ISSCR & Stem Cell Network are seeking nominations to form a working group of early career scientists & senior trainees in stem cell & regenerative medicine research who will provide perspectives on global workforce development. Nominations are due 5 December. Learn more 👉https://ow.ly/j8uY50Xnlzc

That’s a wrap for #TMM2025 in Ottawa! 🎉 Highlights included: ✨ SCN’s Celebration of Research Excellence 💡 Plenaries on stem cell therapies 🔬 Christine Mummery’s keynote 🧬 Open symposia on cardiac & neuronal regeneration Thanks to all sponsors and participants—see you next year in Vancouver!

(1/5) SCN is excited to partner with @isscr.org on a global initiative to help shape the regenerative medicine workforce of tomorrow. 📢 Working Group nominations are now open! 🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/stem-cell-ne...

Congratulations to Dr. Cristina Nostro from @uhn.ca’s McEwen Stem Cell Institute on winning the prestigious 2025 Till & McCulloch Award! 🎉 Her impactful research in #diabetes and #RegenerativeMedicine brings us closer to #AHealthierWorld every day. 🔗 Read more: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/honouri...

Proud of my graduate student Brandon Murareanu for receiving the Drew Lyall Award of Excellence and the amazing award presentation he just delivered at TMM2025. @stemcellnetwork.ca @uhnresearch.ca

Huge congratulations to my colleague Dr Cristina Nostro for the Till & McCulloch Award at #TMM2025 Such a well deserved recognition! @uhnresearch.ca @stemcellnetwork.ca

Always love coming to Till and McCulloch meetings thanks to the @stemcellnetwork.ca One of my favourite communities and always exciting science 🥳 #TMM2025

(1/2) Day 2 at #TMM2025 was full of inspiration! 👏 👶 Alicia Racine & Mike Cogan shared their story from a world-first SCN lung trial ✨ Congratulations to Dr. Maria Cristina Nostro (Till & McCulloch Award) and Brandon Murareanu (Drew Lyall Award) 🔬 Plenaries, workshops, poster talks, and more!

We're kicking off Day 2 of #TMM2025, and we could not do it without our amazing sponsors!

Fantastic first day at #TMM2025! 🧬 Keynote by @caulfieldtim.bsky.social explored health and stem cell misinformation. Inspiring plenaries, sessions on research security, work-life balance, IP and tech transfer, networking, poster talks, and more. Thanks to all speakers, attendees, and sponsors! 👏

Incredibly excited to be presenting some (preliminary) results from my dissertation at Till & McCulloch 2025 @stemcellnetwork.ca tomorrow. Bigger thread to follow but, we launched an experiment in Canada and the US exploring some timely questions about the public funding of science (PFS). (1/2)

Looking forward to presenting - bright and early - tomorrow at #TMM2025. I'll be talking about how how markers of legitimacy can be sticky - that is, hard to get out of the public domain and imagination - once they are in circulation. @stemcellnetwork.ca

It has been a great day at @stemcellnetwork.ca's #TMM2025! And I'm looking forward to more tomorrow, including joining @jsnyder.bsky.social, @lr-bg.bsky.social, & @deanshamess.ca first thing, for a discussion on public trust in science and policy decisions.

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

excited to hear some cool science! #TMM2025

SCN is excited to welcome nearly 500 researchers, clinicians, trainees, and industry leaders to Ottawa for the 2025 Till & McCulloch Meetings, Canada’s premier #StemCell and #RegenerativeMedicine conference. 🔬 Read more. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/stem-cell-an...

What an amazing pre-conference day at #TMM2025! ✨ Special thanks to the TCC and ECRC for your support, and to all participants. We look forward to more exciting sessions tomorrow! 🙏 A big thank you to our generous sponsors for making #TMM2025 possible!

