tinyurl.com/mr3n3e5u

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Indirect Costs (But Were Afraid to Ask) I have been working on this post for some time. Lots of data, analysis, and some policy recommendations. goodscience.substack.com/p/everything... Questions and comments welcome.

PSA for grad students in #ornithology: Make sure you read the guidelines for small grants before submission. I am reviewing some excellent grants this year but some cannot get funding because requests were made for items that are not permitted ☹️

The number of 7-year-olds fully vaccinated against measles has dropped to 70% in B.C., down sharply from 90% a decade ago, a CBC News analysis found, by @cbctara.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

A star scientist showed that better genetics lessons could reduce racism. It was the death knell for his career. Thank you, @mmolteni.bsky.social for sharing Brian's story. He is a generational talent, indeed, and has inspired my own educational activities deeply. www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/b...

oh, sad news.

It's #LongCOVID awareness month! Proud to announce a new project by FHS researchers to help improve education about Long Covid for patients and healthcare providers in #emergent and #UrgentCare settings in British Columbia. www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFU #SFUFHS #BC #QI #KM

🧬 Genomic Repeat: Slipping Through the Spectrum Many autistic individuals, especially women, mask traits to fit in—often leading to missed diagnoses and mental health challenges. 🎧 Listen now: https://link.cohostpodcasting.com/b87cc2cc-6ed3-4c20-8a02-c626378af1bb?d=sZH2CQc6C #Autism #Genomics

Read this. this is what the administration wants to happen. this is how they destroy science... www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/b...

Great post by my friend @mackinprof.bsky.social. Ignore the protein craze.

Vaccines in pregnancy: What you need to know | Our factsheet is available in 14 languages! immunize.ca/pregnant-and-la... #pregnancy #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #GetImmunized

Good morning Blue Sky. Dandelion breakfast

I know of a couple of CIHR applications that were OBVIOUSLY reviewed by ChatGPT. Scandalous.

@jocelynlt.bsky.social any connections?

Sam Altman is “unconstrained by truth,” an OpenAI board member told @RonanFarrow and @AndrewMarantz. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/DrbIzE

"No serious scholar or scientist in their right mind would want LLMs to produce their texts” irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2022/12/29/a...

Most employed women (6 in 10) believe men have more opportunities to earn competitive wages vs only 4 in 10 men. 1/2 of men think men & women have equal opportunities. 3 in 10 women say they have experienced gender wage discrimination vs 1 in 10 men. www.yahoo.com/news/article...