Hey Ottawa! Come check out this great #scicomm event! Nov 4. via @stemcellnetwork.ca

Today kicks off #TMM2025 pre-conference for trainees and ECRs! 🎉 Three interactive workshops on scientific leadership, AI in research, and scaling your lab — plus networking to connect with peers. 🤝

Excited that our work is finally published in @atsblueeditor.bsky.social! We show that iPSC-derived airway cells can be used to model patient specific responses to CFTR modulators and are a valuable tool for precision medicine. @sickkidsto.bsky.social @stemcellnetwork.ca

(1/2) 🇨🇦 Canada changed the world with the discovery of insulin — and 40 years later, with #StemCells, launched #RegenerativeMedicine. Today, another breakthrough is within reach.

SCN is offering trainee travel awards to attend MASSIV 1.0: The Meeting for Advanced Synthetic Biology and Systems Bioengineering. Don’t miss this chance to connect with leading experts in #SyntheticBiology, #bioengineering, and #RegenerativeMedicine. 🤝 🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/training/wor...

Don't miss the Science Cafe on Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells & Policy! 🔬 Talk about regenerative medicine, stem cells and policy issues, including clinical translation, misinformation, and equity in access! Come for the science — and stay for the trivia, snacks and company! ✨

(1/3) 📢 SCN is pleased to announce the release of our 'What We Heard' report, Preparing Canada’s Health System for Regenerative Medicines and Advanced Therapeutics: Cell Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes. 🔗 Read the report: stemcellnetwork.ca/wp-content/u...

📢 Exciting job opportunity! The Epelman Lab at University Health Network is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in #Cardiology to study engineered heart tissue, tissue regeneration, and macrophage biology. 🫀 Learn more and apply! ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/career-oppor...

SCN was delighted to sponsor and take part in the Canada Gairdner Awards Gala, celebrating the remarkable achievements of this year’s laureates! We were also pleased to host three researchers from our community, Tara MacDonald & Stephan Ong Tone. Congratulations to all the award recipients! 👏

Last call! Share your work, ideas and perspectives @biologists.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social @stemcellnetwork.ca @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #virtualtwins #digitatwins #mathematicalbiology #insilicotrials #cellmodels www.nature.com/collections/...

📣 That’s a wrap on our first Careers Beyond Academia session! Hosted by SCN & @medicinebydesign.bsky.social, we kicked off with a discussion on careers in Non-Profit/Charity Organizations, featuring Lara Green and Larissa Moniz. 🤝✨ 🎥 Missed it? Watch the full recording: youtu.be/Q2n05Te17sA

Thinking about a career in academia? 🤔 Join us for Preparing for a Career as a #PrincipalInvestigator, a webinar and panel discussion on navigating the path to an academic position with insights from Drs. Marian Hettiaratchi, Michael Kallos, and Ian Tobias. 🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/training/wor...

📢 Exciting new job opportunity! The Liu Lab at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is seeking a #PostdoctoralFellow to explore the molecular and epigenomic mechanisms that govern early brain development and contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders. 🧠 🔗 www.ohri.ca/Careers/Deta...

🎉 #ICYMI: New speakers announced for #TMM2025! Join us in Ottawa to hear from Dr. Maria Cristina Nostro, 2025 Till & McCulloch Award recipient, and Brandon Murareanu, Drew Lyall Award winner, as they share groundbreaking #RegenerativeMedicine research. 🔬 Don’t miss it. ➡️ www.tillandmcculloch.ca

Please RP! A 4-day synbio and tissue engineering conference #MASSIV to transform biology and medicine together. Couldn't list all amazing speakers, so please check out this 👉https://www.massivconference.com/ Poster due is Nov 7, but will be extended. With @stemcellnetwork.ca and JST.

(1/2) Huge congratulations to Dr. Maria Cristina Nostro, recipient of the prestigious 2025 Till & McCulloch Award! Dr. Nostro is being recognized for her groundbreaking Cell Stem Cell paper showing how embryonic macrophages support human pancreas development by guiding the formation and survival...

(1/2) Le Réseau de cellules souches (RCS) est heureux d’annoncer que cinq stagiaires ont été sélectionnées pour travailler avec des entreprises biotechnologiques spécialisées en médecine régénératrice (MR) qui cherchent à mettre sur le marché des thérapies novatrices. 💡

SCN is pleased to share that five SCN-Mitacs interns have been selected to work with #RegenerativeMedicine biotech companies advancing innovative therapies toward the marketplace. 💡 Read about their career journeys, projects, and future aspirations here. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/wp-content/u...

📢 McGill University is hiring! A tenure-track Assistant Professor position is open in Pluripotent Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine, within the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, in partnership with the Meakins-Christie Labs at the RI-MUHC. Apply. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/wp-content/u...

Congratulations to Iram Fatima Siddiqui from McGill University, winner of the #TMM2025 Cells I See Art Contest People’s Choice Award! 👏 Hosted by SCN and CCRM at TMM, the Cells I See art contest celebrates the beauty of cells. A big thank you to everyone who submitted their amazing work!

📢 New job opportunity! The Epelman Lab at @uhn.ca is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in #Cardiology to study engineered heart tissue, tissue regeneration, and macrophage biology. 🫀 Learn more and apply! ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/career-oppor...

HEMA released its first-ever draft report focused on the assessment of the benefits of treatment that are appropriate to consider in economic evaluation for health technology assessment decision-making. 💬 Open for public comment until October 30, 2025. 🔗 www.cda-amc.ca/news/health-...

SCN was pleased to support trainees to attend the Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Maintenance & Cell Quality virtual course, hosted by STEMCELL Technologies. 🧬 👏 A big thank you to @stemcell.com for hosting such an engaging and informative training course!

(1/3) SCN was pleased to attend the CDANXT National Conference, hosted by Research Canada at the MaRS Centre. Our President & CEO, Cate Murray, had the pleasure of moderating the session on Pillar Two of the Health Economy: The Commercial Imperative,

🚨 Last chance to register! Hosted by SCN and @medicinebydesign.bsky.social, Careers Beyond Academia kicks off on October 15, with a focus on Non-Profit/Charity Organizations. Hear from Lara G (Breakthrough T1D Canada) and Larissa M (Fighting Blindness Canada). 🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/training/wor...

(1/2) Célébrons ensemble la #Journéedesensibilisationauxcellulessouches! Au RCS, nous diffusons une série de vidéos, intitulée Les cellules souches depuis le canapé, où nous braquons les projecteurs sur le formidable potentiel qu’offrent les #CellulesSouches. 🔗 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Join us in celebrating #StemCellAwarenessDay! 🧬 At SCN, we’re spotlighting the incredible potential of #StemCells and #RegenMed through Stem Cells from the Sofa – our video series featuring Canadian researchers sharing innovative science in under 10 minutes! 🔬 🔗 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

(1/2) ✨ Last week, SCN & the NRC hosted the Canadian Rare Disease Symposium: Preparing for Clinical Trials – International Regulatory Insights, and cGMP Gene Therapy Manufacturing capabilities in Canada.

(1/2) À l’occasion de la #SemainedelaCultureScientifique, joignez-vous à l’animatrice Joanna Valsamis, directrice de la mobilisation des connaissances, qui s’entretient avec d’éminents chercheurs canadiens dans le cadre de la série…

This #ScienceLiteracyWeek, join host Joanna Valsamis, Director of Knowledge Mobilization, on Stem Cell from the Sofa as she chats with leading Canadian researchers to tackle big questions, bust myths, and make #RegenerativeMedicine easy to understand. More episodes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3aa...

🔬 Job opportunity alert! Lead children’s health research! CHRI at London Health Sciences Centre is seeking a #ScientificDirector to provide scientific vision, executive leadership, build partnerships, and champion equity, diversity, and inclusion. ✨ Apply here. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/career-oppor...

Hosted by SCN & @medicinebydesign.bsky.social, this year’s Careers Beyond Academia kicks off on October 15, 2025, with a spotlight on Non-Profit/Charity Organizations. Hear from Lara Green (Breakthrough T1D Canada) and Larissa Moniz (Fighting Blindness Canada). 🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/training/wor...

🔬 Dr. Scott Ryan’s lab is hiring a #PostdoctoralFellow. The project will use patient-derived stem cell models (2D & 3D), to uncover the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving #Parkinson’sDisease and support the development of new therapies. ✨ Apply here. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/career-oppor...